Walmart flies from Destin to Bentonville as new CEO settles in

Walmart flew from Destin, Florida, to Rogers, Arkansas, on June 1, 2026, aboard its Embraer Praetor 500, tail number N383PA. The 90-minute hop from the Gulf Coast to Northwest Arkansas National Airport brought the company's aircraft back to its home base after a long holiday weekend.

The same week, John Furner is settling into his role as Walmart's chief executive officer, a position he assumed on February 1, 2026, per the company's most recent proxy filing. The board's new travel policy, adopted in 2025, requires the CEO to use company aircraft for all business and personal travel — a security measure disclosed in Walmart's FY26 filings. Furner's personal aircraft use last fiscal year totaled $231,031.

This flight follows a pattern of Walmart executives moving between the retailer's Bentonville campus and leisure destinations. The aircraft had just returned from a trip to the Florida Panhandle on May 28, and earlier in the week it flew from Boston to Northwest Arkansas. With a new CEO and a freshly opened 350-acre headquarters campus, the company's flight logs reflect a leadership team that remains in constant motion.