Informational Guide to Auckland New Zealand International Airport (AKL) - Non Official

NZ162 Air New Zealand - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air New Zealand flight NZ162, which currently operates between the airports of Cairns - Cairns Airport (Airport Code CNS) and Auckland - Auckland Airport (Airport Code AKL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

NZ162 On Time performance:
87
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

NZ162 Air New Zealand from Cairns

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 27 minutes
Flight Status for Tuesday June 16, 2026

Airline information

Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Cairns (CNS)
June 16, 2026
Cairns Airport
Departed at:
12:11
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:55

Arrival

Auckland (AKL)
June 16, 2026
Auckland Airport
Arrived at:
19:02
Terminal:
I - International
Gate:
4
Scheduled Arrival Time: 18:35
Baggage: 4
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- CA5108 - Air China

- SQ4205 - Singapore Airlines

- VA7062 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight NZ162?
The flight NZ162 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight NZ162?
The distance between the two airports is 3620 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight NZ162?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:40 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:36 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Cairns: 2026-06-17 08:51:43
Current Time in Auckland: 2026-06-17 10:51:43

Alternative Flights

Air New Zealand is the only airline operating the route from Cairns to Auckland.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from March 31, 2026 to June 09, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 23
On Time: 20 ( 87 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 4 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 5 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 31, 2026 to June 09, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 03, 2025 to May 30, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights NZ162

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
16 June
12:11
Cairns (CNS)
19:02
Auckland (AKL)
04h 51min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Monday
15 June
12:03
Cairns (CNS)
19:06
Auckland (AKL)
05h 03min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
13 June
11:55
Cairns (CNS)
19:04
Auckland (AKL)
05h 09min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
11 June
11:51
Cairns (CNS)
18:37
Auckland (AKL)
04h 46min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
09 June
12:11
Cairns (CNS)
18:41
Auckland (AKL)
04h 30min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
06 June
12:06
Cairns (CNS)
18:28
Auckland (AKL)
04h 22min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
04 June
11:57
Cairns (CNS)
18:25
Auckland (AKL)
04h 28min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
02 June
11:55
Cairns (CNS)
18:32
Auckland (AKL)
04h 37min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
30 May
12:11
Cairns (CNS)
18:44
Auckland (AKL)
04h 33min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
28 May
11:55
Cairns (CNS)
18:17
Auckland (AKL)
04h 22min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time