N82EM flies Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS from Washington to Allentown in 30 minutes

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The flight departed at 13:05 UTC and landed at 13:35 UTC, spending just 30 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 131 nautical miles, or 150 miles. The aircraft averaged 258 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 395 knots. Its highest altitude during the short hop was 14,700 feet. The flight burned an estimated 218 US gallons of fuel, producing about 2,089 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 5,172 miles. N82EM is an Ultra Long Range jet with a range of 6,160 nautical miles, a ceiling of 51,000 feet, and seating for up to 16 passengers.

This was the first tracked landing at Allentown in the four-flight window from October 18 to October 20. The aircraft's home base is Lehigh Valley International. Usual destinations on file include Washington Dulles International Airport and the Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility in Titusville. The four most recent flights before this one were a round trip between New Century and Las Vegas on October 18, followed by a New Century to Washington leg on October 20.

Jared Isaacman founded Shift4, a payments company based in Allentown, after dropping out of high school. He also started Draken International, which trains fighter pilots using former military jets. He paid for and commanded two private SpaceX missions, Inspiration4 in 2021 and Polaris Dawn in 2024, where he made the first commercial spacewalk. He was confirmed as NASA administrator in late 2025. Allentown is the base for Shift4 and the owner company JDI Holdings LLC, which matches Isaacman's initials and hometown.

The flight from Washington to Allentown used only 2 percent of the aircraft's range. The Bombardier Global Express XRS entered service in 2006 and is known for improved range and performance over the original Global Express. N82EM is a 2007 model with serial number 9239 and hex code AB2EF2.

The aircraft's top speed is Mach 0.89, or 488 knots. The Bombardier Global Express XRS burns an estimated 430 US gallons of fuel per hour. The runway at Lehigh Valley International is 7,599 feet long and sits at an elevation of 393 feet. Ronald Reagan Washington National's longest runway is 7,169 feet at 15 feet elevation.

This short hop brought the aircraft back to its home base after a trip that included stops at New Century and Las Vegas earlier in the week.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited four airports in one country and flew about 3,698 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was the New Century to Las Vegas flight on October 18, covering 979 nautical miles. Over those 30 days, the plane logged four flights, 9.1 hours in the air, and an estimated 37,427 kilograms of CO2.