Air New Zealand
flight
NZ 971:
Nuku'alofa - Auckland
Nuku'alofa - Auckland
FLIGHT SCHEDULE
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Effective 2026-01-07 through 2026-01-21
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Duration: 2:55, non-stop
Boeing 787 (787)
Boeing 787 (787)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Operates only on 2026-01-28
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Duration: 2:55, non-stop
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Operates only on 2026-02-04
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Duration: 2:55, non-stop
Boeing 787 (787)
Boeing 787 (787)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Operates only on 2026-02-11
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Duration: 2:55, non-stop
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Effective 2026-02-18 through 2026-02-25
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Duration: 2:55, non-stop
Boeing 787 (787)
Boeing 787 (787)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Effective 2026-03-04 through 2026-03-25
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Duration: 2:55, non-stop
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Effective from 2026-10-28
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Duration: 2:55, non-stop
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Operates only on 2026-01-03
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Duration: 2:55, non-stop
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Effective 2026-01-10 through 2026-01-31
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Duration: 2:55, non-stop
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Effective 2026-09-30 through 2026-10-21
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Duration: 3:00, non-stop
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Effective 2026-05-20 through 2026-06-03
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Duration: 3:00, non-stop
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Effective 2026-06-10 through 2026-09-23
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Duration: 3:00, non-stop
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
Boeing 777-300ER (77W)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Operates only on 2026-04-01
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Duration: 3:00, non-stop
Boeing 787 (787)
Boeing 787 (787)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Operates only on 2026-04-08
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Duration: 3:00, non-stop
Boeing 787 (787)
Boeing 787 (787)
Direct Flights:
Air New Zealand NZ971
Effective 2026-04-15 through 2026-05-13
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Duration: 3:00, non-stop
Boeing 787-9 (789)
Boeing 787-9 (789)
- NZ 971 is an international flight departing from Nuku'alofa airport, Tonga (TBU) and arriving at Auckland airport, New Zealand (AKL).
- The flight distance is 1245 miles, or 2004 km.
- The timezone of the departure airport is UTC+13 , and the timezone of the arrival airport is UTC+12 . Current time at the point of departure is (loading...), and (loading...) at the point of arrival. There is a (loading...) hour time difference between the airports.
- For direct flights, the flight time varies between 2:55 and 3:00.