Responsible for monitoring and defending airspace in North America, the NORAD map has tracked Santa's journey from the North Pole diligently since 1985, succeeding the Continental Air Defense ...

NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured ... the agency used a 60-by-80 foot plexiglass map of North America to track unidentified objects. A staff member jokingly drew Santa and his sleigh ...

On any other night, NORAD is scanning the heavens for potential ... the agency used a 60-by-80 foot (18-by-24 meter) plexiglass map of North America to track unidentified objects.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) members are checking their screens and checking them twice. The team members make sure Santa’s spot on the map is precise. “The big man in ...

This is made possible by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), who utilise their state-of-the-art satellites and tracking equipment each Christmas to monitor Father Christmas' journey.

according to NORAD. The map tracking Santa's trip around the world will begin Christmas Eve from NORAD, a joint U.S.-Canada command responsible for protecting the skies over both nations.

It sits inside Cheyenne Mountain, where North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) crews in front of a large map can scan skies and track missile and satellite launches around the planet ...

A holiday tradition since the 1950s, NORAD tracks Santa on his flight around the world using a "heat signature" from Rudolph's nose. Santa stopped in Arizona late on Christmas Eve in 2023.