Flight Booking Details

The weather for Cross the Ditch 26 is dominated by a large area of low pressure covering the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. This is generating a strong westerly air flow that will affect all Waves of the event, lengthening flight times out of Auckland for Australia, and shortening the return flights.

The final forecast for Auckland is for a partly cloudy morning with showers turning to rain late afternoon with the possibility of thunderstorms after dark. Light northerly winds will freshen and become northeasterly during the afternoon. Temperatures will be in the low-to-mid teens (celsius).

The active runway will likely be Runway 05R.

NZAA Operational Forecast

Runway: 05R
Departures for Brisbane:
BATOS THREE QUEBEC UPLAR TRANSITION (BATOS3Q.UPLAR)
Arrivals from Brisbane:
BASIV NINE BRAVO UPLAR TRANSITION (UPLAR.BASIV9B)
Departures for Melbourne:
PAGLA THREE QUEBEC PEBLU TRANSITION (PAGLA3Q.PEBLU)
Arrivals from Melbourne:
ARADI SEVEN BRAVO PEBLU TRANSITION (PEBLU.ARADI7B)
Departures for Sydney:
BATOS THREE QUEBEC MADEP TRANSITION (BATOS3Q.MADEP)

Be sure to review the airport information in the Auckland Guide.

Forecast Maps:

The weather for Cross the Ditch 26 is dominated by a large area of low pressure covering the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. This is generating a strong westerly air flow that will affect all Waves of the event, lengthening flight times out of Auckland for Australia, and shortening the return flights.

The final forecast for Brisbane is for a mostly sunny day with light south-westerly winds. Temperatures will be in the low-twenties (celsius). A significant amount of rain will remain offshore throughout the event, but is not expected to trouble the TMA.

The active runways will likely be Runways 19L and 19R.

YBBN Operational Forecast

Runways: 19L and 19R
Arrivals from Auckland:

• Runway 01L/19R:
  UGTUG TWO ALPHA RWY 01L/19R (UGTUG2A)
• Runway 01R/19L:
  UGTUG TWO ALPHA RWY 01R/19L (UGTUG2A)

Be sure to review the airport information in the Brisbane Guide.

Forecast Maps: