Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS N82EM flies from Naples to Tuscaloosa in 1 hour 15 minutes

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Naples Municipal Airport (KAPF) in Florida to Tuscaloosa National Airport (KTCL) in Alabama on Saturday, October 24, 2026. The flight departed at 01:21 UTC and landed at 02:36 UTC, spending 1 hour 15 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 521 nautical miles, or 599 miles. The aircraft averaged 418 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 505 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 40,025 feet. The flight burned an estimated 536 US gallons of fuel, producing about 5,146 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 12,738 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 Tuscaloosa in the eight-flight window from October 18 to October 23. The aircraft's home base is Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania. 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, a Washington to Allentown leg on October 21, an Allentown to Washington leg on October 23, a Washington to Titusville leg on October 23, and a Titusville to Naples leg on October 23. Another tracked aircraft, a Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign belonging to Kalen DeBoer, landed at Tuscaloosa about 7 hours earlier.

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 Naples to Tuscaloosa used 8 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.

The aircraft's top speed is Mach 0.89, or 488 knots. The Global Express XRS entered service in 2006. The plane burns an estimated 430 US gallons of fuel per hour.

Naples Municipal Airport has a longest runway of 6,600 feet at an elevation of 8 feet. Tuscaloosa National Airport's longest runway is 6,498 feet at an elevation of 170 feet. The distance from the home base in Allentown to Tuscaloosa is 734 nautical miles.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 6 airports in one country and flew about 4,762 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was New Century to Las Vegas on October 18, covering 979 nautical miles. Over those 30 days, the plane logged 8 flights and 12.4 hours in the air, producing an estimated 51,082 kilograms of CO2.