A week of GPS spoofing reported around Delhi airport

What happened

Pilots and air traffic control sources told The Hindu that aircraft around Delhi had faced severe GPS spoofing for about a week before 6 November 2025, within 60 nautical miles of the capital.^[1]

They said it produced false aircraft positions and misleading terrain warnings.^[1]

A senior government official said India's aviation regulator, the DGCA, was looking into it, and the civil aviation secretary met the head of the DGCA.^[1]

A month later the Indian government said the spoofing had not affected flight operations, NDTV reported.^[4]

What our map showed

Our map shows aircraft reporting low GPS position accuracy. It does not show who or what caused it. A day is a full UTC day, so short events can be diluted.

Spoofed aircraft can broadcast confident but wrong positions, so spoofing doesn't always lower reported accuracy.

The sources give no exact dates, so the report checks the week they describe and one day either side.

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Affected share

58%

High-interference hexagons

7 of 12

30-day average

3%

More than 10 times the 30-day average

By altitude

Each day checked

Day by day

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What others said

• Pilots and air traffic controllers as reported by The Hindu
  Described the spoofing over Delhi as severe and said it had lasted about a week. 6 November 2025 · thehindu.com
• A senior government official on the regulator's response, quoted by The Hindu
  seized of the matter 6 November 2025 · thehindu.com
• Indian government as reported by NDTV
  Said a month later that the spoofing did not affect flight operations. ndtv.com

Context

• Region page: India
• This day's page: 1 November 2025
• Possible causes: Cause unclear

Sources

1. The Hindu, Jagriti Chandra. Airlines report severe spoofing over Delhi for seven days; govt officials say they are enquiring, 6 November 2025.
2. The Times of India. A first: GPS spoofing at Delhi airport spooks airlines, aviation authorities.
3. The Indian Express. Report on GPS spoofing around Delhi airport.
4. NDTV. GPS spoofing didn't hit flight operations: Centre, a month after Delhi airport chaos.

Cite this report

GPSInterference.com (2026). A week of GPS spoofing reported around Delhi airport. Report, 10 November 2026, updated 10 November 2026. https://gpsinterference.com/reports/2025-11-01-delhi-igi-spoofing. Data: adsb.lol ADS-B, method v2.

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  author = {{GPSInterference.com}},
  title = {A week of GPS spoofing reported around Delhi airport},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://gpsinterference.com/reports/2025-11-01-delhi-igi-spoofing}},
  note = {Report, updated 2026-11-10. Data: adsb.lol ADS-B, method v2}
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