Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS N82EM flies from Washington to Allentown in 58 minutes

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The flight departed at 00:50 UTC and landed at 01:48 UTC, spending 58 minutes in the air.

The aircraft had been on the ground in Washington for about one hour before departing for Allentown. Its previous tracked landing was at Washington on October 26. In the 30 days before this flight, the plane visited nine airports in one country and flew about 9,459 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was a 1,565-nautical-mile flight from Bozeman to Washington on October 26.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 309 nautical miles, or 356 miles. The aircraft averaged 322 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 469 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 40,025 feet. The flight burned an estimated 413 US gallons of fuel, producing about 3,971 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 9,830 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 third tracked landing at Allentown in the 15-flight window from October 18 to October 26. The previous landing at Allentown was on October 25, two 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 eight most recent flights before this one included a round trip between Allentown and Washington on October 26, a Bozeman to Washington leg on October 26, a Washington to Bozeman leg on October 26, a Tuscaloosa to Allentown leg on October 24, a Meridian to Tuscaloosa leg on October 24, a Tuscaloosa to Meridian leg on October 24, a Naples to Tuscaloosa leg on October 24, and a Titusville to Naples leg on October 23.

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

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 Washington to Allentown used only 5 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.