ConocoPhillips lands in Houston after a brief hop from Tres Amigos

ConocoPhillips flew from Tres Amigos Airport (73XA) to its home base at Houston Bush Intercontinental (KIAH) on June 8, 2026. The Embraer ERJ-145XR, tail number N284CP, completed the trip in just four minutes at an altitude of 20,200 feet—a repositioning hop, not a passenger flight, between these two Texas airfields 260 miles apart. The aircraft touched down at KIAH at 14:30 UTC.

The same week, as tracked by Flightradar24, ConocoPhillips is using this aircraft for its employee shuttle network connecting Houston to Midland, Carlsbad, Bartlesville, and Williston—key hubs for its Permian Basin and Bakken operations. Per ch-aviation, ConocoPhillips began operating the ERJ-145XR in May 2024 as part of a dedicated air shuttle service for its lower-48 states workforce. The three Q400s based in Anchorage handle Alaska's North Slope runs.

The flight from Tres Amigos—a private airstrip in the Permian's oil country—likely moved the jet from a field location back to headquarters after a crew rotation. That's the unglamorous reality of corporate aviation: repositioning legs don't make headlines, but they keep the planes where they're needed for the next day's run to Midland or Carlsbad.