ConocoPhillips flies from a Texas ranch to Midland the week of its air-shuttle expansion

ConocoPhillips flew from Eberly Ranch Airport (TX70) to Midland International Air and Space Port (KMAF) on May 26, 2026, a 57-minute hop in its Embraer ERJ-145XR (N284CP). The flight, which cruised at 34,000 feet and a top speed of 430 knots, landed in Midland at 2:00 p.m. local time.

The trip coincides with the ongoing rollout of ConocoPhillips’ lower-48 air-shuttle service, a dedicated network using this very ERJ-145XR to move employees between Houston, Midland, Carlsbad, Bartlesville, and Williston Basin, per ch-aviation. The company’s Air Shuttle website lists current schedules for Houston, Midland, Carlsbad, and Bartlesville, including special shuttle flights for February, March, and ground transportation options — all consistent with a mature, expanding crew-transport operation. Midland, the hub of Permian Basin activity, is a logical frequent stop for an E&P company whose CEO, Ryan Lance, oversees operations from Houston.

The flight from Eberly Ranch — a private airstrip in northwestern Oklahoma near Bartlesville, where ConocoPhillips also maintains operations — is a typical pattern for the aircraft. Recent flight history shows N284CP shuttling almost daily between Houston and Midland, with occasional legs to Carlsbad and Williston, reinforcing its role as a lean, dedicated commuter for a company that, in Alaska, still flies three Q400s and a Twin Otter to the North Slope oilfields.