GPS interference on 17 January 2026

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As of , from flights on 17 January 2026: 903 of 21,115 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 1,442.

Source: GPSInterference.com, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-01-17. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.

By region

High-interference hexagons by region, 17 January 2026. Source: GPSInterference.com.
RegionHigh-interference hexagonsShare of the region's hexagons
Baltic Sea26617.7%
Eastern Europe19033.2%
South and Southeast Asia1559.4%
Americas1061.1%
Black Sea8932.3%
East Asian Seas354.5%
Eastern Mediterranean205.9%
Middle East119.2%
Oceania81.0%
Western Europe20.2%
Africa10.3%
Worldwide9034.3%

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 17 January 2026, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-01-17

This day's data: https://api.gpsinterference.com/v1/interference/2026-01-17. How to read it.