Ryanair flight to Iași diverts after GNSS interference
26 October 2026 · Airport disruption · Last updated 10 November 2026
A Ryanair flight from Bergamo could not land at Iași on 26 October 2026 and diverted to Timișoara. Romania's air navigation service cited GNSS interference.
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No unusual interference in our data
Rule 3 · none of the tests for unusual interference was met · peak day 27 October 2026 · How reports are judged
Our data for this area and day doesn't stand out from the previous 30 days. Short or very local events can be diluted in a full UTC day of data, and aircraft that switch to backup navigation may still report good accuracy. This result is published because the rules apply to every report the same way.
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.
What happened
Ryanair flight FR3112 from Bergamo, with 180 passengers, was unable to land at Iași on 26 October 2026 and diverted to Timișoara, Știrile ProTV reported.[1]
Romania's air navigation service, ROMATSA, said the crew chose to land at the alternate airport in the flight plan, citing interference with the satellite navigation signal around Iași Airport, and that flight safety was not affected.[1]
The aircraft landed safely at Timișoara more than three hours after leaving Bergamo; some passengers stayed there and others returned to Italy.[1]
Iași Airport's director, Romeo Vatra, described two effects: jamming of the GPS signal and wrong coordinates being shown.[1]
What our map showed
- Affected share
- 0%
- High-interference hexagons
- 0 of 6
- 30-day average
- 12%
- Below the 30-day average
By altitude
| Altitude | Measured hexagons | High | Share | 30-day average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| below 5,000 ft | 1 | 0 | 0% | 30% |
| 5,000–15,000 ft | 2 | 0 | 0% | 6% |
| 15,000–30,000 ft | 6 | 0 | 0% | 5% |
| above 30,000 ft | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Each day checked
| Day (UTC) | Measured hexagons | High | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | Too few aircraft to tell |
| 27 October 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | No unusual interference in our data |
Day by day
| Day (UTC) | Share |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2026 | 0% |
| 20 October 2026 | No data for this day yet |
| 21 October 2026 | 0% |
| 22 October 2026 | 0% |
| 23 October 2026 | 0% |
| 24 October 2026 | 0% |
| 25 October 2026 | 0% |
| 26 October 2026 | 20% |
| 27 October 2026 | 0% |
| 28 October 2026 | 0% |
| 29 October 2026 | 0% |
What others said
- ROMATSA
Said interference in the region has intensified since February 2022, near the conflict in Ukraine. - Romeo Vatra
Said the airport sees both jamming of the GPS signal and aircraft being shown wrong coordinates. - Constantin Ciorobea
Said jamming systems are used against drones, and that an affected pilot no longer knows where the aircraft is relative to the ground.
Context
- Region page: Romania
- This day's page: 27 October 2026
- Possible causes: Cause unclear
Sources
- Știrile ProTV, Iulia Ciuhu, Elena Bejinaru, Alexandra Clej. Un avion Ryanair care venea din Italia nu a putut ateriza la Iași din cauza GPS-ului bruiat. Ce spun experții militari, 3 November 2026.
- Libertatea. Report on the diverted Ryanair flight to Iași, 4 November 2026.
Cite this report
GPSInterference.com (2026). Ryanair flight to Iași diverts after GNSS interference. Report, 10 November 2026, updated 10 November 2026. https://gpsinterference.com/reports/2026-10-26-iasi-ryanair-diversion. Data: adsb.lol ADS-B, method v2, report rules v1.BibTeX
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author = {{GPSInterference.com}},
title = {Ryanair flight to Iași diverts after GNSS interference},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://gpsinterference.com/reports/2026-10-26-iasi-ryanair-diversion}},
note = {Report, updated 2026-11-10. Data: adsb.lol ADS-B, method v2, report rules v1}
}Corrections
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