Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS N82EM flies from Titusville to Naples in 39 minutes

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility (KTTS) in Titusville, Florida to Naples Municipal Airport (KAPF) on Friday, October 23, 2026. The flight departed at 22:12 UTC and landed at 22:50 UTC, spending 39 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 160 nautical miles, or 185 miles. The aircraft averaged 249 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 472 knots. Its highest altitude during the short hop was 22,025 feet. The flight burned an estimated 277 US gallons of fuel, producing about 2,664 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 6,595 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.

The departure runway at Titusville is 15,001 feet long with an elevation of 10 feet. Naples Municipal Airport has a 6,600-foot runway at 8 feet elevation. The distance from the aircraft's home base in Allentown to Naples is 926 nautical miles.

This was the first tracked landing at Naples in the seven-flight window from October 18 to October 23. The aircraft's home base is Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown. Usual destinations on file include Washington Dulles International Airport and the Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility in Titusville. The six 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, a New Century to Washington leg on October 20, a Washington to Allentown leg on October 21, an Allentown to Washington leg on October 23, and a Washington to Titusville leg on October 23. A NextEra Energy Embraer Praetor 600 landed at Naples about two hours before this flight.

Jared Isaacman founded Shift4, the Allentown, Pennsylvania payments company, after dropping out of high school. He also started Draken International, which flies former military jets to train fighter pilots. 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. Naples is a city in southwest Florida with a general aviation airport and a population of about 20,000. No scheduled public appearance or event tied to Isaacman or his organizations was found in the area around the arrival time.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft flew 7 flights totaling 11.7 hours in the air. It covered about 4,601 nautical miles across 5 airports in one country. The longest leg in that period was New Century to Las Vegas on October 18, covering 979 nautical miles.

The flight from Titusville to Naples used only 3 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.