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(QF) Qantas 8516 Flight Details

On time | Arrived

Departure

AKL

Auckland Airport, NZ

Flight Gate Times

23-Feb-2026

Scheduled

08:35

 NZDT

Actual

08:50

 NZDT

Total Departure Delay: 15 mins

Flight Runway Times

23-Feb-2026

Scheduled

--

Actual

09:00

 NZDT

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

D

Gate

42

Craft Type

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

DH3

Flight Time

Scheduled

45m

Arrival

TRG

Tauranga Airport, NZ

Flight Gate Times

23-Feb-2026

Scheduled

09:20

 NZDT

Actual

09:30

 NZDT

Total Arrival Delay: 10 mins

Flight Runway Times

23-Feb-2026

Scheduled

--

Actual

09:28

 NZDT

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

-

Gate

-

Baggage Claim

-

Tail Number

ZK-NEZ

Flight Time

Actual

40m

Flight Notes

Operated by Air New Zealand 5129

Also marketed as (CA) Air China 5977

Event Timeline

Time

Date

UTC

Event

Data Updated

23 Feb

03:23

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Feb-23-2026 8:59 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:00 AM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Feb-23-2026 8:59 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:00 AM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Feb-23-2026 9:27 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:28 AM

Actual Runway Arrival changed from Feb-23-2026 9:27 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:28 AM

22 Feb

20:32

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Feb-23-2026 9:32 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:30 AM

Actual Gate Arrival changed to Feb-23-2026 9:30 AM

22 Feb

20:28

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Feb-23-2026 9:33 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:32 AM

22 Feb

20:28

Actual Runway Arrival changed to Feb-23-2026 9:27 AM

Status changed from Active to Landed

22 Feb

20:23

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Feb-23-2026 9:32 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:33 AM

22 Feb

20:13

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Feb-23-2026 9:02 AM to Feb-23-2026 8:59 AM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Feb-23-2026 9:02 AM to Feb-23-2026 8:59 AM

22 Feb

20:13

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Feb-23-2026 9:21 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:27 AM

22 Feb

20:07

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Feb-23-2026 9:25 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:21 AM

22 Feb

20:05

Estimated Gate Arrival changed to Feb-23-2026 9:32 AM

22 Feb

20:05

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Feb-23-2026 9:01 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:02 AM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Feb-23-2026 9:01 AM to Feb-23-2026 9:02 AM

22 Feb

20:05

Estimated Gate Departure changed to Feb-23-2026 8:50 AM

Actual Gate Departure changed to Feb-23-2026 8:50 AM

Tail Number changed from ZK-NEW to ZK-NEZ

22 Feb

20:02

Estimated Runway Departure changed to Feb-23-2026 9:01 AM

Actual Runway Departure changed to Feb-23-2026 9:01 AM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed to Feb-23-2026 9:25 AM

Status changed from Scheduled to Active

21 Feb

05:08

Tail Number changed from ZK-NEK to ZK-NEW

21 Feb

02:43

Tail Number changed from ZK-NET to ZK-NEK

21 Feb

02:40

Tail Number changed from ZK-NEK to ZK-NET

20 Feb

22:51

Departure Gate changed from 39 to 42

20 Feb

19:38

Departure Gate changed to 39

Tail Number changed to ZK-NEK

Actual Equipment changed to DH3

20 Feb

18:38

20 Feb

18:38

Scheduled Gate Departure changed to Feb-23-2026 8:35 AM

Scheduled Gate Arrival changed to Feb-23-2026 9:20 AM

Departure Terminal changed to D

Scheduled Equipment changed to DH3