In the first quarter of this year, 296 cases of interference with the global positioning system (GPS) were recorded in the airspace of Latvia, which is 2.1% more than in the same period of 2025, the Latvijas gaisa satiksme (LGS) authority reported to the LETA agency.
In March of this year alone, 81 cases of interference with the global satellite navigation system were recorded, which is 55.8% more than in March of last year, when such interferences were recorded 52 times.
In 2025, a total of 1,276 cases of GPS interference were recorded, in 2024 — 820, in 2023 — 342, and in 2022 — 26 cases.
LGS previously noted that when summarizing this data, information about specific airlines is not highlighted separately.
The air navigation company 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 agency reviews and analyzes reports of GPS interference in the airspace of Latvia. Although they affect the normal processes of civil aviation, GPS interferences do not pose a threat to flight safety for both transit flights and aircraft operating flights to and from Latvia.
The CAA emphasizes that several systems are used to ensure flight safety, so GPS interferences do not affect safety. Each case of identified interference is centrally collected and analyzed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
LGS is a state-owned enterprise, 100% owned by the state, and its duty is to provide air navigation services to users of airspace.
In turn, the goal of the CAA's activities is to implement state policy and management in the field of airspace use in Latvia and civil aviation, including oversight of flight safety, aviation security, and monitoring compliance with environmental protection requirements regarding pollution caused by aircraft.
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