NZ 216Melbourne to Christchurch

Air New Zealand🇦🇺MEL🇳🇿CHCMelbourne Airport to Christchurch International Airport

Departs

17:10

observed schedule, local to Melbourne

Operates

Sun-Fri

Summer 2026 observed schedule

Distance

2,414 km

1,500 miles

Stored schedule example

3 hr 25 min

Departure (Australia/Melbourne): 21 Oct 2026, 18:10; arrival (Pacific/Auckland): 21 Oct 2026, 23:35

Observations: 18 Apr to 21 Oct 2026. This period describes the flights recorded, not whether the timetable is still valid.

The route

Great circle, 2,414 km

2,414 km (1,500 miles) great-circle, measured between the two airports' published coordinates. The line is the shortest path over the globe, which on a flat map bows away from a straight line.

What flies it

21 sightings

Airbus A320neo (A20N).

Aircraft types we recorded on this flight. A type is never inferred from the route, so a flight we have not seen closely shows none.

Where it goes

MEL → CHCMelbourne to ChristchurchEvery airline on this route MELMelbourne AirportDeparture airport CHCChristchurch International AirportArrival airport

How these numbers are measured