Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS N82EM flies from Pittsburgh to Washington in 56 minutes

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The flight departed at 21:53 UTC and landed at 22:49 UTC, spending 56 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 180 nautical miles, or 207 miles. The aircraft averaged 193 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 445 knots. Its highest altitude during the short hop was 23,025 feet. The flight burned an estimated 401 US gallons of fuel, producing about 3,852 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 9,534 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 fifth tracked landing at Washington in the 17-flight window from October 18 to October 27. The previous landing at Washington was on October 26, one day before this flight. 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 most recent flights before this one were a round trip between Allentown and Pittsburgh on October 27, a Washington to Allentown leg on October 27, a Bozeman to Washington leg on October 26, a Washington to Bozeman leg on October 26, and an Allentown to Washington leg on October 26.

The aircraft's top speed is Mach 0.89, or 488 knots. Pittsburgh International Airport has a longest runway of 11,500 feet at an elevation of 1,203 feet. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has a longest runway of 7,169 feet at an elevation of 15 feet. The distance from the home base in Allentown to Washington is 131 nautical miles.

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 Pittsburgh to Washington 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.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 10 airports in one country and flew about 9,980 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was from Bozeman to Washington on October 26, covering 1,565 nautical miles. The most common destinations in that window were Washington with four landings, Allentown with three, and New Century with two.