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Air Force One tracker: is it broadcasting right now?
Air Force One is the callsign of any Air Force aircraft carrying the President, usually one of two blue-and-white Boeing 747s known as VC-25As.
The VC-25A pair
Broadcasting now: no
Neither VC-25A is broadcasting a position we can hear, as of .
Last heard by us: 21:49 UTC, 10 November 2026, over Maryland, United States. Days heard in the last 30: 2.
The C-32A fleet
Broadcasting now: no
No C-32A is broadcasting a position we can hear, as of .
Last heard by us: 22:40 UTC, 14 November 2026, over Maryland, United States. Days heard in the last 30: 10.
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Can you track Air Force One?
Sometimes. The presidential 747s carry transponders, and on some flights hobbyist receivers pick up their broadcasts. Often they show no position at all, and many tracking apps hide them. The box above says, live, whether either VC-25A is broadcasting a position we can hear, and when we last heard one. We never guess where it is going.
Which aircraft fly as Air Force One?
"Air Force One" is a callsign, not a plane: any Air Force aircraft carrying the President uses it. In practice it is usually one of the two VC-25As, flown by the Presidential Airlift Group of the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, according to the Air Force fact sheet. When the President flies in a smaller C-32A, that aircraft becomes Air Force One. Two VC-25B replacements based on the 747-8 are being built (background).
| Aircraft | How many | Transponder addresses | Usual role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing VC-25A (747-200B) | 2 | ADFDF8, ADFDF9 | Flies as "Air Force One" when the President is aboard |
| Boeing C-32A (757-200) | 7 | ADFEB7, ADFEB8, ADFEB9, ADFEBA, AE4AE6, AE4AE8, AE4AEA | Usually the Vice President ("Air Force Two"), the First Lady or cabinet members; sometimes the President at smaller airports |
Where is Air Force One right now?
If one of the VC-25As is broadcasting a position, the status box above shows the state, country or sea it is over, its altitude and how long ago it was heard. If it is not broadcasting, nobody outside the government can see it on a public tracker. For the President's public schedule, the official source is the White House.
Can you see Air Force One on Flightradar24?
Mainstream trackers such as Flightradar24 usually hide or limit government VIP aircraft, so you generally won't see Air Force One there in real time. Community trackers that publish what their receivers hear sometimes show it when it broadcasts. Seeing it at all depends on what the aircraft transmits and whether a receiver is in range.
What do AF1, SAM and the hex codes mean?
"AF1" is the short form of the Air Force One callsign. Other government VIP flights often use "SAM", short for Special Air Mission, plus a number. Every aircraft also has a fixed 24-bit transponder address, written as six hex characters: the two VC-25As are ADFDF8 and ADFDF9. Addresses can be misread or spoofed, so we say "an aircraft using this address".
Our rules: what we show and what we hold back
- We show only what aircraft broadcast openly on 1090 MHz and volunteer receivers pick up. Nothing here is secret or hacked.
- Military and government aircraft that broadcast are shown live. Aircraft whose owners opted out of public display through the FAA's LADD or Privacy ICAO Address programmes never are.
- We never predict or infer where an aircraft or a person is going, and we don't label missions. Aircraft are sorted by type.
- We name aircraft, not people. Registrations and owners are not shown.
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For pilots: presidential flight restrictions
The FAA puts temporary flight restrictions around presidential visits, and they move with the visit. Check tfr.faa.gov before every flight. That list is for pilot safety, not a way to follow anyone.
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Sources and method
- US Air Force fact sheet: VC-25 Air Force One
- Transponder addresses: our People registry, from public sources (Boeing VC-25)
- Live positions: adsb.lol's open military list, read every few minutes; "broadcasting now" means a position heard in the latest reading
Last reviewed . Corrections: [email protected].
Live data can be late, incomplete or wrong. Not for navigation or safety decisions.
Flight positions: ADS-B and MLAT from the volunteer receivers of adsb.lol (ODbL 1.0) · Map and place names: Natural Earth (public domain). All data sources.