Air New Zealand· Callsign ANZ103 ·Daily

NZ103 from Auckland to Sydney, tracked live

The trans-Tasman corridor the airline has flown since its 1940 flying-boat origins.

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AKL
Auckland
Auckland Airport
07:00 NZDT (UTC+13)
3h 35m
2,159 km · 1,342 mi
Non-stop
SYD
Sydney
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
08:35 AEDT (UTC+11)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A321neo
typical equipment
Distance
2,159 km
1,166 nautical miles
Heading
272°
tracks west
Clock change
-2 h
on arrival
Block speed
603 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
29%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#315
of 439 tracked routes

Follow NZ103 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

NZ103 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 07:00 at AKL. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

NZ103 at a glance

  • The trip: 2,159 km (1,342 miles) from Auckland to Sydney, flying west.
  • How long: 3h 35m gate to gate. That is about 603 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 2 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the right (north-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A321neo. This route uses about 29% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of AKL in early morning, into SYD in early morning.

NZ103 route overview: AKL to SYD

NZ103 distance and great-circle path

NZ103 covers 2,159 km, or 1,342 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 315 by distance.

The plane leaves Auckland heading west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the AKL-SYD route appears on a tracker map.

Why NZ103 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 3.6 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 603 km/h. An Airbus A321neo cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See what really moves flight times.

Can the Airbus A321neo comfortably fly NZ103?

Not at all. At roughly 29% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A321neo. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A321neo.

What to know about NZ103

  • Time change: you land 2 hours behind the time you left.

NZ103 against the rest of the AKL-SYD pairing

We track 2 scheduled services between Auckland and Sydney, all of them Air New Zealand. Among them, it is the only one flown with an Airbus A321neo.

Measured against NZ103, which pushes back at 07:00:

Block time is gate to gate, so it counts taxi at both ends. That is why two flights covering identical distance rarely share a scheduled duration.

NZ103 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of NZ103 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-28. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses.

The median recorded visibility was 185 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-28 tracked in flight 20:19 UTC 23:40 UTC 3h 21m
2026-10-27 tracked in flight 20:19 UTC 23:24 UTC 3h 5m
2026-10-26 tracked in flight 20:32 UTC 23:44 UTC 3h 12m
2026-10-25 tracked in flight 20:21 UTC 23:40 UTC 3h 19m
2026-10-24 tracked in flight 20:20 UTC 23:22 UTC 3h 2m
2026-10-23 tracked in flight 20:14 UTC 23:07 UTC 2h 53m
2026-10-22 tracked in flight 20:54 UTC 23:41 UTC 2h 47m

“First/last tracked” are when NZ103 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on NZ103

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Air New Zealand and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

AKL Auckland Airport Auckland, New Zealand · live radar →
SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport Sydney, Australia · live radar →
A21N Airbus A321neo Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does NZ103 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A321neo, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown2,159 km
AircraftAirbus A321neo
Fuel burn rate3.3 kg per km
Fuel burned7,123 kg
CO2, whole flight22.5 tonnes
Seats, typical layout180
Passengers carried149 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger151 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 151 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy158 seats, 131 flown
123 kg CO2 per seat
Business22 seats, 18 flown
356 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, NZ103 emits what 375 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 889 km, or 4,316 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 1,222 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 2,159 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put NZ103 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Auckland

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
NZ8Auckland (AKL) → San Francisco (SFO) Boeing 787-9 DreamlinerNZ8 flight tracker →
NZ111Auckland (AKL) → Sydney (SYD) Boeing 777-300ERNZ111 flight tracker →
EK448Dubai (DXB) → Auckland (AKL) Airbus A380-800EK448 flight tracker →
NZ2Auckland (AKL) → New York (JFK) Boeing 787-9NZ2 flight tracker →
NZ1Auckland (AKL) → London (LHR) via Los Angeles (LAX) Boeing 777-300ERNZ1 flight tracker →
NZ5Auckland (AKL) → Los Angeles (LAX) Boeing 787-9NZ5 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to NZ103

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

How airlines plan routes This medium-haul sector shows how aircraft size and local demand shape a network.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.
Airline alliances explained Air New Zealand belongs to Star Alliance, which affects connections and codeshares.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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NZ103 frequently asked questions

How long is the NZ103 flight?

Auckland to Sydney is 2,159 km (1,342 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 3.6 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates NZ103?

Typically an Airbus A321neo (full specifications), using roughly 29% of that type's published range.

Does NZ103 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 07:00 local from AKL. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Who else flies Auckland to Sydney?

We track 2 scheduled services on this pairing, all operated by Air New Zealand. The others are NZ111. Against them, NZ103 stands out because it is the only one flown with an Airbus A321neo.

Can I track NZ103 live?

Yes. Whenever NZ103 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

More Air New Zealand flights to watch

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
NZ8 Auckland (AKL) → San Francisco (SFO) Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner NZ8 flight tracker →
NZ111 Auckland (AKL) → Sydney (SYD) Boeing 777-300ER NZ111 flight tracker →
NZ2 Auckland (AKL) → New York (JFK) Boeing 787-9 NZ2 flight tracker →
NZ1 Auckland (AKL) → London (LHR) via Los Angeles (LAX) Boeing 777-300ER NZ1 flight tracker →
NZ5 Auckland (AKL) → Los Angeles (LAX) Boeing 787-9 NZ5 flight tracker →
NZ425 Auckland (AKL) → Wellington (WLG) Airbus A320 NZ425 flight tracker →