GPS interference on 18 August 2026

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As of , from flights on 18 August 2026: 972 of 23,438 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 2,261.

Source: GPSInterference.com, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-08-18. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.

By region

High-interference hexagons by region, 18 August 2026. Source: GPSInterference.com.
RegionHigh-interference hexagonsShare of the region's hexagons
Baltic Sea29014.4%
Eastern Europe18630.8%
Americas1581.4%
Black Sea8830.6%
South and Southeast Asia714.8%
Middle East5617.9%
East Asian Seas514.6%
Oceania141.6%
Eastern Mediterranean92.5%
Africa51.1%
Worldwide9724.1%

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 18 August 2026, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-08-18

This day's data: https://api.gpsinterference.com/v1/interference/2026-08-18. How to read it.