Nike's Gulfstream G650 lands in Redmond amid campus renaming and labor pressure

Nike flew from Portland Hillsboro Airport to Roberts Field in Redmond, Oregon, on June 19, 2026, a 30-minute hop in its Gulfstream G650 (N6453) that touched down just before 2 a.m. local time. The short flight — barely enough time to reach cruising altitude — landed at the gateway to Bend, a region where Nike executives and the Knight family maintain ties.

The trip arrives the same week Nike is celebrating the renaming of its 400-acre Beaverton campus to the Philip H. Knight Campus, an event that drew tennis legend Serena Williams to hand out T-shirts and address employees, per [hereisoregon.com](https://www.hereisoregon.com/people/2026/05/serena-williams-joins-nikes-phil-knight-at-campus-renaming-celebration.html). It also lands as a coalition of Oregon teachers and Asian garment workers launches the "Just Sign It" campaign, pressuring Nike to increase Oregon tax payments and factory wages, as reported by [katu.com](https://katu.com/news/project-education/just-sign-it-oregon-teachers-asian-garment-workers-pressure-nike-on-taxes-wages-phil-knight-association-education-business-politics-local).

Nike's G650 typically flies longer legs — Los Angeles, New York, London — from its Hillsboro base. A 30-minute hop to Redmond suggests a personal or small-team visit, likely tied to the company's central Oregon operations or executive retreats, rather than a major corporate event.