Auckland to Christchurch
🇳🇿AKL🇳🇿CHCAuckland International Airport to Christchurch International AirportDomestic, New Zealand
Distance
745 km
463 miles
Frequency
159 departures a week
S26 schedule
Airlines
3
Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways, Qantas, codeshares included
Typical delay
18 min
78 departures
The route
Great circle, 745 kmHow delayed is this route?
Measured over monthsDepartures from Auckland International Airport on this route are typically 18 minutes late (likely 13 to 23), across 78 departures we tracked between 2026-03-25 and 2026-08-23.
median delay of tracked departures on this leg. Flight Owl's own resolved departure predictions (flights our users tracked), not a census of all flights at the airport.
Airlines on this route
3 airlines with a flight number here- NZAir New Zealand
- JQJetstar Airways
- QFQantas
Every airline that puts its own flight number on this route. On a busy pair most of them are codeshare partners selling seats on another airline's aircraft, so this is wider than the list of airlines that actually operate it.
Flights on this route
3 of 36 flight numbers tracked often enough to describe| Flight | Airline | Departs | Aircraft | Departures seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ 539 | Air New Zealand | 12:00 | not seen yet | 24 |
| QF 7523 | Qantas | 03:10 | A321 on 54% of sightings, also 32X, 33X | 17 |
| NZ 567 | Air New Zealand | 19:00 | A320 on 94% of sightings, also A21N | 12 |
Departure times are local to Auckland International Airport. A flight appears here once we have tracked it at least 10 times.