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NZ120 Air New Zealand - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight VA7020 from Virgin Australia (VA) is a codeshare flight operated by Air New Zealand (NZ) under the flight number NZ120. Check this page for details about flight NZ120.

Below, you can find details about Air New Zealand flight NZ120, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and Auckland - Auckland Airport (Airport Code AKL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

NZ120 On Time performance:
80
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

NZ120 Air New Zealand to Auckland

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday August 27, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (August 26, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (August 28, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Melbourne (MEL)
August 27, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Departed at:
08:41
Terminal:
2
Gate:
3
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:35

Arrival

Auckland (AKL)
August 27, 2025
Auckland Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
13:47
Terminal:
1
Gate:
3
Scheduled Arrival Time: 14:15
Baggage: IT3
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Codeshare Flights

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

- CA5118 - Air China

- EY4414 - Etihad Airways

- SQ4235 - Singapore Airlines

- TG4847 - Thai Airways International

- TK8744 - Turkish Airlines

- VA7020 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight NZ120?
The flight NZ120 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight NZ120?
The distance between the two airports is 2637 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight NZ120?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:40 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 Melbourne: 2025-08-27 09:45:54
Current Time in Auckland: 2025-08-27 11:45:54

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ217. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ124. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: NZ126. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: NZ128. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF151. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF153. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF155. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF157. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 15 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 May 25, 2025 to August 24, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 74 ( 80 % )
Moderate Delay: 11 ( 12 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 5 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 12 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from February 25, 2025 to August 24, 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 August 02, 2024 to July 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 NZ120

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
26 August
08:37
Melbourne (MEL)
14:06
Auckland (AKL)
03h 29min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
25 August
08:40
Melbourne (MEL)
14:22
Auckland (AKL)
03h 42min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
24 August
08:35
Melbourne (MEL)
14:20
Auckland (AKL)
03h 45min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
23 August
08:38
Melbourne (MEL)
14:29
Auckland (AKL)
03h 51min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
22 August
08:44
Melbourne (MEL)
14:28
Auckland (AKL)
03h 44min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
21 August
08:34
Melbourne (MEL)
14:19
Auckland (AKL)
03h 45min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
20 August
08:43
Melbourne (MEL)
14:31
Auckland (AKL)
03h 48min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
19 August
08:39
Melbourne (MEL)
14:24
Auckland (AKL)
03h 45min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
18 August
08:40
Melbourne (MEL)
14:14
Auckland (AKL)
03h 34min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
17 August
08:43
Melbourne (MEL)
14:16
Auckland (AKL)
03h 33min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time