NORAD Tracks Santa
The NORAD Tracks Santa program has been around for a long time - since 1955, to be exact! We believe that Santa Claus is alive and well in the hearts of people throughout the world.
Starting December 1st, countdown to Santa's flight at www.noradsanta.org. Beginning at 2:00 a.m. MST on December 24th, you can track Santa live as he takes his historical journey around the world and watch videos from NORAD Santa Cams of Santa and his reindeer by visiting our website or through the official... read more
The NORAD Tracks Santa program has been around for a long time - since 1955, to be exact! We believe that Santa Claus is alive and well in the hearts of people throughout the world.
Starting December 1st, countdown to Santa's flight at www.noradsanta.org. Beginning at 2:00 a.m. MST on December 24th, you can track Santa live as he takes his historical journey around the world and watch videos from NORAD Santa Cams of Santa and his reindeer by visiting our website or through the official NORAD Tracks Santa application from the Apple App store or Google Play.
Beginning at 4:00 a.m. MST on December 24th, call us at 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) to speak with one of our volunteers from the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Background Information:
For 70 years, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD), have tracked Santa’s flight.
The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement printed a telephone number for children to call Santa. One child calling misdialed the number and happened to reach the CONAD Crew Commander's operations hotline. The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.
In 1958, the governments of Canada and the United States created a bi-national air defense command for North America called the North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known as NORAD, which then took on the tradition of tracking Santa.
Since that time, NORAD men, women, family and friends have selflessly volunteered their time to personally respond to phone calls and emails from children all around the world. In addition, we now track Santa using the internet. Millions of people who want to know Santa's whereabouts now visit the NORAD Tracks Santa website. You can also request Santa's location through Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Bing, follow on Kid's Place Live on SiriusXM, or ask your OnStar operator to locate Santa.
Finally, media from all over the world rely on NORAD as a trusted source to provide updates on Santa's journey.
The NORAD Tracks Santa program is made possible by volunteers and through the generous support of corporate licensees who bear virtually all of the costs.
NORAD is a United States and Canada bi-national organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America. Aerospace warning includes the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, through mutual support arrangements with other commands.
Aerospace control includes ensuring air sovereignty and air defense of the airspace of Canada and the United States. The renewal of the NORAD Agreement in May 2006 added a maritime warning mission, which entails a shared awareness and understanding of the activities conducted in U.S. and Canadian maritime approaches, maritime areas and internal waterways.
For more information, please visit https://www.norad.mil/NORAD-Tracks-Santa/. show less
