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(QF) Qantas 8488 Flight Details

On time | Arrived

Departure

PMR

Palmerston North Airport, NZ

Flight Gate Times

24-Apr-2026

Scheduled

12:20

 NZST

Actual

12:30

 NZST

Total Departure Delay: 10 mins

Flight Runway Times

24-Apr-2026

Scheduled

--

Actual

12:37

 NZST

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

-

Gate

2

Craft Type

De Havilland (Bombardier) DHC-8-300 Dash 8 / 8Q

DH3

Flight Time

Scheduled

1h 15m

Arrival

AKL

Auckland Airport, NZ

Flight Gate Times

24-Apr-2026

Scheduled

13:35

 NZST

Actual

13:40

 NZST

Total Arrival Delay: 5 mins

Flight Runway Times

24-Apr-2026

Scheduled

--

Actual

13:36

 NZST

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

D

Gate

46

Baggage Claim

-

Tail Number

ZK-NEF

Flight Time

Actual

1h 10m

Flight Notes

Operated by Air New Zealand 5598

Also marketed as (CA) Air China 5971

Event Timeline

Time

Date

UTC

Event

Data Updated

24 Apr

11:20

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Apr-24-2026 12:32 PM to Apr-24-2026 12:37 PM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Apr-24-2026 12:32 PM to Apr-24-2026 12:37 PM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Apr-24-2026 1:35 PM to Apr-24-2026 1:36 PM

Actual Runway Arrival changed from Apr-24-2026 1:35 PM to Apr-24-2026 1:36 PM

24 Apr

01:43

Actual Gate Arrival changed to Apr-24-2026 1:40 PM

24 Apr

01:36

Actual Runway Arrival changed to Apr-24-2026 1:35 PM

Status changed from Active to Landed

24 Apr

01:31

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Apr-24-2026 1:39 PM to Apr-24-2026 1:35 PM

24 Apr

01:27

Estimated Gate Arrival changed to Apr-24-2026 1:40 PM

Arrival Gate changed from 39 to 46

24 Apr

01:27

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Apr-24-2026 12:29 PM to Apr-24-2026 12:30 PM

Actual Gate Departure changed from Apr-24-2026 12:29 PM to Apr-24-2026 12:30 PM

Departure Gate changed to 2

24 Apr

01:21

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Apr-24-2026 1:33 PM to Apr-24-2026 1:39 PM

24 Apr

01:01

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Apr-24-2026 1:36 PM to Apr-24-2026 1:33 PM

24 Apr

01:00

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Apr-24-2026 12:33 PM to Apr-24-2026 12:32 PM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Apr-24-2026 12:33 PM to Apr-24-2026 12:32 PM

24 Apr

00:57

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Apr-24-2026 12:38 PM to Apr-24-2026 12:33 PM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Apr-24-2026 12:38 PM to Apr-24-2026 12:33 PM

24 Apr

00:46

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Apr-24-2026 1:34 PM to Apr-24-2026 1:36 PM

24 Apr

00:41

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Apr-24-2026 12:37 PM to Apr-24-2026 12:38 PM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Apr-24-2026 12:37 PM to Apr-24-2026 12:38 PM

24 Apr

00:38

Estimated Runway Departure changed to Apr-24-2026 12:37 PM

Actual Runway Departure changed to Apr-24-2026 12:37 PM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed to Apr-24-2026 1:34 PM

24 Apr

00:35

Estimated Gate Departure changed to Apr-24-2026 12:29 PM

Actual Gate Departure changed to Apr-24-2026 12:29 PM

Status changed from Scheduled to Active

23 Apr

18:07

Tail Number changed from ZK-NEP to ZK-NEF

23 Apr

17:52

Arrival Gate changed from 46 to 39

23 Apr

17:44

Tail Number changed from ZK-NEK to ZK-NEP

22 Apr

23:33

Arrival Gate changed from 39 to 46

22 Apr

02:56

Tail Number changed from ZK-NEF to ZK-NEK

21 Apr

22:25

Tail Number changed to ZK-NEF

Actual Equipment changed to DH3

21 Apr

22:25

Arrival Gate changed to 39

21 Apr

18:38

21 Apr

18:38

Scheduled Gate Departure changed to Apr-24-2026 12:20 PM

Scheduled Gate Arrival changed to Apr-24-2026 1:35 PM

Arrival Terminal changed to D

Scheduled Equipment changed to DH3