Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS N82EM returns to Allentown from Tuscaloosa

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Tuscaloosa National Airport (KTCL) in Alabama to Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 24, 2026. The flight departed at 22:47 UTC and landed at 00:28 UTC, spending 1 hour 41 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 738 nautical miles, or 849 miles. The aircraft averaged 438 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 499 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 41,050 feet. The flight burned an estimated 724 US gallons of fuel, producing about 6,952 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 17,209 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.

Before this flight, the aircraft had spent about two hours on the ground at Tuscaloosa, which has a longest runway of 6,498 feet at an elevation of 170 feet. Allentown's longest runway is 7,599 feet at 393 feet elevation. The Bombardier Global Express XRS has a top speed of Mach 0.89, or 488 knots, and burns an estimated 430 US gallons of fuel per hour.

This was the second tracked landing at Allentown in the 11-flight window from October 18 to October 24. The previous landing at Allentown was on October 21, 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 Washington on October 21 and October 23, a Washington to Titusville leg on October 23, a Titusville to Naples leg on October 23, and a Naples to Tuscaloosa leg on October 24.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited eight airports in one country and flew about 5,468 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was New Century to Las Vegas on October 18, covering 979 nautical miles. The most common destinations in that window were Washington, New Century, and Tuscaloosa, each with two landings.

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 Tuscaloosa to Allentown used 12 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.

Earlier on October 24, the aircraft flew from Meridian to Tuscaloosa in 13 minutes covering 86 nautical miles, then from Tuscaloosa to Meridian in 15 minutes covering 100 nautical miles. On October 23, it flew from Titusville to Naples in 39 minutes over 160 nautical miles, and from Allentown to Washington in 37 minutes over 131 nautical miles.