ROT → AKLRotorua to Auckland

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Direct flights from Rotorua (ROT) to Auckland (AKL): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 81% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. 2 of the 16 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 182 km, an estimated 44 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rotorua and Auckland. Updated 29 October 2026 at 21:33 UTC.

Today, ROT → AKL

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. · NZ5150Air New Zealand Departed Landed 07:34 −6
  2. · NZ5156Air New Zealand Departed Landed 17:21 +6

Checked AKL board 10:33

ROT Rotorua tracking
AKL Auckland smooth · +0
182 km · ~0h 44m est.
dep bank 06:50–16:3012x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 12x weekly · nonstop
81% on time

of the last 16 tracked ROT → AKL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 2 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~0h 44mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled12.5%recent route rate · 2 of 16

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 NZ5150 06:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · NZ5156 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30NZ5150arrived−8
10-29NZ5150arrived−6
10-29NZ5156arrived+6
10-28NZ5150arrived−7
10-28NZ5156arrived−1
10-27NZ5150arrived−7
10-27NZ5156arrived+3
10-26NZ5150arrived+10
10-26NZ5156arrived−6
10-25NZ5156arrived−21
10-24NZ5150cancelledCNX
10-24NZ5940arrived+91
10-23NZ5150arrived−15
10-23NZ5156cancelledCNX
10-22NZ5150arrived−12
10-22NZ5156arrived−8

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
ROTRotorua tracking Full ROT delay board →
AKLAuckland +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · WSW 22 kt Full AKL delay board →

How the Rotorua to Auckland route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ROT 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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How we measure this →

ROT to AKL questions

Is ROT–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.

How long is the flight from ROT to AKL?

Great-circle distance is 182 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 43–46 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ROT–AKL fly?

Air New Zealand runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). 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 ROT and arrival-side delay at AKL, 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.