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

NZ971 Air New Zealand - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight SQ4289 from Singapore Airlines (SQ) is a codeshare flight operated by Air New Zealand (NZ) under the flight number NZ971. Check this page for details about flight NZ971.

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 Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

NZ971 On Time performance:
71
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: 36 minutes
Flight Status for Tuesday September 16, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (September 15, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (September 17, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Equipment: Airbus A320neo

Departure

Nuku'alofa (TBU)
September 16, 2025
Fua'amotu International Airport
Departed at:
13:01
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 12:20

Arrival

Auckland (AKL)
September 16, 2025
Auckland Airport
Arrived at:
15:01
Terminal:
1
Gate:
17L
Scheduled Arrival Time: 14:25
Baggage: IT2
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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, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 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: 03:03 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: 2025-09-16 20:42:31
Current Time in Auckland: 2025-09-16 19:42:31

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Nuku'alofa and Auckland:
Air New Zealand - Flight Number: NZ973. (On Time performance: 23 - Average Delay: 42 minutes)

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 June 12, 2025 to September 11, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 68
On Time: 48 ( 71 % )
Moderate Delay: 9 ( 13 % )
Significant Delay: 8 ( 12 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 4 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 14 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 12, 2025 to September 11, 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 September 02, 2024 to August 30, 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
Monday
15 September
12:27
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:35
Auckland (AKL)
03h 08min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 September
13:00
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
15:20
Auckland (AKL)
03h 20min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Friday
12 September
12:28
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:30
Auckland (AKL)
03h 02min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
11 September
12:13
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:28
Auckland (AKL)
03h 15min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
10 September
12:47
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:56
Auckland (AKL)
03h 09min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
09 September
12:22
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:20
Auckland (AKL)
02h 58min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 September
12:50
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:49
Auckland (AKL)
02h 59min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
06 September
12:48
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:40
Auckland (AKL)
02h 52min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Friday
05 September
12:15
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:16
Auckland (AKL)
03h 01min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
04 September
12:38
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
14:37
Auckland (AKL)
02h 59min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time