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AKL NSN1h 19m

The route from Auckland International Airport (NZAA) in Auckland to Nelson Airport (NZNS) in Nelson. SkyMeter tracks roughly 3,584 scheduled flights on this route. The most active operator is ANZ (ANZ). Average block time is 1h 33m. Departures average 20 minutes off schedule, with 46% running more than 15 minutes late. The most common aircraft on this route is the DEHAVILLAND CANADA DeHavilland Canada Dash 8/DHC8-300.

Scheduled
3,584
last 444 days
ADS-B observed
676
Airlines
0
Avg dep delay
20m
Late >15 min
46.2%
Cancel rate
2.88%

Airlines on this route

1 carriers · scheduled

Air New Zealand Ltd
ANZ · NZ · 3,584 flights · avg 20m delay · 46.2% late
162 cancelled

Recent observed flights

From ADS-B trace data

ANZ061LZK-NFIDH8C
2026-08-17 20:00  →  2026-08-17 21:23  ·  1h 22m
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ANZ063LZK-NEFDH8C
2026-08-17 18:29  →  2026-08-17 19:54  ·  1h 24m
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ANZ087LZK-NEKDH8C
2026-08-17 08:09  →  2026-08-17 09:27  ·  1h 17m
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ANZ083MZK-MVXAT76
2026-08-17 06:16  →  2026-08-17 07:39  ·  1h 22m
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ANZ079MZK-MVOAT76
2026-08-17 03:51  →  2026-08-17 05:09  ·  1h 18m
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ANZ073LZK-NEQDH8C
2026-08-17 02:09  →  2026-08-17 03:32  ·  1h 22m
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ANZ089LZK-NEADH8C
2026-08-17 00:46  →  2026-08-17 02:08  ·  1h 22m
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ANZ067MZK-MZHAT76
2026-08-16 22:51  →  2026-08-17 00:10  ·  1h 19m
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ANZ071MZK-MVMAT76
2026-08-16 21:51  →  2026-08-16 23:14  ·  1h 23m
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ANZ061LZK-NEQDH8C
2026-08-16 20:08  →  2026-08-16 21:22  ·  1h 13m
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Codeshare partnerships

Marketing carriers selling tickets on this route under their own flight numbers

sells ANZ 3446
sells ANZ 2704
sells ANZ 1858
sells ANZ 145

Typical aircraft

Observed via ADS-B on this route

DEHAVILLAND CANADA DeHavilland Canada Dash 8/DHC8-300
DH8C
53%
of flights
ATR ATR 72-600/212A
AT76
43%
of flights
BEECH Beech Super King Air 350
B350
1%
of flights
BEECH Beech 200 Super King
BE20
0%
of flights
CESSNA Cessna Citation CJ3
C25B
0%
of flights

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