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97-0048 - Mcdonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III

97-0048 is a Mcdonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III operated by United States Air Force, Mode-S hex code AE07FA. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

Mcdonnell Douglas C-17A Globemaster III (97-0048)

Photo © Mukhammad-Rosul Mukhiddinov - Uzbekistan Spotters Team / Planespotters

Registration97-0048

Mode-S hexAE07FA

ManufacturerMcdonnell Douglas

ModelC-17A Globemaster III

OperatorUnited States Air Force

Last seen2026-10-03 23:51 UTC

Last callsignRCH5072

Recently active. Last received 47 hours ago, possibly beyond receiver coverage or landed.

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Flight history 112 flights since Aug 2025

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-10-03	RCH5072	?	KFFO	22:43Z	19:50 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-10-03	RCH5072	?	KDOV	12:00Z	17:06 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-10-02	RCH5072	?	ETAR	08:27Z	12:00 CEST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-10-01	RCH428	?	?	14:30Z	18:24Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-30	RCH428	?	ETAR	04:56Z	08:28 CEST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-29	FAMUS62	KLAS	?	07:47 PDT	17:12Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-29	RCH221	?	?	15:43Z	21:30Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-29	RCH428	?	?	21:31Z	22:12Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-28	FAMUS62	?	?	13:33Z	18:48Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-28	RCH221	?	?	13:09Z	18:40Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-25 (partial)	RCH221	KFFO	?	09:25 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-25	RCH221	?	?	21:27Z	23:00Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-23	RCH104	PHNL	KSUU	01:19 HST	09:18 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-23	RCH104	KSUU	KFFO	11:04 PDT	18:42 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-21	RCH104	YSRI	PHNL	09:33 AEST	06:34 HST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-20	RCH104	PHNL	YSRI	11:23 HST	09:22 AEST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-08	RCH348	KSUU	?	14:14 PDT	21:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (95) - back to 2025-08-15

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-09-01	RCH427	?	?	20:34Z	23:46Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-30	RCH427	?	?	14:59Z	18:30Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-29	RCH427	KFFO	?	06:19 EDT	16:02Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-28	RCH427	?	KFFO	16:22Z	15:56 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-27	RCH427	KFFO	?	12:35 EDT	19:30Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-25	RCH427	?	?	14:26Z	15:32Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-25	RCH427	?	?	18:41Z	20:14Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-24 (partial)	RCH427	KNGU	?	23:41 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-24	RCH427	?	?	14:28Z	16:26Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-20	RCH290	?	KFFO	15:43Z	12:44 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-19	RCH290	?	KNGU	09:31Z	14:30 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-21	RCH115	?	?	06:37Z	07:42Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-20	RCH115	?	?	21:56Z	22:50Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-19	RCH115	?	?	07:13Z	10:56Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-17	RCH115	ETAR	LGKS	20:23 CEST	00:18 EEST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-16	RCH115	?	?	03:15Z	04:26Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-08 (partial)	RHINO87	KFFO	?	20:03 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-07	RHINO87	KFFO	KDKX	18:55 EDT	19:56 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-04	RCH1047	KCHS	KFFO	17:12 EDT	18:30 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-04	RCH1047	KBFL	KCHS	08:15 PDT	15:44 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-03	RCH1047	?	KBFL	08:08Z	06:00 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-03	RCH1047	KFFO	KCHS	20:22 EDT	21:38 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-03	RCH1047	KCHS	KMIA	00:00 EDT	01:10 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-30	RCH169	EGNC	KFFO	01:13 BST	09:50 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-29	RCH844	ETAR	?	06:54 CEST	05:12Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-29	RCH844	?	?	23:01Z	23:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-28	RCH844	HEAR	?	13:08 EEST	13:56Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-26	RCH844	ETAR	?	20:50 CEST	19:52Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-25 (partial)	RCH844	ETAR	?	03:59 CEST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-24	RHINO44	KGUS	KFFO	20:17 EDT	21:24 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-24	RCH844	KDOV	?	16:29 EDT	21:56Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-24	RCH844	KFFO	KDOV	12:36 EDT	13:42 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-23	RHINO44	KFFO	KGUS	18:28 EDT	18:52 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-23 (partial)	RHINO87	KFFO	?	14:58 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-21	RHINO90	KCHS	KFFO	15:56 EDT	17:10 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-21	RHINO90	KFFO	KCHS	14:02 EDT	15:18 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-21 (partial)	RHINO37	KFFO	?	11:04 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-20 (partial)	RHINO90	KFFO	?	02:25 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-19 (partial)	RHINO90	KFFO	?	14:47 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-19 (partial)	RHINO37	KFFO	?	23:44 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-17	RHINO91	KCHS	KFFO	12:25 EDT	13:44 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-17	RHINO91	KFFO	KCHS	10:21 EDT	11:42 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-17	RCH1824	?	KDAY	00:00Z	07:54 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-16	RCH1824	?	?	18:06Z	19:28Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-12	RCH1824	?	?	13:49Z	15:18Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-11	RCH1824	?	?	00:16Z	09:08Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-10	RCH1824	?	?	23:39Z	23:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-30 (partial)	RCH1807	KWRI	?	05:06 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-29	RCH1807	?	?	18:16Z	19:40Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-28	RCH1807	LHBP	EDDF	00:00 CET	00:58 CET
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-11	RHINO19	?	KCHS	18:07Z	15:30 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-11	RHINO61	KCHS	KFFO	17:29 EDT	18:56 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-11	RHINO61	KFFO	KCHS	14:04 EDT	15:24 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-11 (partial)	RHINO19	KFFO	?	10:27 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-04	CODY06	KSVN	KFFO	11:53 EST	13:30 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-02 (partial)	CODY06	KCOS	?	13:37 MST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-28	CODY06	?	?	17:06Z	18:20Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-27	CODY06	?	KPHX	15:26Z	14:46 MST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-21	RCH434	?	KFFO	09:48Z	18:20 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-20	RCH434	?	?	13:24Z	14:50Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-20	RCH434	ETAR	LIPZ	10:06 CET	11:22 CET
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-19	RCH434	KDOV	ETAR	19:03 EST	10:16 CET
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-18	RCH434	KDAY	KDOV	14:57 EST	16:00 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-15	RCH251	KORF	KFFO	17:09 EST	18:20 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-15	RCH251	?	KNGU	12:16Z	16:06 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-14	RCH251	?	?	08:41Z	10:42Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-12	RCH251	?	?	18:37Z	23:28Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-11	RCH251	?	ETAR	14:50Z	23:22 CET
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-11	BANNR70	KORF	?	09:39 EST	15:40Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-10	BANNR70	KFFO	KRDU	10:21 EST	13:56 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-31	RCH108	KSUU	KDAY	21:50 PST	04:44 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-31	RCH108	?	KSUU	03:31Z	19:54 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-29	RCH108	YSRI	?	11:23 AEDT	01:40Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-28	RCH108	?	YSRI	04:15Z	15:34 AEDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-26	RCH108	?	?	22:48Z	23:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-25	RCH108	KSUU	?	18:29 PST	02:52Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-24	RCH048	KADW	KSUU	22:17 EST	01:26 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-23 (partial)	RCH048	KADW	?	15:15 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-23	RCH048	KFFO	KADW	12:12 EST	13:08 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-21 (partial)	RHINO50	KFFO	?	11:15 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-09 (partial)	RHINO90	KFFO	?	10:43 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-23	RCH100	PHNL	KSUU	18:38 HST	01:32 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-23	RCH100	KSUU	KFFO	03:30 PST	10:08 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-11-27	RCH590	?	?	00:34Z	01:34Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-11-27	RCH590	?	KFFO	03:34Z	23:54 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-26	RCH4200	KTCM	KDAY	00:18 PDT	09:26 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-25	RCH4200	RJTY	KTCM	05:52 JST	22:36 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-23	RCH4200	?	?	03:22Z	06:48Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-21 (partial)	RHINO88	KFFO	?	15:19 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-21	RCH4200	KFFO	KADW	19:29 EDT	20:34 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-22	RCH188	ETAR	KFFO	20:54 CEST	01:48 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-21	RCH188	KBWI	KDOV	03:06 EDT	03:42 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-19	RHINO91	KFFO	KMCF	13:18 EDT	17:54 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-15	RHINO51	KFFO	KDAY	20:47 EDT	22:44 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-15	RHINO90	KDAY	KAKR	09:26 EDT	10:06 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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