United Adds New Nonstop Flights for 2025 College Football Season

United Airlines has announced the addition of 24 nonstop roundtrip flights to some of the biggest games of the upcoming 2025 college football season.

The schedule includes new flights, bigger planes and almost 3,500 added airline seats to 24 gameday destinations. Nearly half of the flights are for Notre Dame games.

“From historic touchdowns to once-in-a-lifetime plays, these are the moments fans never forget and there’s nothing like being there to witness it live,” James Starnes, Director of Domestic Scheduling at United, said in a statement.

He added, “We’ve added flights across the country to some of the biggest college football matchups, giving fans more options to get in on the action and follow their team on the road this season.”

United’s upcoming college football season schedule includes:

• August 29: Texas @Ohio State, flight #2232, Austin (AUS) TO Columbus (CMH).
• September 12: Texas A&M @ Notre Dame, flight #5637, Houston (IAH) or #1887 NY/Newark (EWR) to South Bend (SBN).
• September 12: Wisconsin @ Alabama, flight #5626, Madison (MSN) to Birmingham (BHM).
• September 19: Purdue @Notre Dame, flight #1887, NY/Newark (EWR) to South Bend (SBN).
• September 19: Michigan @Nebraska, flight #5615, Detroit (DTW) to Lincoln (LNK).
• September 26: Notre Dame @ Arkansas, flight #3670, NY/Newark (EWR) to Bentonville (XNA).
• September 26: Ohio State @ Washington, flight #1012, Columbus (CMH) to Seattle (SEA).
• October 3: Boise State @ Notre Dame, flight #5252, Boise (BOI) to South Bend (SBN) or #1887 NY/Newark to South Bend (SBN).
• October 10: NC State @Notre Dame, flight #1887, NY/Newark (EWR) to South Bend (SBN).

  

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• October 17: USC @Notre Dame, flight #1055, Los Angeles (LAX) to South Bend (SBN) or #1887 NY/Newark to South Bend (SBN).
• October 17: Tennessee at Alabama, flight #5607, Knoxville (TYS) to Birmingham (BHM.
• October 17: Ohio State @ Wisconsin, flight #2228, Columbus (CMH) to Madison (MSN).
• October 24: Wisconsin @ Oregon, flight #1282, Madison (MSN) to Eugene (EUG).
• October 31: Oklahoma @ Tennessee, flight #6765, Oklahoma City (OKC) to Knoxville (TYS).
• October 31: Penn State @ Ohio State, flight #4566, State College (SCE) to Columbus (CMH).
• October 31: USC @ Nebraska, flight #5467, Lincoln (LNK) to Los Angeles (LAX).
• November 7: LSU @Alabama, flight #6289, Baton Rouge (BTR) to Birmingham (BHM).
• November 7: Navy @ Notre Dame, flight #1887, NY/Newark (EWR) to South Bend (SBN).
• November 14: Arkansas @ LSU, flight #6315, Bentonville (XNA) to Baton Rouge (BTR).
• November 21: Syracuse @Notre Dame, flight #1887, South Bend (SBN) to Syracuse (SYR).
• November 31: Arkansas @ Texas, flight #5994, Bentonville (XNA) to Austin (AUS).

Meanwhile, United will fly bigger planes on the following existing flights:

• October 17: Texas A&M @University of Arkansas, flights #1485, #1640, Houston (IAH) to Bentonville (XNA).
• October 31: Notre Dame @Boston College, flights #593, 577, 2630, NY/Newark (EWR) to Boston (BOS).
• November 14: Notre Dame @University of Pittsburgh, flights #1268, 283, 773, NY/Newark to Pittsburgh (PIT).

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