GPS jamming over Saudi Arabia

Updated 27 October 2026, 21:19 UTC

In the update of 27 October 2026, 21:19 UTC, 72 hexagons had enough aircraft to measure. 7 showed high interference (over 10% affected).

Flights on 26 October 2026. The map is rebuilt once a day from the previous day's flights.

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Most affected areas

Place	Share affected	Aircraft affected
Arabian Peninsula 21.6°N 54.6°E	25.0%	3 of 12
Persian Gulf 26.7°N 50.0°E	23.0%	89 of 387
Arabian Peninsula 27.7°N 46.9°E	20.0%	1 of 5
Persian Gulf 26.9°N 49.5°E	15.3%	54 of 354
Arabian Peninsula 21.8°N 54.1°E	13.6%	3 of 22

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

Today in numbers

254 of 3,293 aircraft observations (7.7%) reported low accuracy. An aircraft counts once in each hexagon it crossed.

Hexagons by level, latest update
Level	Share of aircraft affected	Hexagons
High	over 10%	7
Medium	3–10%	17
Low	under 3%	48

By altitude

All altitudes: points to a powerful, wide-area source. How this is read.

Aircraft observations by barometric altitude, latest update
Altitude	Aircraft	Share affected
Below 5,000 ft	139	10.1%
5,000 to 15,000 ft	175	6.9%
15,000 to 30,000 ft	411	5.8%
Above 30,000 ft	2,780	7.8%

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

Area covered

This page counts only the hexagons whose centre lies inside Saudi Arabia's borders, so hexagons in neighbouring countries and out at sea are left out. The map is framed on 16.3°N to 32.2°N and 34.5°E to 55.7°E.

Background

For the reporting on interference in this area, and who it is attributed to, see the Middle East.

The Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman at night, photographed from the International Space Station

About these figures. 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.