NZ972Air New Zealand · AKL → TBU
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed Air New Zealand

NZ972 AucklandAKL · 06:55 Nuku'alofaTBU

NZ972 by Air New Zealand flies from Auckland (AKL) to Nuku'alofa (TBU).

Right nowNext departure today Operates Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
06:00

scheduled from AKL

Typical gate push+57 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+57 gate
11-03
+19 gate
10-27
+57 gate
10-24
+57 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
TBUNuku'alofaOn-time likelyTBU delay board →
AKL→TBUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at Auckland

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low16°Clikely 14°C to 18°C
  • 76% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Auckland to Nuku'alofa flights today

same route · Air New Zealand
NZ6060departs 08:00
NZ970departs 08:00
NZ974departs 17:30

If NZ972 is cancelled, these are the other Air New Zealand nonstop flights from Auckland to Nuku'alofa on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How NZ972 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for NZ972 across the AKL and TBU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~34 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 1/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how NZ972 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-07AKL 06:55 07:52 (+57)TBU
11-03AKL 06:00 06:19 (+19)TBU
10-27AKL 06:00 06:57 (+57)TBU
10-24AKL 06:55 07:52 (+57)TBU

Aircraft

Recent tails: ZK-NNI, ZK-NNC.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and TBU published them.

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Pro Flight Search: NZ972 Auckland to Nuku'alofa on-time performance, measured from the AKL and TBU airport boards.

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