Where does Menard Inc. fly out of?

Menard Inc.'s home base is Chippewa Valley Regional (Eau Claire) (KEAU / EAU), with frequent destinations including KMSP, KORD, KLAS, KAPF.

How much CO₂ has Menard Inc.'s jet emitted on tracked flights?

Across 50 tracked flights (32 flight hours) on Celebplanes, Menard Inc.'s aircraft have emitted approximately 90.6t of CO₂. These figures are calculated from public ADS-B flight times multiplied by manufacturer-published fuel burn × the EPA standard 9.57 kg CO₂/gallon for Jet-A.

Menard Inc.'s Private Jets N538M — Live Jet Tracker & History

Q: How much CO₂ does Menard Inc.'s jet emit per hour?

Menard Inc.'s Embraer ERJ-135ER (N538M) burns roughly 340 gallons of Jet-A per hour, which converts to about 3,266 kg of CO₂ per flight hour — equivalent to roughly 8,085 miles of average passenger-car driving.

Menard Inc. operates Menards, the privately held Midwest home-improvement chain with ~350 stores across 15 states, founded in 1960 by John Menard Jr. — one of Wisconsin's wealthiest people. The company is headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and its corporate flight department is based at Chippewa Valley Regional (KEAU).

The FAA lists five jets under Menard Inc. / Menards Inc.: two Embraer ERJ-135 regional jets (N538M, an ERJ-135ER built 2001; N540M, an ERJ-135LR built 2006) used as high-capacity shuttles, two Cessna Citation X+ (model 750, built 2014–15) long-range jets (N586M, N587M), and a Cessna Citation Encore (model 560, built 2001; N563M). All are registered in Eau Claire with valid status. A member of the Menard family, Lawrence Menard, also flies a personally-registered Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet (N1808C) out of the same field.

Note · Celebplanes tracks Menard Inc.'s registered aircraft — not Menard Inc. personally. ADS-B data shows when and where the plane moved; who was aboard any given flight is unknown.

Home base

Chippewa Valley Regional (Eau Claire) (KEAU · EAU)

Frequent destinations

KMSPKORDKLASKAPFKPBIKDAB

Flight map

Where Menard Inc.'s fleet has flown — each dot is a recorded position.

Lifetime emissions & flights

Total flights

Total CO₂

90.6t

Flight hours

32h

Menard Inc.'s fleet (5 aircraft)

Embraer ERJ-135ER

N538M · ICAO: A6CF38 · Airliner jet

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Fuel burn

340 gal/hr

CO₂ per hour

3,266 kg

Car miles equiv.

8,085

Embraer ERJ-135LR

N540M · ICAO: A6D8FF · Airliner jet

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Fuel burn

340 gal/hr

CO₂ per hour

3,266 kg

Car miles equiv.

Flight history — last 50 flights

CompletedN540M

Sep 4, 2026, 12:37 PM

Departure

KMLI — Quad City International Airport

Arrival

KFWA — Fort Wayne International Airport

Flight path

Duration

38m

Max altitude

27,025 ft

Max speed

491 kts

Arrived

Sep 4, 2026, 01:16 PM

CompletedN540M

Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 PM

Departure

KMSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field

Arrival

KMLI — Quad City International Airport

About Menard Inc.'s private jet

Does Menard Inc. have a private jet?

Yes. Celebplanes tracks 5 aircraft associated with Menard Inc.: an Embraer ERJ-135ER (N538M), an Embraer ERJ-135LR (N540M), a Cessna Citation X+ (N586M) and a Cessna Citation X+ (N587M), and 1 more. Every movement is logged from the public ADS-B broadcast, so the flight history on this page is a record of the aircraft, not of who was aboard.

What private jet does Menard Inc. own?

Menard Inc. flies 4 aircraft: Embraer ERJ-135ER, Embraer ERJ-135LR, Cessna Citation X+, Cessna Citation Encore (N538M, N540M, N586M, N587M, and more). Live tracking, full flight history, and CO₂ emissions for each aircraft are available on this page.

How many private jets does Menard Inc. own?

Menard Inc. owns 5 tracked aircraft across 4 types: N538M (Embraer ERJ-135ER), N540M (Embraer ERJ-135LR), N586M (Cessna Citation X+), N587M (Cessna Citation X+) and N563M (Cessna Citation Encore). This is the count Celebplanes can evidence from public registration and ADS-B records; aircraft held through undisclosed entities or chartered rather than owned would not appear here.

What kind of plane does Menard Inc. fly?

Menard Inc. flies an Embraer ERJ-135ER — an airliner aircraft (registration N538M). 4 further aircraft are tracked on this page: Embraer ERJ-135LR (N540M), Cessna Citation X+ (N586M), Cessna Citation X+ (N587M) and Cessna Citation Encore (N563M).

What is Menard Inc.'s private jet tail number?

Menard Inc.'s private jet tail numbers are N538M (Embraer ERJ-135ER), N540M (Embraer ERJ-135LR), N586M (Cessna Citation X+), N587M (Cessna Citation X+), and 1 more. Each registration links to the live tracking page with full flight history, fuel burn and CO₂ emissions on Celebplanes.

How much CO₂ does Menard Inc.'s jet emit per hour?

Attributions derived from FAA registry + ADSB Exchange + SEC filings; may be incomplete or outdated. Methodology · Report an error. Observational use only.