Sector 4
Serving Greenland, the Atlantic and South America
Elf Tubby Ryder
Elf Tubby is well known to those familiar with North Pole flight operations, where he has served as an Associate Director Flight Director for many years. He has given Christmas Eve flight service in many places all over the world, most notably in 1994 when Santa had to move all his flight operations to the South Pole. Elf Tubby coordinated that project. Tubby has a large family of 18 children. He, his wife Delores and children live on a converted reindeer ranch not far from town. Tubby is an avid skier and is often found on Mt. Frosty here at the North Pole after Christmas is over, where he volunteers as a Ski Patrol member. Tubby is also a master chef, having attended school in Italy many years ago.
Recent News from Sector 4
Background Information
Important things to know about Sector 4
Regional Tracking Center Location 2026: Belen, Costa Rica
Trackers in Sector 4
Sector 4 includes all of Greenland, the Atlantic and South America. People in this part of the world love Santa so much they would vote for him for President. Santa has to make sure he works quickly and doesn’t get caught in these areas because people just want to take him to all their parties — and never let him go. Many of these areas celebrate Christmas in warm weather, so there are usually issues with late-night partyers. The longer they delay going to bed to long North America has to wait for Santa to come.
Issues that Santa runs into in this sector: Frequent delivery delays and re-routing due to late night celebrations on Christmas Eve. Large public gatherings keep people out late and prevent them from getting home and in bed before Santa comes. There is a higher rate of close encounters with Santa in South and Central America than there is in any other part of the world.
Information the North Pole Tracking Center needs most from this area: Eyes on every street is best — and updates every 30 minutes to report obstacles or dangers. It is always a very fluid situation in this part of the world and Santa can never have enough good information.
How Christmas is celebrated: Church services can dominate Christmas Eve festivities and this too delays bedtime for youngsters, especially in South America.
