GPS interference on 17 May 2026

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As of , from flights on 17 May 2026: 1,062 of 21,284 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 1,549.

Source: GPSInterference.com, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-05-17. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.

By region

High-interference hexagons by region, 17 May 2026. Source: GPSInterference.com.
RegionHigh-interference hexagonsShare of the region's hexagons
Baltic Sea30523.8%
Eastern Europe18933.5%
South and Southeast Asia1238.8%
Middle East11874.6%
Black Sea11140.9%
Eastern Mediterranean5919.3%
East Asian Seas556.6%
Americas390.4%
Oceania182.4%
Africa51.3%
Western Europe40.3%
Worldwide1,0625.0%

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 17 May 2026, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-05-17

This day's data: https://api.gpsinterference.com/v1/interference/2026-05-17. How to read it.