UA642 HoustonIAH · 14:45 Kansas CityMCI · 16:52
UA642 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Kansas City (MCI).
scheduled from IAH
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by MCI (Kansas City), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Houston to Kansas City flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA642 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Kansas City on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA642 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA642 across the IAH and MCI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: departed +19 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA642 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as IAH and MCI published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA642 Houston to Kansas City on-time performance, measured from the IAH and MCI airport boards.
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