GPS jamming over South Korea

Updated

In the update of , 32 hexagons had enough aircraft to measure. 2 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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<iframe src="https://gpsinterference.com/embed?region=south-korea" width="640" height="400"
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        title="Live GPS interference map: South Korea"></iframe>
<p>Live map: <a href="https://gpsinterference.com/">GPS Interference</a></p>

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Most affected areas

PlaceShare affectedAircraft affected
Seoul 37.8°N 127.0°E14.3%1 of 7
Korean Peninsula 36.7°N 127.5°E10.2%13 of 128

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

Today in numbers

268 of 5,747 aircraft observations (4.7%) reported low accuracy. An aircraft counts once in each hexagon it crossed.

Hexagons by level, latest update
LevelShare of aircraft affectedHexagons
Highover 10%2
Medium3–10%15
Lowunder 3%15

By altitude

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

Aircraft observations by barometric altitude, latest update
AltitudeAircraftShare affected
Below 5,000 ft4549.9%
5,000 to 15,000 ft1,5016.7%
15,000 to 30,000 ft3,4174.2%
Above 30,000 ft2,2782.3%

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 South Korea's borders, so hexagons in neighbouring countries and out at sea are left out. The map is framed on 33°N to 38.7°N and 124.5°E to 130°E.

Background

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

Thunderstorms over the South China Sea from the International Space Station
Thunderstorms over the South China Sea 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.