Is Air New Zealand on time? NZ
Landing within 15 minutes of schedule, over the last 12 months.
Source: our own arrival tracking. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07.
Month by month
| Month | On time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 77% | 0.5% |
| 2026-09 | 78% | 0.9% |
| 2026-08 | 77% | 0.8% |
| 2026-07 | 69% | 1.1% |
| 2026-06 | 67% | 0.9% |
| 2026-05 | 71% | 1.0% |
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Busiest routes
| Route | On time | Worst 1 in 10 |
|---|---|---|
| MEL to SYD | 81% | about 27 min |
| ORD to SFO | 66% | about 73 min |
| EWR to SFO | 63% | about 83 min |
| LAX to SFO | 57% | about 58 min |
| DEN to SFO | 62% | about 59 min |
| IAH to SFO | 71% | about 50 min |
| YVR to SFO | 50% | about 76 min |
| SYD to BNE | 83% | about 25 min |
| BNE to SYD | 81% | about 26 min |
| LAS to SFO | 55% | about 79 min |
| IAD to SFO | 72% | about 51 min |
| SEA to SFO | 47% | about 79 min |
How these numbers are made
On time means the aircraft arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Cancelled flights are not counted as on time, and they are not counted as late either. They have their own figure.
Worst 1 in 10 is the delay that one arrival in ten exceeds. An average hides the days that ruin a trip; this does not.
A route or an airline appears only once we hold enough measured arrivals for it. Below that the number moves too much on a single bad week to be worth printing.
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