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

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Ellington Airport (KEFD) in Houston to Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 31, 2026. The flight departed at 22:31 UTC and landed at 01:01 UTC, spending 2 hours and 29 minutes in the air. This was the aircraft's fourth tracked landing at Allentown in the 30 days before this flight.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 1,173 nautical miles, or 1,350 miles. The aircraft averaged 471 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 544 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 43,025 feet. The flight burned an estimated 1,071 US gallons of fuel, producing about 10,288 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 25,465 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 landing at Allentown in the 21-flight window from October 18 to October 29. The previous landing at Allentown was on October 27, five 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 Camp Springs to Van Nuys leg on October 28, an Edwards to Houston leg on October 29, and a Burbank to Edwards leg on October 29.

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 Houston to Allentown used 19 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. The FAA lists JDI Holdings LLC of Allentown as the owner.

The Bombardier Global Express XRS has a top speed of Mach 0.89, or 488 knots. The aircraft burns an estimated 430 US gallons of fuel per hour. Ellington Airport's longest runway is 9,001 feet, with an elevation of 32 feet. Lehigh Valley International Airport's longest runway is 7,599 feet, with an elevation of 393 feet.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 15 airports in one country and flew about 13,405 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was from Camp Springs to Van Nuys on October 28, covering 2,007 nautical miles. The aircraft spent about 46 hours on the ground before this flight, following a tracked landing at Houston on October 30.