CHC → ROTChristchurch to Rotorua

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Direct flights from Christchurch (CHC) to Rotorua (ROT): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 678 km, an estimated 1 hour 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Christchurch and Rotorua. Updated 20 October 2026 at 16:08 UTC.

Today, CHC → ROT

Wed 21 Oct · local times
  1. 11:10 NZ5782Air New Zealand On scheduleGate 11 ·
  2. 14:05 NZ5786Air New Zealand On scheduleGate 8 ·

Checked CHC board 05:08

CHC Christchurch smooth · +6
ROT Rotorua tracking
678 km · ~1h 22m est.
dep bank 11:10–14:057x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live CHC and ROT delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~1h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air New Zealand

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ5782 11:10 daily · NZ5786 14:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20NZ5786departed+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CHCChristchurch +6 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 1 kt Full CHC delay board →
ROTRotorua tracking Full ROT delay board →

How the Christchurch to Rotorua route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CHC to ROT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CHC to ROT questions

Is CHC–ROT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CHC is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CHC–ROT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:10 from CHC. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ROT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CHC to ROT?

Great-circle distance is 678 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 78–88 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CHC–ROT fly?

Air New Zealand runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.