GPS jamming in North Korea today
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Today in numbers
| Areas affected | Change | Affected areas | Aircraft readings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0% | In North Korea, unchanged on the previous stored day. | 0 | 3 |
North Korea today: 0.0% of monitored areas are affected.
Recent days
Highest in this series for North Korea: October 26, 2026, 100.0%.
| Day | Areas affected |
|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 0.0% |
| Oct 26 | 100.0% |
| Oct 27 | 0.0% |
| Oct 28 | 0.0% |
| Oct 29 | 0.0% |
| Oct 30 | 80.0% |
| Oct 31 | 0.0% |
| Nov 1 | 0.0% |
Who is affected
North Korea: the traffic this page is read against includes the airways off the west coast, toward the Yellow Sea.
Background
North Korea is the alleged source rather than the place most affected: South Korea's military traced GPS manipulation to Kaesong and Haeju, on the North Korean side of the border (NBC News, 2024), and the International Civil Aviation Organization passed a resolution voicing serious concern about GPS jamming that named North Korea for the first time (Babel, 2024). Few commercial flights cross North Korea, so the aircraft reports on this page are thin; we found no statement from Pyongyang. For the reporting on interference in North Korea, and who it is attributed to, see: East Asian Seas.
Only hexagons whose centre lies inside North Korea's borders are counted, so hexagons in neighbouring countries and out at sea are left out. The map is framed on 37.6 to 43.1 and 124.1 to 131.
Questions
How much of North Korea is affected today?
In the latest update, 0.0% of monitored areas in North Korea are affected, across 0 areas, from 3 aircraft readings.
Which places in North Korea look worst?
Named places in North Korea are cells with at least 10 aircraft. The traffic most exposed includes the airways off the west coast, toward the Yellow Sea.
Is the North Korea map live?
The North Korea map is rebuilt once a day from the previous UTC day's flights, at about 04:40 UTC. It is not a live feed.
Nearby
Pages near North Korea: East Asian Seas, South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan.