Dow lands in Baton Rouge the week of its chemical plant expansions

Dow Inc. flew its Bombardier CRJ-900, tail number N892D, from Mesquite Metro Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on June 5, a 1-hour 5-minute hop that arrived at 21:53 UTC. The flight originated from the Dallas-area field often used by the company's Texas Gulf Coast teams.

The trip lands in Baton Rouge the same week Dow continues to advance its multi-billion-dollar petrochemical expansions along the Gulf Coast. Per coverage from the company's own investor materials and local Louisiana business media, Dow is deep into building new ethylene and polyethylene capacity in Plaquemine and St. Charles parishes — projects that regularly draw engineering and leadership teams to its Baton Rouge-area base. The aircraft's unusual capacity for a corporate jet — the CRJ-900 seats up to 90 — reflects its role as a shuttle for these technical teams rather than an executive limousine.

This June 5 leg is part of a recent pattern: N892D has been crisscrossing between Baton Rouge Metropolitan and Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport several times per week since mid-May, logged at [celebplanes.com](https://www.celebplanes.com/celebrity/dow-inc). The aircraft also visited its home base at MBS International in Michigan on May 18 and 19, where Dow's headquarters and research operations are located, before returning to the Gulf corridor.