GPS jamming in Australia today

Last updated: 9 November 2026, 04:51 UTC

Australia today: 17.4% of monitored areas are affected.

Nearby

Pages near Australia: Oceania, Indonesia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines.

Cities and airports

Latest data: flights on 8 November 2026. Source: GPSInterference.com.
Place	Share affected	Aircraft affected
Perth (PER)	7.6%	79 of 1,045
Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL)	6.2%	117 of 1,890
Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD)	4.7%	115 of 2,455
Adelaide (ADL)	3.5%	38 of 1,072
Brisbane (BNE)	2.5%	44 of 1,735

Aircraft within 100 km of each city that reported low GPS accuracy. A row opens the live map over that city.

By altitude

Australia: mostly low altitude, which points to local, low-power jammers. How this is read.

Aircraft observations by barometric altitude, latest update. Source: GPSInterference.com.
Altitude	Aircraft	Share affected
Below 5,000 ft	4,713	3.7%
5,000 to 15,000 ft	6,124	1.6%
15,000 to 30,000 ft	9,538	0.9%
Above 30,000 ft	20,107	1.2%

Australia: an aircraft is counted in each layer it crosses, so the rows do not add up.

Background

It is illegal in Australia to operate, supply or possess a GPS jammer; the communications regulator, ACMA, gives the maximum penalty as a fine of up to $330,000 and two years in prison per offence (ACMA). A Melbourne taxi driver was fined $850 for using one after a joint campaign by ACMA and Victoria's taxi regulator (iTnews). For the reporting on interference in Australia, and who it is attributed to, see Oceania.

Russia accused of jamming GPS on plane carrying European Commission President, from ABC News (Australia). Watch on YouTube. Views are those of ABC News (Australia).

Only hexagons whose centre lies inside the borders of Australia are counted, so hexagons in neighbouring countries and out at sea are left out. The map is framed on 43.7° S to 10° S and 112.8° E to 153.7° E.

Australia is counted under Oceania.

Most affected areas

Latest data: flights on 8 November 2026. Source: GPSInterference.com.
Place	Share affected	Aircraft affected
Australia	17.6%	3 of 17
Perth	15.7%	50 of 319
Sydney	14.1%	73 of 517

Australia: with few aircraft, one report can give a hexagon a high share; see the limitations.

Worst and best days on record

The worst day on record for Australia was 3 October 2025, when 32.9% of its monitored areas were affected (231 of 703).
The best day on record for Australia was 25 October 2026, when 3.2% of its monitored areas were affected (27 of 839).

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Australia: low reported accuracy points to interference but does not prove it, and the map cannot locate a transmitter or say who is responsible. How the map is made.

This page records reported GNSS interference events from publicly available sources. It makes no claim about the source, intent or attribution of any event. Place names and boundaries follow the underlying data provider and do not imply any position on sovereignty or territorial status.