Officials from the North American Aerospace Defense Command are tracking Santa on his route to the Thompson-Okanagan on Christmas Eve.
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December 24, 2021 - 6:00 PM
Santa is checking his map and checking it twice as he makes his way to bring gifts to all of the girls and boys in the Thompson-Okanagan.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command officials will be in contact with Santa’s staff to confirm his launch time on Dec. 24 and will then be tracking Santa on his route to B.C. from around the world, through the NORAD Santa Tracker.
However, only Santa knows his route, and it can’t be predicted when he will arrive at your house, but history indicates he only arrives when children are asleep.
Santa begins his journey by visiting the girls and boys in the South Pacific, New Zealand, and Australia. He then soars to Japan, over to Asia, Africa, Western Europe, Canada, the United States, then Mexico and Central and South America.
In most countries, it seems Santa arrives between 9 p.m. and midnight on Dec. 24, but his trip can be affected by the weather.
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NORAD has tracked Santa for 66 years, and say on its website their fighter jets have been intercepted by Santa’s all-weather, multi-purpose, vertical short-take-off and landing sleigh too many times to count.
When the pilots see Santa, they tip their wings, and Santa always waves back.
His vessel's climbing speed is one twinkle of an eye, and travels faster than starlight vast distances without needing to refuel.
The vessel is only deployed for a test flight about a month before Christmas, and again on Christmas Eve.
The vessel weighs 75,000 gumdrops at takeoff, with 60,000 tons of gifts for the boys and girls who were put on this year’s nice list.
The sleigh is fueled by reindeer power, with the occasional hay, oats, and carrots fuel break.
Children can track Santa on his flight over to Canada on the official NORAD Tracks Santa app, social media platforms, or on Bing, Amazon Alexa, and OnStar.
NORAD will offer updates on Dec. 24 at 1 a.m. PST, as Santa makes preparations for his flight, then at 3 a.m. PST trackers worldwide can call 1-877-446-6723 to find out Santa’s whereabouts, and they will either speak with a live phone operator or hear a recorded update.
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