UA5042 DenverDEN · 16:20 HaysHYS
UA5042 by United Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to Hays (HYS) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
en route from DEN to HYS
board checked 24m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 16:11 · typical taxi-out at DEN ≈ 7.4 min.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operation0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsTomorrow on this route
ForecastDenver to Hays with United Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 9.3%1.3× usual
Forecast weather: 56% chance of fog at Denver
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Denver to Hays flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA5042 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Denver to Hays on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEN local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How UA5042 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5042 across the DEN and HYS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~6 min early. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5042 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N876AS, N955SW, N944SW, N954SW.
Board clocks recorded as DEN and HYS published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA5042 Denver to Hays on-time performance, measured from the DEN and HYS airport boards.
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