Phil Knight returns to Hillsboro the week of Nike’s campus renaming celebration

Phil Knight flew from Davis Airport (6S4) to Portland Hillsboro Airport (KHIO) on June 11, 2026, a 22-minute hop in his Gulfstream G500 (N19HT). The short flight from the Sacramento Valley to his home base in Oregon came at the tail end of a busy week for the Nike co-founder.

Knight was the focus of Nike’s “Founder’s Week,” which culminated in the renaming of the company’s 400-acre Beaverton campus to the Philip H. Knight Campus, per a report from Here is Oregon. Serena Williams attended the celebration, handing out T-shirts and speaking alongside Knight and CEO Elliott Hill. The week included a campus run, a basketball tournament, and a new exhibit tracing Nike’s history from Knight’s childhood home to a global sportswear giant.

Knight’s recent flight history shows frequent shuttles between Hillsboro and a location near Davis, California—likely a second home or ranch—with multiple round trips in late May and early June. This latest return to Hillsboro suggests he was back in Oregon for the renaming events, then made a quick trip south before heading home again.