GPS interference on 16 October 2026

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As of , from flights on 16 October 2026: 1,129 of 23,818 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 2,548.

Source: GPSInterference.com, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-10-16. Free to reuse with this credit and a link.

By region

High-interference hexagons by region, 16 October 2026. Source: GPSInterference.com.
RegionHigh-interference hexagonsShare of the region's hexagons
Baltic Sea28214.3%
Eastern Europe23040.1%
Americas1371.2%
South and Southeast Asia1348.8%
Black Sea11043.1%
Middle East8629.8%
East Asian Seas494.6%
Eastern Mediterranean259.5%
Oceania202.0%
Africa40.9%
Worldwide1,1294.7%

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 October 2026, https://gpsinterference.com/day/2026-10-16

This day's data: https://api.gpsinterference.com/v1/interference/2026-10-16. How to read it.