Target flies back to Minneapolis after Atlanta trip, as turnaround plans accelerate

Target Corporation’s Gulfstream G280, tail number N585PL, touched down at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport at 4:04 a.m. local time on June 11, 2026, after a two-hour flight from Fulton County Airport in Atlanta. The super-midsize jet had departed just after 1:57 a.m., cruising at 43,025 feet and reaching 469 knots, per flight data from [celebplanes.com](https://www.celebplanes.com/articles/target-flight-378).

The return to Minneapolis comes the same week Target is deepening its focus on operational reliability under new CEO Michael Fiddelke. The company reported first-quarter net sales growth of 6.7 percent on May 20, beating expectations, and raised its full-year outlook, as covered by [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/20/target-tgt-q1-2026-earnings.html). In the weeks since, Target has moved to elevate supply chain operations, including a new receive center in Houston and a food distribution center in Colorado, and appointed Jeff England as chief supply chain officer, according to [FreightWaves](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/target-moves-to-elevate-supply-chain-operations-inventory-reliability). The Atlanta stop may have involved supplier or logistics meetings, given the city’s role as a distribution hub.

The flight fits a pattern of brisk executive travel: in the days prior, Target’s aircraft shuttled between Minneapolis and cities including Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Salt Lake City. For a retailer navigating tariff uncertainty and a selective consumer, the boardroom’s view from 40,000 feet remains as busy as the checkout lines below.