In January of this year, 73 cases of interference with the Global Positioning System (GPS) were recorded in the airspace of Latvia, which is 2.4 times less than in January 2025, the Latvijas gaisa satiksme (LGS) agency reported to LETA.
In January of last year, 176 cases of GPS interference were recorded in the airspace of Latvia.
In 2025, a total of 1,276 cases of GPS interference were registered, in 2024 — 820 cases, in 2023 — 342 cases, and in 2022 — 26 cases.
LGS previously noted that when summarizing this data, information about specific airlines is not highlighted separately.
The air navigation enterprise reported that the interferences began simultaneously with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and are likely related to this.
The Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) previously explained to the LETA agency that the CAA reviews and analyzes reports of GPS interferences in the airspace of Latvia. Although they affect the normal processes of civil aviation, GPS interferences do not pose a threat to the safety of aircraft flights both in transit and for planes flying to and from Latvia.
The CAA emphasizes that several systems are used to ensure flight safety, so GPS interferences do not affect flight safety. Each case of identified GPS interference is centrally summarized and analyzed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
LGS is a 100% state-owned enterprise, and its duty is to provide airspace users with air navigation services.
In turn, the aim of the CAA's activities is to implement state policy and management in the field of airspace use in Latvia and civil aviation activities, overseeing the safety of civil aircraft flights and aviation safety, as well as controlling compliance with environmental protection requirements regarding pollution created by aircraft.
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