Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS N82EM flies from Melbourne to Titusville in 11 minutes

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Melbourne Orlando International Airport (KMLB) to Space Coast Regional Airport (KTIX) in Titusville, Florida on Friday, November 6, 2026. The flight departed at 16:36 UTC and landed at 16:47 UTC, spending 11 minutes in the air.

Melbourne Orlando International Airport has a longest runway of 10,181 feet at an elevation of 33 feet. Space Coast Regional Airport's longest runway is 7,319 feet at an elevation of 34 feet. The distance from the aircraft's home base at Lehigh Valley International Airport to the arrival airport is 775 nautical miles.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 26 nautical miles, or 30 miles. The aircraft averaged 142 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 269 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 3,050 feet. The flight burned an estimated 79 US gallons of fuel, producing about 758 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 1,877 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 first tracked landing at Titusville in the 26-flight window from October 18 to November 6. 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 most recent flights before this one included a Washington to Cocoa Beach leg on November 6, a Titusville to Washington leg on November 3, a Washington to Titusville leg on November 3, 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, and a Camp Springs to Van Nuys leg on October 28.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 16 airports in one country and flew about 16,654 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's top speed is Mach 0.89, or 488 knots.

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. Titusville is home to the Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility, which is a usual destination on file and is used for SpaceX launches.

The aircraft had been on the ground for about three hours before this flight, following a previous tracked landing at Cocoa Beach on November 6.

The flight from Melbourne to Titusville used less than 1 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.