Dominion Energy's aircraft returns to Richmond as merger review hearings loom

Dominion Energy's Gulfstream G450 (N607D) was tracked departing Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE) on the evening of June 26, 2026, landing at Richmond International Airport (KRIC) after a 51-minute flight. The aircraft climbed to 29,025 feet and reached a top ground speed of 497.6 knots on the short hop north.

If Dominion Energy representatives were aboard, the timing would place them in Richmond as the company's proposed $67 billion merger with NextEra Energy faces intensifying review. Per a June 12 report from VPM [vpm.org](https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-06-12/dominion-energy-nextera-merger-ceur-scc-hempling-baine-green), the Virginia State Corporation Commission has yet to receive a formal application but expects it soon, triggering a 180-day statutory clock. State energy watchdogs are urging caution over ratepayer impacts, as covered by WHRO on June 9 [whro.org](https://www.whro.org/virginia-center-for-investigative-journalism/2026-06-09/vcij-energy-watchdogs).

The flight caps a busy week for N607D, which shuttled among Charlottesville, Columbia, and the Eastern Shore — consistent with Dominion Energy's pattern of regional hops from its Richmond base. The aircraft's return home, if tied to corporate travel, lands at the center of a merger debate that promises to dominate Virginia energy politics through 2027.