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NZ217 Air New Zealand - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight CA5119 from Air China (CA) is a codeshare flight operated by Air New Zealand (NZ) under the flight number NZ217. Check this page for details about flight NZ217.

Below, you can find details about Air New Zealand flight NZ217, which currently operates between the airports of Christchurch - Christchurch Airport (Airport Code CHC) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, October 20, 2025.

NZ217 On Time performance:
88
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

NZ217 Air New Zealand from Christchurch

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 28 minutes
Flight Status for Monday October 20, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 19, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (October 21, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Equipment: Airbus A320neo

Departure

Christchurch (CHC)
October 20, 2025
Christchurch Airport
Departed at:
06:12
Terminal:
-
Gate:
27
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:10

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
October 20, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrived at:
08:33
Terminal:
2
Gate:
16B
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:05
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AI6283 - Air India

- CA5119 - Air China

- EY4427 - Etihad Airways

- SQ4311 - Singapore Airlines

- TG4830 - Thai Airways International

- TK8769 - Turkish Airlines

- UA6795 - United Airlines

- VA7117 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight NZ217?
The flight NZ217 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight NZ217?
The distance between the two airports is 2415 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight NZ217?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:55 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:44 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 Christchurch: 2025-10-20 14:08:58
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-10-20 12:08:58

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Christchurch and Melbourne:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ172. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ213. (On Time performance: 50 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF168. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF170. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 12 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 July 18, 2025 to October 17, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 74
On Time: 65 ( 88 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 11 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
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 June 04, 2025 to October 17, 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 June 04, 2025 to September 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 NZ217

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
19 October
06:16
Christchurch (CHC)
08:04
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 48min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
18 October
06:08
Christchurch (CHC)
08:09
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 01min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
17 October
06:09
Christchurch (CHC)
07:57
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 48min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
16 October
06:11
Christchurch (CHC)
08:01
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 50min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 October
06:09
Christchurch (CHC)
07:54
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 45min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
14 October
06:11
Christchurch (CHC)
07:51
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 40min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
13 October
06:15
Christchurch (CHC)
08:12
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 57min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 October
06:17
Christchurch (CHC)
08:18
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 01min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
11 October
06:03
Christchurch (CHC)
08:01
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 58min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 October
06:08
Christchurch (CHC)
08:12
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 04min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time