Target flies from Traverse City to Grand Rapids the week of a key Michigan retail conference

Target flew from Traverse City to Grand Rapids on May 29, 2026, a 27-minute hop aboard its Gulfstream G280, tail N585PL. The short flight, covering just 130 miles, landed at Gerald R. Ford International Airport shortly after 11 a.m. local time.

The trip came the same week the Michigan Retailers Association is holding its annual convention and expo in Grand Rapids, per the organization's published schedule. The event, running May 28-30 at the DeVos Place convention center, draws retail executives from across the state. Target, the second-largest discount retailer in the U.S. behind Walmart, maintains a significant Michigan presence with dozens of stores and a distribution center in the region.

The flight follows a pattern of Target's corporate travel: the same Gulfstream had flown from Minneapolis to Traverse City earlier that morning, and the week prior saw trips between Minneapolis and New York, Portland, and Washington D.C. — consistent with the company's regular business circuit for executive meetings and store visits.