GPS interference on 18 January 2026

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As of , from flights on 18 January 2026: 919 of 21,356 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 1,506.

Source: GPSInterference.com, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-01-18. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.

By region

High-interference hexagons by region, 18 January 2026. Source: GPSInterference.com.
RegionHigh-interference hexagonsShare of the region's hexagons
Baltic Sea22514.8%
Eastern Europe22136.3%
South and Southeast Asia17410.6%
Americas910.9%
Black Sea8633.6%
East Asian Seas374.6%
Oceania293.6%
Middle East179.4%
Eastern Mediterranean133.9%
Africa82.4%
Worldwide9194.3%

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 18 January 2026, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-01-18

This day's data: https://api.gpsinterference.com/v1/interference/2026-01-18. How to read it.