Walmart's Praetor 500 hops from Drake Field to nearby coordinates the same week the new campus hosts a board meeting

Walmart flew an Embraer Praetor 500, tail N383PA, from Drake Field in Fayetteville to a point just 0.3 miles away on June 3 — a 10-minute hop at 950 feet, according to flight data. The trip, which clocked zero knots of ground speed, appears to be a repositioning or a short shuttle between corporate facilities.

The same week, Walmart's new 350-acre headquarters campus in Bentonville — opened in 2025 with 12 mass-timber buildings — is hosting a board meeting for the retailer's leadership. The company's policy, adopted last year, requires CEO John Furner to use company aircraft for all travel, per a third-party security assessment, making such short hops a routine part of executive transit.

The flight follows a round-trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on June 2 — a personal trip permitted under the same policy, disclosed as part of Furner's $231,031 in FY26 aircraft use. Together, the movements illustrate how Walmart's fleet of five jets serves both business and personal needs for its top executives.