DuPont lands in Buffalo the week of Governor Hochul's Upstate summit

DuPont flew from Wilmington (KILG) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF) on May 21, 2026, a 1-hour-9-minute hop in its Gulfstream G550 (N581D). The aircraft climbed to 24,000 feet and reached a top speed of 403 knots before touching down just before 9 p.m.

The trip lands the same week New York Governor Kathy Hochul is convening an upstate economic development summit focused on advanced manufacturing and clean-energy supply chains, per a Buffalo News report published May 20. Buffalo's emerging battery-materials corridor aligns neatly with DuPont's specialty chemicals portfolio, including battery-separator films and Kevlar-based industrial components. The summit includes executives from several Fortune 500 materials firms, and DuPont CEO Lori Koch has been listed among expected attendees in state-issued scheduling documents.

The Buffalo visit follows a pattern: DuPont's jet made quick turnarounds to the Buffalo area on May 18 and May 20, suggesting ongoing meetings or site visits rather than a single event. Those flights originated from and returned to Wilmington, consistent with executive travel from headquarters for upstate New York industrial engagements.