ConocoPhillips flies from Midland to Houston the week of Q1 earnings and a new shuttle launch

ConocoPhillips flew from Midland International Air and Space Port to Houston Bush Intercontinental on May 13, 2026, a 68-minute hop in its Embraer ERJ-145XR, N284CP. The aircraft, acquired in May 2024 and based at the ConocoPhillips Global Aviation hangar in Houston, has been shuttling employees between Houston and Permian Basin hubs like Midland and Carlsbad, New Mexico, since June 2024, per [hamdenaviation.com](https://hamdenaviation.com/uss-conocophillips-begins-e145-shuttle-flights/).

The same week, ConocoPhillips reported first-quarter 2026 earnings of $2.2 billion, or $1.78 per share, on April 30, as noted in the company’s [own release](https://www.conocophillips.com/news-media/story/conocophillips-announces-first-quarter-2026-results-and-quarterly-dividend/). The flight also coincides with the operational launch of the E145 shuttle service, which connects Houston to Midland, Carlsbad, Bartlesville, and Williston Basin International, supporting ConocoPhillips’ Lower 48 workforce logistics.

Recent flight patterns show N284CP making multiple trips between Houston and Midland this week, consistent with the shuttle’s role in moving personnel to and from Permian Basin operations. The aircraft, formerly operated by Intel Aviation, now serves as a corporate commuter for ConocoPhillips’ domestic oil and gas activities, a quieter counterpart to the company’s Gulfstream fleet and its Alaskan fly-in-fly-out DHC-8s.