NPE → AKLNapier to Auckland

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Direct flights from Napier (NPE) to Auckland (AKL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 81% of the last 36 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. 3 of the 36 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 328 km, an estimated 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Napier and Auckland. Updated 28 October 2026 at 02:33 UTC.

Today, NPE → AKL

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. · NZ5002Air New Zealand Departed Landed 07:07 −8
  2. · NZ5004Air New Zealand Departed Landed 09:10 −15
  3. · NZ5006Air New Zealand Departed Landed 08:15
  4. · NZ5010Air New Zealand Departed Landed 10:45 −15
  5. · NZ5012Air New Zealand Departed Landed 12:58 −7
  6. · NZ5016Air New Zealand Departed Landed 14:54 −11
  7. · NZ5020Air New Zealand On schedule AKL est. 17:05sched 17:10
  8. · NZ5022Air New Zealand On schedule AKL est. 16:01sched 16:15
  9. · NZ5024Air New Zealand On schedule AKL 19:10scheduled
  10. · NZ5964Air New Zealand On schedule AKL est. 17:03sched 17:00

Checked AKL board 15:33

NPE Napier tracking
AKL Auckland smooth · +0
328 km · ~0h 55m est.
dep bank 06:00–19:007x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
81% on time

of the last 36 operated NPE → AKL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 3 of 36 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 36 operated legs
Flight time~0h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled8.3%recent route rate · 3 of 36

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
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 ZealandNZ81% on time

Flights NZ5002 06:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · NZ5006 06:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · NZ5004 08:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · NZ5010 09:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28NZ5002arrived−8
10-28NZ5004arrived−15
10-28NZ5006arrived+0
10-28NZ5010arrived−15
10-28NZ5012arrived−7
10-28NZ5016arrived−11
10-27NZ5002arrived−13
10-27NZ5004arrived−5
10-27NZ5006arrived+46
10-27NZ5010arrived−10
10-27NZ5012arrived+1
10-27NZ5016arrived+18
10-27NZ5020arrived+5
10-27NZ5022cancelledCNX
10-27NZ5024arrived−8
10-27NZ5028arrived+36
10-26NZ5002arrived−15
10-26NZ5004arrived−1
10-26NZ5010arrived−12
10-26NZ5012arrived−11
10-26NZ5016arrived−17
10-26NZ5020arrived−9
10-26NZ5022arrived+2
10-26NZ5024arrived−9
10-26NZ5028arrived−2
10-26NZ5452arrived−18
10-25NZ5004arrived−21
10-25NZ5006arrived+2
10-25NZ5010arrived−17
10-25NZ5012arrived−19
10-25NZ5016arrived−18
10-25NZ5022arrived−7
10-25NZ5024arrived−20
10-24NZ5002arrived+83
10-24NZ5004cancelledCNX
10-24NZ5010cancelledCNX

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
NPENapier tracking Full NPE delay board →
AKLAuckland +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · WNW 12 kt Full AKL delay board →

How the Napier to Auckland route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NPE to AKL 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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NPE to AKL questions

Is NPE–AKL 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.

Morning or evening flight on NPE–AKL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:55 from NPE. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the AKL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from NPE to AKL?

Great-circle distance is 328 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 53–58 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NPE–AKL fly?

Air New Zealand runs the route with about 67 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.