JD Vance Government plane tracker

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J.D. Vance (James David Vance) was sworn in as the 50th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 2025. A former U.S. Senator from Ohio (2023–2025), he rose to national prominence as author of the 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy and was selected as Donald Trump's running mate for the 2024 presidential election.

As Vice President, Vance travels on Boeing C-32A aircraft (a militarized 757-200) operated by the 89th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Andrews (KADW). The call sign "Air Force Two" is broadcast by whichever USAF aircraft the VP is aboard — making the call sign itself the definitive tracking signal regardless of which C-32A, C-40C, or C-37 is used for a given trip. For local hops in the Washington area, the VP uses Marine helicopters operating as "Marine Two."

The 89th Airlift Wing maintains a fleet of C-32As (tail numbers 98-0001, 98-0002, 09-0015, 09-0016) and supporting aircraft at Andrews. Call sign assignments follow federal law: the "Air Force" prefix applies to any USAF aircraft carrying the Vice President, exactly as "Air Force One" designates any USAF aircraft carrying the President.

Note · We track JD Vance's planes, not JD Vance in person. Flight data shows when and where each plane flew. It does not show who was on board.

Aircraft owner

U.S. Air Force — 89th Airlift Wing

Home base

Joint Base Andrews (KADW · ADW)

Frequent destinations

KDCA KEWR KLAX KORD KPHX KCLE KPIT

Where is JD Vance's plane right now?

JD Vance's planes have not shown up in our flight log yet, so we can't say where they are. When one of them flies within range of an ADS-B receiver, it will show up here and on our live map. Follow it on the live jet tracker map.

What planes does JD Vance use?

We track 2 planes for JD Vance. Each one is listed below with its tail number and hourly CO₂.

Boeing C-32A — VP aboard

N/A · ICAO: N/A · Airliner jet

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Fuel burn

1200 gal/hr

CO₂ per hour

11,528 kg

Car miles equiv.

28,534

Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King

N/A · ICAO: N/A · Helicopter jet

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Fuel burn

300 gal/hr

CO₂ per hour

2,882 kg

Car miles equiv.

7,133

Where has JD Vance's plane flown?

No flights for JD Vance's planes have shown up in our log yet. We watch for them in public ADS-B data around the clock. A plane can fly without showing up here if it uses a privacy program that swaps its transponder code, or if it flies where few receivers pick up its signal.

JD Vance plane FAQ

What plane does JD Vance fly on?

JD Vance flies these planes: Boeing C-32A — VP aboard and Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King. You can track each one live on this page, along with its flight history and CO₂.

What kind of plane does JD Vance fly?

JD Vance flies a Boeing C-32A — VP aboard. It is an airliner. We also track 1 more plane on this page: Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King. The planes are registered to U.S. Air Force — 89th Airlift Wing, not to JD Vance.

How much CO₂ does JD Vance's jet emit per hour?

About 11,528 kg for every hour in the air. JD Vance's Boeing C-32A — VP aboard burns roughly 1,200 gallons of jet fuel an hour. That is about the same CO₂ as driving an average car 28,534 miles.

Where does JD Vance fly out of?

JD Vance's home airport is Joint Base Andrews (KADW / ADW). Frequent stops include KDCA, KEWR, KLAX and KORD.

Is it legal to track JD Vance's jet?

Yes. The FAA requires planes with transponders to broadcast their position over ADS-B, and the signal is not encrypted. We collect that public data from adsb.lol and ADSB.fi, two open flight-tracking networks. News outlets and university researchers use the same kind of data. Our methodology page explains how it works.

Owner matches come from the FAA registry, adsb.lol (ODbL) and ADSB.fi data, and SEC filings. They may be incomplete or out of date. Methodology · Report an error. For observational use only.