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

NZ970 Air New Zealand - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air New Zealand flight NZ970, which currently operates between the airports of Auckland - Auckland Airport (Airport Code AKL) and Nuku'alofa - Fua'amotu International Airport (Airport Code TBU).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

NZ970 On Time performance:
55
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

NZ970 Air New Zealand to Nuku'alofa

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday January 14, 2026

Airline information

Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Auckland (AKL)
January 14, 2026
Auckland Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
09:05
Terminal:
I - International
Gate:
7
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:05

Arrival

Nuku'alofa (TBU)
January 14, 2026
Fua'amotu International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
11:55
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:55
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Codeshare Flights

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

- SQ4285 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight NZ970?
The flight NZ970 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight NZ970?
The distance between the two airports is 2005 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight NZ970?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:50 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:49 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Auckland and Nuku'alofa:
Air New Zealand - Flight Number: NZ972. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 9 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 October 09, 2025 to January 07, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 31
On Time: 17 ( 55 % )
Moderate Delay: 9 ( 29 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 13 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 23 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 09, 2025 to January 07, 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 03, 2025 to December 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.

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

Last Past Flights NZ970

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
10 January
11:44
Auckland (AKL)
14:29
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
02h 45min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
07 January
09:09
Auckland (AKL)
11:56
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
02h 47min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
03 January
11:41
Auckland (AKL)
14:37
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
02h 56min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
31 December
09:15
Auckland (AKL)
12:20
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
03h 05min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
27 December
12:08
Auckland (AKL)
14:57
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
02h 49min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
24 December
09:42
Auckland (AKL)
12:28
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
02h 46min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
20 December
10:53
Auckland (AKL)
13:44
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
02h 51min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
17 December
09:24
Auckland (AKL)
12:11
Nuku'alofa (TBU)
02h 47min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed