IBM's Gulfstream makes a brief weekend trip to the Adirondacks

IBM flew from Westchester County Airport to Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport in Queensbury, New York, on May 24, 2026, a 37-minute hop in its Gulfstream G650ER (N780RW). The aircraft climbed to just 8,600 feet and topped out at 315 knots — a short, low-altitude leg that stands out from the transcontinental and international routes in the company's recent flight history.

The destination, near Lake George in the Adirondacks, is not an IBM facility or a known business hub. The most plausible explanation is personal travel by IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna. IBM's security policy requires that all air travel by the chairman and CEO, including personal trips, be on company aircraft — a practice that has been disclosed in proxy filings, with personal travel costs for Krishna reported at $127,722 in 2021.

The flight fits a pattern: IBM's two Gulfstream G650ERs are based at Armonk and frequently shuttle executives between corporate offices in New York, Boston, Washington, and San Francisco. When they deviate to leisure destinations like the Adirondacks, it is almost certainly a personal trip — one the company is required to track and report to shareholders.