GPS interference on 16 February 2026

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As of , from flights on 16 February 2026: 820 of 21,333 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 1,314.

Source: GPSInterference.com, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-02-16. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.

By region

High-interference hexagons by region, 16 February 2026. Source: GPSInterference.com.
RegionHigh-interference hexagonsShare of the region's hexagons
Baltic Sea24217.5%
South and Southeast Asia1549.6%
Eastern Europe14927.6%
Black Sea10241.0%
Americas750.7%
East Asian Seas344.2%
Middle East148.2%
Eastern Mediterranean144.8%
Oceania91.1%
Africa72.0%
Western Europe10.1%
Worldwide8203.8%

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 February 2026, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-02-16

This day's data: https://api.gpsinterference.com/v1/interference/2026-02-16. How to read it.