Informational Guide to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) - Non Official

NZ218 Air New Zealand - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight VA7118 from Virgin Australia (VA) is a codeshare flight operated by Air New Zealand (NZ) under the flight number NZ218. Check this page for details about flight NZ218.

Below, you can find details about Air New Zealand flight NZ218, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and Christchurch - Christchurch Airport (Airport Code CHC).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, December 21, 2024.

NZ218 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

NZ218 Air New Zealand to Christchurch

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 31 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday December 21, 2024
This flight is also scheduled for Today (December 22, 2024). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 23, 2024). See it here

Airline information

Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Equipment: Airbus A320neo

Departure

Melbourne (MEL)
December 21, 2024
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Departed at:
19:36
Terminal:
2
Gate:
20
Scheduled Departure Time: 18:55

Arrival

Christchurch (CHC)
December 22, 2024
Christchurch Airport
Arrived at:
00:51
Terminal:
-
Gate:
27
Scheduled Arrival Time: 00:20
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Codeshare Flights

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

- CA5120 - Air China

- EY4441 - Etihad Airways

- SQ4312 - Singapore Airlines

- TK8770 - Turkish Airlines

- VA7118 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight NZ218?
The flight NZ218 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight NZ218?
The distance between the two airports is 2415 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight NZ218?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:09 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: 2024-12-22 23:41:12
Current Time in Christchurch: 2024-12-23 01:41:12

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ171.
- Flight Number: JQ173. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ214. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: NZ216. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF167. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF169. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 23 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 27, 2024 to December 16, 2024, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 44
On Time: 35 ( 80 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 7 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 11 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 9 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 27, 2024 to December 16, 2024. 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 October 27, 2024 to November 30, 2024. 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 NZ218

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
22 December
19:36
Melbourne (MEL)
00:51
Christchurch (CHC)
03h 15min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
21 December
18:51
Melbourne (MEL)
00:19
Christchurch (CHC)
03h 28min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
19 December
18:53
Melbourne (MEL)
00:26
Christchurch (CHC)
03h 33min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
18 December
18:42
Melbourne (MEL)
23:54
Christchurch (CHC)
03h 12min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
17 December
19:33
Melbourne (MEL)
00:54
Christchurch (CHC)
03h 21min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Monday
16 December
18:45
Melbourne (MEL)
23:57
Christchurch (CHC)
03h 12min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
15 December
19:13
Melbourne (MEL)
00:19
Christchurch (CHC)
03h 06min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
14 December
18:54
Melbourne (MEL)
23:52
Christchurch (CHC)
02h 58min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
12 December
19:51
Melbourne (MEL)
01:00
Christchurch (CHC)
03h 09min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
11 December
18:54
Melbourne (MEL)
00:19
Christchurch (CHC)
03h 25min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time