Middle East: GPS jamming today
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Source: GPSInterference.com, https://gpsinterference.com/continent/middle-east. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.
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Today by country
Each region and country with enough flights today for a fair share, highest first. The others had too few flights to give a figure.
| Place | Share affected | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 82.4% | 4,075 |
| Persian Gulf | 76.6% | 22,145 |
| Syria | 75.8% | 2,345 |
| Middle East | 58.5% | 47,317 |
| Iran | 53.3% | 89 |
| Oman | 51.7% | 4,981 |
| Saudi Arabia | 30.8% | 3,869 |
| Jordan | 20.7% | 2,422 |
Most affected areas
| Place | Share affected | Aircraft affected |
|---|---|---|
| Persian Gulf | 72.0% | 18 of 25 |
| Beirut | 41.2% | 21 of 51 |
| Arabian Peninsula | 33.3% | 4 of 12 |
| Sharjah | 29.5% | 241 of 817 |
| Doha | 29.4% | 5 of 17 |
| The Levant | 22.4% | 13 of 58 |
| Damascus | 22.2% | 10 of 45 |
| United Arab Emirates | 21.9% | 14 of 64 |
| Middle East | 18.3% | 21 of 115 |
| Iran | 11.1% | 2 of 18 |
Worst and best days on record
- The worst day on record for the Middle East was 25 March 2026, when 98.1% of its monitored areas were affected (152 of 155).
- The best day on record for the Middle East was 6 November 2025, when 18.0% of its monitored areas were affected (64 of 355).