Schedule: a typical summer Friday (the flights of Jul 31, 2026), re-dated. Real flights replace these once airlines file their FAA flight plans, usually about a day ahead.

UNITED · FLIGHT UA 2042 SCHEDULED · TYPICAL SCHEDULE

Friday, October 2 Yesterday

UA 2042 · IAD → MSY

departs 8:02 PM ET · arrives 9:49 PM CT

Forecast issued Fri 10:00 PM ET · 2h after departure

UA 2042 isn’t flying IAD → MSY on Fri, Oct 2

This listing came from a typical schedule. According to the FAA, UA 2042 flies these legs that day:

IAH → STL · 12:13 PM · landed
IAH → STL · 12:15 PM · scheduled