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NZ231 Air New Zealand - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight EY4447 from Etihad Airways (EY) is a codeshare flight operated by Air New Zealand (NZ) under the flight number NZ231. Check this page for details about flight NZ231.

Below, you can find details about Air New Zealand flight NZ231, which currently operates between the airports of Queenstown - Queenstown Airport (Airport Code ZQN) and Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, October 24, 2025.

NZ231 On Time performance:
47
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

NZ231 Air New Zealand from Queenstown

Flight Status for Friday October 24, 2025

Airline information

Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Equipment: Airbus A320neo

Departure

Queenstown (ZQN)
October 24, 2025
Queenstown Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
15:25
Terminal:
-
Gate:
7
Scheduled Departure Time: 15:25

Arrival

Sydney (SYD)
October 24, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
16:45
Terminal:
1
Gate:
56
Scheduled Arrival Time: 16:45
Baggage: 5
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AC6119 - Air Canada

- AI6279 - Air India

- EY4447 - Etihad Airways

- SQ4352 - Singapore Airlines

- UA6803 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight NZ231?
The flight NZ231 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight NZ231?
The distance between the two airports is 1940 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight NZ231?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:19 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 Queenstown: 2025-10-24 20:13:59
Current Time in Sydney: 2025-10-24 18:13:59

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Queenstown and Sydney:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ224. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF122. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF124. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA162. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA164. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 14 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 23, 2025 to October 22, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 70
On Time: 33 ( 47 % )
Moderate Delay: 20 ( 29 % )
Significant Delay: 10 ( 14 % )
Major Delay: 7 ( 10 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 25 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 23, 2025 to October 22, 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 October 02, 2024 to September 29, 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 NZ231

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
22 October
15:52
Queenstown (ZQN)
17:27
Sydney (SYD)
03h 35min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Monday
20 October
15:38
Queenstown (ZQN)
17:07
Sydney (SYD)
03h 29min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
19 October
16:37
Queenstown (ZQN)
17:41
Sydney (SYD)
03h 04min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Friday
17 October
15:29
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:48
Sydney (SYD)
03h 19min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 October
15:24
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:50
Sydney (SYD)
03h 26min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
13 October
15:25
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:45
Sydney (SYD)
03h 20min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Sunday
12 October
17:34
Queenstown (ZQN)
20:07
Sydney (SYD)
04h 33min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Friday
10 October
15:38
Queenstown (ZQN)
17:09
Sydney (SYD)
03h 31min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
08 October
15:19
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:28
Sydney (SYD)
03h 09min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
06 October
15:33
Queenstown (ZQN)
17:21
Sydney (SYD)
03h 48min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed