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RCH Watch

This site is no longer being updated. Flight records run through October 27, 2026 and are published as they were collected, without later additions or corrections. Flights after that date are not shown. The embedded map no longer loads and has been removed; links to ADS-B Exchange still work.

All routes, fuel and cost figures are inferred from public ADS-B transponder signals and may be incomplete or wrong; they are not official records. This site is independent and is not affiliated with the U.S. Air Force, the Department of Defense, or ADS-B Exchange. How the data works.

Tracking USAF “Reach” military airlift — and what it costs

RCH Watch follows RCH (Reach) callsign missions — primarily C-17 Globemaster III airlift — using publicly broadcast ADS-B data. Every flight is logged with an inferred route and an estimated fuel and taxpayer-cost figure, so the scale of military air mobility is visible and auditable.

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At a glance

8,046
Tracked flights
14,540.4
Flight hours
36,275,057 gal
Est. fuel burned
estimate
$126,962,700
Est. taxpayer cost
estimate
ETAR (1965 ops)
Busiest base
2026-04-24 → 2026-10-27
Date range
183 days

Estimates: fuel and cost are modelled from flight duration × a per-type burn rate (C-17 ≈ 2,400 gal/hr) at $3.50/gal of JP-8. Counts are a documented minimum — only watchlisted aircraft broadcasting ADS-B are seen. Full assumptions are on the methodology page.

Estimated cost over time

Estimated daily fuel cost (USD)$2,010,52702026-04-242026-07-242026-10-27

Latest tracked missions

DateCallsignAircraftTypeRoute (inferred)HoursDist (nm)Est. cost
2026-10-27RCH84406-6155C17KNZY → K61B0.9293$7,913
2026-10-27RCH84596-0002C17ETAR → EDFM0.386$2,234
2026-10-27RCH68801-0192C17KSWF → KLBB3.61,430$29,954
2026-10-27RCH73903-3114C17North Atlantic → ETSB → ETAD1.9889$15,960
2026-10-27RCH27402-1107C17KBIF → CYQX → CYQX5.42,549$45,486
2026-10-27RCH46101-0194C17Mediterranean → HE360.278$1,512
2026-10-27RCH205887-0029C5MKSUU → KNZY → KNZY1.2464$14,614
2026-10-27RCH217587-0037C5MOMDM → OMAM0.5120$5,647
2026-10-27RCH55493-0604C17KWRI → KCNM → KCNM3.81,645$32,222
2026-10-27RCH73397-0042C17KDOV → North Pacific3.81,555$32,138
2026-10-27RCH46101-0194C17ETAR → LGHI2.61,178$22,260
2026-10-27RCH81407-7172C17KSUU → KNZY → KNZY1.4457$11,659

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