GPS interference on 16 May 2026

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As of , from flights on 16 May 2026: 1,076 of 21,166 map hexagons with enough traffic to measure (5%) 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 1,490.

Source: GPSInterference.com, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-05-16. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.

By region

High-interference hexagons by region, 16 May 2026. Source: GPSInterference.com.
RegionHigh-interference hexagonsShare of the region's hexagons
Baltic Sea28923.7%
Eastern Europe13828.6%
Middle East12678.8%
Black Sea11442.0%
South and Southeast Asia1047.3%
Eastern Mediterranean8224.6%
Americas600.6%
East Asian Seas577.0%
Oceania243.2%
Western Europe160.9%
Africa123.3%
Worldwide1,0765.1%

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 May 2026, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-05-16

This day's data: https://api.gpsinterference.com/v1/interference/2026-05-16. How to read it.