Air New Zealand Conducts Its First Non-Stop Flight to New York from Auckland

Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 (ZK-NZN) - Colin Hunter - AirTeamImages.com

On Saturday, September 17, Air New Zealand conducted the first direct flight between Auckland (New Zealand) and New York (JFK), landing at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport at 16:25 (EDT) from Auckland.

The Boeing 787-9 (ZK-NZN) operating flight ANZ2 from New Zealand to New York took off from Auckland Airport (AKL) at 16:08 (GMT) and landed at John F. Kennedy Airport almost sixteen hours and 17 minutes later, after covering over 14,219 kilometers (7,678 miles).

Air New Zealand NZ2, Auckland - New York, tracked via RadarBox.com

Waking up in the city that never sleeps ???????? Our inaugural NZ2 touching down in NYC ?????????? #AirNZNYC pic.twitter.com/OADkxKJuvA
— Air New Zealand ?? (@FlyAirNZ) September 18, 2022

Flew on the world’s fourth longest flight from New York to Auckland on @FlyAirNZ yesterday. Total flight time 16h35mins. Most of the flight was in darkness with morning arrival. Very friendly Kiwi crew. New 787 config to arrive in 2024. pic.twitter.com/kpLA2s367I
— Sam Chui (@SamChuiPhotos) September 19, 2022