YVR → AKLVancouver to Auckland

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Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Auckland (AKL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 48 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,361 km, an estimated 15 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Vancouver and Auckland. Updated 4 November 2026 at 03:16 UTC.

YVR Vancouver smooth · +0
AKL Auckland smooth · +0
11,361 km · ~15h 04m est.
departs 19:357x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 tracked YVR → AKL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −48 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−48 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~15h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 ZealandNZ100% on time

Flights NZ23 19:35 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03NZ23departed+9
11-02NZ23dep +31 → arr−53
11-01NZ23dep +42 → arr−29
10-31NZ23dep +19 → arr−60
10-30NZ23dep +10 → arr−82
10-29NZ23dep +23 → arr−44
10-28NZ23dep +36 → arr−48
10-27NZ23arrived−29

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
YVRVancouver +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 5 kt Full YVR delay board →
AKLAuckland +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NE 5 kt Full AKL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at YVR and AKL: a 30% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Vancouver to Auckland route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YVR 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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Pro Flight Search: Vancouver (YVR) to Auckland (AKL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/YVR-AKL
How we measure this →

YVR to AKL questions

Is YVR–AKL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from YVR to AKL?

Great-circle distance is 11,361 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 832–1004 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YVR–AKL fly?

Air New Zealand runs the route with about 7 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 YVR 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.