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

NZ971 Air New Zealand - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air New Zealand flight NZ971, which currently operates between the airports of Nuku'alofa - Fua'amotu International Airport (Airport Code TBU) and Auckland - Auckland Airport (Airport Code AKL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, April 25, 2025.

NZ971 On Time performance:
61
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

NZ971 Air New Zealand from Nuku'alofa

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 29 minutes
Flight Status for Friday April 25, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (April 24, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Nuku'alofa (TBU)
April 25, 2025
Fua'amotu International Airport
Departed at:
12:43
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 12:20

Arrival

Auckland (AKL)
April 25, 2025
Auckland Airport
Arrived at:
14:54
Terminal:
I - International
Gate:
7
Scheduled Arrival Time: 14:25
Baggage: IT5
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Codeshare Flights

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

- SQ4289 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight NZ971?
The flight NZ971 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight NZ971?
The distance between the two airports is 2005 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight NZ971?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:05 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:38 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 Nuku'alofa: 2025-04-25 22:52:11
Current Time in Auckland: 2025-04-25 21:52:11

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Nuku'alofa and Auckland:
Air New Zealand - Flight Number: NZ973.

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 January 22, 2025 to April 21, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 36
On Time: 22 ( 61 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 8 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 14 % )
Major Delay: 6 ( 17 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 37 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 23, 2024 to April 21, 2025. 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from April 03, 2024 to March 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights NZ971

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
24 April
12:36
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:43
Auckland (AKL)
03h 07min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Monday
21 April
12:32
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:25
Auckland (AKL)
02h 53min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
18 April
12:32
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:27
Auckland (AKL)
02h 55min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
17 April
12:45
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:39
Auckland (AKL)
02h 54min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
14 April
13:38
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
15:26
Auckland (AKL)
02h 48min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Friday
11 April
12:51
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:40
Auckland (AKL)
02h 49min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
10 April
17:22
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
19:04
Auckland (AKL)
02h 42min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Monday
07 April
12:12
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:01
Auckland (AKL)
02h 49min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
04 April
11:19
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:12
Auckland (AKL)
03h 53min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
03 April
11:24
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:37
Auckland (AKL)
04h 13min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time