Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS N82EM flies from Allentown to Washington in 37 minutes

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on Friday, October 23, 2026. The flight departed at 13:28 UTC and landed at 14:06 UTC, spending 37 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 131 nautical miles, or 151 miles. The aircraft averaged 211 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 419 knots. Its highest altitude during the short hop was 13,650 feet. The flight burned an estimated 268 US gallons of fuel, producing about 2,573 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 6,368 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 second tracked landing at Washington in the five-flight window from October 18 to October 21. The previous landing at Washington was on October 20, three days before this flight. 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 Allentown and New Century on October 18, followed by a New Century to Las Vegas leg, a Las Vegas to New Century leg, and a New Century to Washington leg on October 20, and a Washington to Allentown leg on October 21.

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. Washington is home to NASA headquarters, where Isaacman works as administrator.

The flight from Allentown to Washington 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.

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

This short hop brought the aircraft to Washington 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 made five flights totaling 9.6 hours in the air. Those flights covered about 3,828 nautical miles and produced an estimated 39,516 kilograms of CO2. The longest leg in that period was New Century to Las Vegas on October 18, covering 979 nautical miles. The most common destination in the tracking window was New Century, with two landings.