Aircraft ownership record
Air Force One's private jet
Air Force One (United States · Executive One) is publicly associated with a Boeing VC-25A · 89th Airlift Wing, reported under 82-8000 and 92-9000, usually based at Washington (ADW). Everything below comes from civil aircraft registers, corporate filings and dated aviation photography.
The short answer
Air Force One flies a Boeing VC-25A · 89th Airlift Wing registered as 82-8000, 92-9000. The airframe is usually held by a trust, holding company or management operator rather than by Air Force One personally — that is standard practice for business aircraft and does not imply anything unusual. Home base for reported movements is Washington (ADW).
Registration records
Routes this aircraft flies most
| Route | Airports | CO2 (2 h estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| Washington (ADW) → London (LHR) | KADW → EGLL | 68256.0 t |
| Washington (ADW) → West Palm Beach (PBI) | KADW → KPBI | 68256.0 t |
| Washington (ADW) → Frankfurt (FRA) | KADW → EDDF | 68256.0 t |
| Washington (ADW) → Tokyo (HND) | KADW → RJTT | 68256.0 t |
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Questions people ask
- What private jet does Air Force One use?
- Public register and aviation-photography records associate Air Force One with a Boeing VC-25A · 89th Airlift Wing, reported under the marks 82-8000, 92-9000. The registered owner is usually a trust, holding company or management operator rather than the individual.
- What is Air Force One's jet tail number?
- The reported registrations are 82-8000, 92-9000. Each mark links to its civil register record, where the current registered owner, aircraft type and ICAO 24-bit address are published.
- Can I track Air Force One's jet live?
- Yes, when the aircraft is broadcasting. Transponder position data is public, so the airframe appears on the live tracker while it is in receiver coverage. Aircraft enrolled in the FAA's LADD or PIA privacy programmes, or flying over oceans and remote regions, will show gaps.
- Where is Air Force One's jet usually based?
- Movements reported for this airframe centre on Washington (ADW). Business aircraft return to a home base between trips, so departures most often begin there.
- How much CO2 does a flight on this aircraft produce?
- A Boeing VC-25A · 89th Airlift Wing burns roughly 10800 kg of jet fuel per flight hour, and each kilogram releases about 3.16 kg of CO2 — around 68256.0 tonnes for a two-hour hop.