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Costco Wholesale flies to Twin Falls the week of a major supplier summit
N82CW lands in Idaho as Costco Wholesale holds annual vendor meetings in the Magic Valley region.
By celebplanes · 1 min read · Costco Wholesale
Costco Wholesale
Costco Wholesale flew from Boeing Field in Seattle to Joslin Field in Twin Falls, Idaho, on May 27, arriving mid-afternoon after a 79-minute hop in the Gulfstream G280. The trip landed shortly before 10 a.m. local time, placing senior executives in southern Idaho for the start of a busy business week.
The flight arrives the same week the company convenes its annual supplier summit at the Canyon Springs Golf Course and Conference Center in Twin Falls, per Idaho-based Times-News reporting. The closed-door gathering brings together executives from Costco Wholesale's grocery, dairy, and packaged-goods divisions to negotiate contracts and preview seasonal merchandise — a critical scheduling event for the Fortune 50 retailer's supply chain.
This is the only flight N82CW has made to Twin Falls this month, though the fleet's other G280s and the G650ER frequently work the western U.S. corridor. The May 27 movement fits a pattern: Costco Wholesale's aviation team stages its three G280s at Boeing Field for short-haul executive travel to secondary markets where commercial service is thin, exactly the kind of non-hub destination a regional supplier meeting requires.
Aboard the Gulfstream G280


The aircraft
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