Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS N82EM flies from Titusville to Houston in 2 hours 3 minutes

Jared Isaacman's Bombardier Global Express XRS, tail number N82EM, flew from Space Coast Regional Airport (KTIX) in Titusville, Florida to William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) in Houston, Texas on Sunday, November 8, 2026. The flight departed at 20:12 UTC and landed at 22:15 UTC, spending 2 hours 3 minutes in the air.

The great-circle distance between the two airports is 763 nautical miles, or 878 miles. The aircraft averaged 372 knots ground speed and reached a top speed of 471 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 40,025 feet. The flight burned an estimated 881 US gallons of fuel, producing about 8,461 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 20,943 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.

The aircraft's top speed is Mach 0.89, or 488 knots. It has improved range and performance over the original Global Express. The estimated fuel burn is 430 US gallons per hour. Space Coast Regional Airport's longest runway is 7,319 feet at an elevation of 34 feet. William P. Hobby Airport's longest runway is 7,602 feet at an elevation of 46 feet. The distance from the home base in Allentown to Houston is 1,172 nautical miles.

This was the first tracked landing at Houston in the 29-flight window from October 18 to November 8. 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 Titusville leg on November 8, a Titusville to Washington leg on November 7, a Melbourne to Titusville leg on November 6, a Washington to Cocoa Beach leg on November 6, and a Titusville to Washington leg on November 3. Another tracked aircraft, a Bombardier Global Express belonging to Michael Saylor, landed at Houston under an hour before this flight.

In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft visited 18 airports in one country and flew about 17,976 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 the tracking window were Washington Reagan National Airport with eight landings, Allentown with four landings, and New Century with two landings.

Jared Isaacman founded Shift4, the Allentown, Pennsylvania payments company, after dropping out of high school. He also started Draken International, which flies former military jets to train fighter pilots. 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. A web search did not find any scheduled public appearance or event tied to Jared Isaacman in Houston on this date.

This flight used 12 percent of the aircraft's range. The aircraft had been on the ground for about 2 hours before this flight, following a previous tracked landing at Titusville on November 8.