GPS interference on 16 January 2026

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As of , from flights on 16 January 2026: 842 of 20,874 map hexagons with enough traffic to measure (4%) showed high interference, meaning more than one aircraft in ten there reported poor GPS accuracy. The count in the medium band, between 3 and 10%, was 1,530.

Source: GPSInterference.com, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-01-16. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.

By region

High-interference hexagons by region, 16 January 2026. Source: GPSInterference.com.
RegionHigh-interference hexagonsShare of the region's hexagons
Baltic Sea20815.0%
South and Southeast Asia17710.8%
Eastern Europe13626.9%
Americas1051.1%
Black Sea8730.1%
East Asian Seas425.2%
Middle East2011.4%
Eastern Mediterranean185.3%
Oceania141.7%
Africa52.6%
Worldwide8424.0%

Each hexagon is counted once, in the first region listed that holds it; hexagons outside every listed region count in the total only. The region pages count every hexagon inside their own boundaries, which overlap, so they may show higher counts.

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Cite this day

GPSInterference.com, daily summary for 16 January 2026, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-01-16

This day's data: https://api.gpsinterference.com/v1/interference/2026-01-16. How to read it.