Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS N82EM flies from Bozeman to Washington in 3h 21m

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (KBZN) in Montana to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on Monday, October 26, 2026. The flight departed at 20:17 UTC and landed at 23:39 UTC, spending 3 hours and 21 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 1,565 nautical miles, or 1,801 miles. The aircraft averaged 466 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 560 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 43,025 feet. The flight burned an estimated 1,443 US gallons of fuel, producing about 13,866 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 34,321 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 fourth tracked landing at Washington in the 14-flight window from October 18 to October 26. The previous landing at Washington was earlier the same day, on October 26, about 12 hours 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 flight before this one was a round trip from Washington to Bozeman and back, with a brief stop at Allentown in between. Another tracked aircraft, Howard Lutnick's Embraer Lineage 1000E, landed at Washington about 2 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. Washington is home to NASA headquarters, where Isaacman works as administrator.

This flight from Bozeman to Washington used 25 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. Bozeman Yellowstone International's longest runway is 8,994 feet, with an elevation of 4,473 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. It burns an estimated 430 US gallons of fuel per hour. The distance from the home base on file, Lehigh Valley International, to Ronald Reagan Washington National is 131 nautical miles.

In the 30 days before this flight, the plane visited 9 airports in 1 country and flew about 7,895 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was Washington to Bozeman on October 26, covering 1,558 nautical miles. The most common destinations in the 14-flight window were Washington with 3 landings, Allentown with 2, and New Century with 2.

Recent flights by the same owner include a 30-minute hop from Allentown to Washington on October 26, covering 131 nautical miles. Other recent legs include Tuscaloosa to Allentown on October 24, and a series of short flights between Tuscaloosa, Meridian, and Naples. On October 23, the plane flew from Washington to Titusville in 1 hour 32 minutes.