Steve Wynn flies to Barstow the week of a desert art fair

Steve Wynn flew from a private strip near Depue, Illinois, to Barstow Daggett Airport on June 8, 2026, a flight that lasted less than a minute at a maximum altitude of 27,000 feet. The Gulfstream G700, tail number N88WR, touched down in the Mojave Desert just after midnight.

The same week, the High Desert Test Sites — a sprawling, invitation-only art event that transforms abandoned lots and remote airstrips into temporary galleries — is underway in the Barstow area. Wynn, a billionaire art collector who has spent decades acquiring works by Picasso, Warhol, and Basquiat, has attended past editions of the gathering, per artnet News. Daggett Airport sits roughly 15 miles from several of the event’s outdoor installations.

The trip fits a pattern: Wynn’s recent flights have shuttled between Las Vegas, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Southern California, with multiple hops on June 7 alone. His home base remains Palm Beach, but the desert has long been a recurring destination — a place where his collecting instincts and real estate interests converge.