Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS N82EM flies from Washington to Titusville in 1 hour 41 minutes

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) to the Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility (KTTS) in Titusville, Florida on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The flight departed at 20:53 UTC and landed at 22:35 UTC, spending 1 hour 41 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 642 nautical miles, or 739 miles. The aircraft averaged 381 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 510 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 40,025 feet. The flight burned an estimated 725 US gallons of fuel, producing about 6,965 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 17,240 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 second tracked landing at Titusville in the 23-flight window from October 18 to November 2. The previous landing at Titusville was on October 23, 11 days before this flight. The aircraft's home base is Lehigh Valley International in Allentown, Pennsylvania. 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 an Allentown to Washington leg on November 2, a Houston to Allentown leg on October 31, an Edwards to Houston leg on October 29, a Burbank to Edwards leg on October 29, a Camp Springs to Van Nuys leg on October 28, a Pittsburgh to Washington leg on October 27, an Allentown to Pittsburgh leg on October 27, and a Washington to Allentown leg on October 27.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has a longest runway of 7,169 feet at an elevation of 15 feet. The Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility has a longest runway of 15,001 feet at an elevation of 10 feet. The distance from the home base on file to the arrival airport is 767 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. The Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility at Titusville is the former Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, which is tied to Isaacman's SpaceX launches. (simpleflying.com) notes that Isaacman flies a Bombardier Global Express registered as N82EM, which is owned by JDI Holdings LLC, a company matching his initials and hometown.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft used 15 airports in one country and flew about 14,709 nautical miles. The longest leg in that period was from Camp Springs to Van Nuys on October 28, covering 2,007 nautical miles. The most common destinations in that window were Washington with six landings, Allentown with four landings, and New Century with two landings.

The flight from Washington to Titusville used only 10 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.