Target lands at Vogel Airpark after tour of Ohio transportation research center

Target flew from the Transportation Research Center of Ohio Airport to Vogel Airpark on June 3, a 18-minute hop across central Ohio. The brief flight suggests the retailer’s senior leadership was visiting the vehicle testing facility before moving on to the Columbus area.

The same week, Target is opening a new 1.2-million-square-foot distribution center in West Jefferson, Ohio, per a company announcement this week. The facility, designed to speed same-day delivery across the Midwest, sits about 12 miles from Vogel Airpark, making the airpark a convenient arrival point for executives touring the site.

The flight is one of several short hops logged by N585PL in recent days, including stops in Kentucky and Indiana on June 2, after a New York–Minneapolis round trip on June 1. These movements align with a multi-state inspection of Target’s regional supply chain ahead of the peak summer season.