McDonald's Corporation flies a ten-minute loop out of DuPage home base

McDonald's Corporation flew its Gulfstream G600, N1955M, from DuPage Airport on a ten-minute circuit on May 25, 2026, reaching only 2,225 feet and a top speed of 200 knots before landing back at DuPage. The aircraft, registered to the Oak Brook, Illinois-based owner since at least 2007, did not depart the Chicago area at all [flightradar24.com](https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n1955m).

The flight appears to be a routine maintenance or pilot proficiency sortie rather than a trip driven by a conference, board meeting, or public appearance. No major McDonald's Corporation events were scheduled for DuPage or the broader Chicago region on this date, and the brief pattern — a tight loop at low altitude — is consistent with an aircraft check or training circuit, not a relocation to a recurrent destination like KIAD, KSFO, or EGLL.

McDonald's Corporation's corporate jet, bearing the tail number N1955M — a reference to the year Ray Kroc founded the company — has logged several longer trips in recent weeks, including a flight from Munich on May 15 and a round-trip to Florida on May 17. Today's short hop kept the aircraft and its CEO, Chris Kempczinski, close to the Chicago home base at 110 N Carpenter Street with no apparent external news hook to explain the movement beyond standard fleet operations.