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Direct flights from Nadi (NAN) to Christchurch (CHC): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,898 km, an estimated 4 hours 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nadi and Christchurch. Updated 18 October 2026 at 10:08 UTC.
Today, NAN → CHC
Sun 18 Oct · local times- 08:00 FJ451FIJI AIRWAYS Departed Landed 12:56 −9
Checked NAN board 22:01 · CHC board 23:08
NAN
Nadi
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CHC
Christchurch
smooth · +0
2,898 km · ~4h 13m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live NAN and CHC delay boards
Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−9 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~4h 13mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at NAN and CHC: 31% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Nadi to Christchurch route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NAN to CHC 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/NAN-CHC
NAN to CHC questions
Is NAN–CHC running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from NAN to CHC?
Great-circle distance is 2,898 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 235–278 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does NAN–CHC fly?
Fiji Airways runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at NAN and arrival-side delay at CHC, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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