NORAD, typically tasked with defending North American airspace from foreign threats, has tracked Santa’s Christmas Eve journey since the command was established in 1958.

While Santa's trek across the globe is a feat, millions follow his journey with the NORAD Santa Tracker. Here's how to track Santa live in 2024.

The organization provides several ways to monitor Santa's Christmas Eve journey. Children can call 1 (877) HI-NORAD, can track him using the NORAD mobile apps, or can visit noradsanta.org for an ...

As of 10:40 a.m. ET, he was last seen in Jakarta, Indonesia, making way toward Natuna Besar in Indonesia. The NORAD tracker relies on satellites and radar tech to track Santa's whereabouts.

FILE – NORAD Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Charles D. Luckey takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Dec. 24, 2014.

We just track him!” NORAD said. NORAD officials said while the exact time is unknown it appears Santa arrives only when children are asleep, generally between 9 p.m. and midnight local time.

NORAD's "Track Santa" website went live Dec. 1 but the real fun began on Christmas Eve, which is when visitors will be able to track Santa's route from 4 a.m. to midnight MST / 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. EST.

NORAD’s Santa Tracker, the beloved decades-old tradition of virtually following Santa Claus as he delivers gifts to children around the world, returns Christmas Eve for its 69th year.

LIFESTYLE Track Santa’s sleigh via NORAD Dec 24, 2024, 1:52 PM | Updated: Dec 25, 2024, 8:18 am ...

NORAD’s tradition is one of the few modern additions to the centuries-old Santa story that have endured, according to Gerry Bowler, a Canadian historian who spoke to the AP in 2010.