Aflac Incorporated lands in Columbus after short hop from Rome, Georgia

Aflac Incorporated's Gulfstream G280, tail number N280AF, departed Richard B. Russell Airport in Rome, Georgia, at 7:05 p.m. on May 8, 2026, touching down at Columbus Metropolitan Airport just 22 minutes later. The quick jaunt covered a modest 16950 feet in altitude at a top speed of 409.5 knots, a blink in the life of a corporate jet.

The timing aligns with Aflac Incorporated settling into its Columbus headquarters after the virtual annual shareholder meeting on May 4, where investors approved board nominees and executive compensation while rejecting a chairman proposal, per an Investing.com report from earlier this week. Such local flights underscore the insurer's focus on Georgia-based operations, including supplemental health products and its major Japanese arm, as the company digests first-quarter results announced April 29 showing revenues up 27.9 percent year-over-year.

This Rome-to-Columbus leg caps a day of short hops for the jet, including earlier trips between Columbus and Athens, following round trips to St. Louis on May 7 and Los Angeles on May 5. With recurring destinations like Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, these Georgia circuits suggest executives like CEO Daniel Amos tending to regional business beats from the company's longtime base.