In the first nine months of this year, 1060 instances of interference with the Global Positioning System (GPS) were recorded in Latvian airspace, which is 2.6 times more than in the same period last year, the agency LETA was informed by the State Joint Stock Company 'Latvijas gaisa satiksme' (LGS).
In September of this year, 91 GPS malfunctions were recorded, which is 3.6 times more than in September of last year, when malfunctions were recorded 25 times.
A total of 820 GPS interferences were recorded last year, 342 in 2023, and 26 in 2022.
Previously, LGS noted that it is not possible to isolate information about specific airlines when compiling this data.
The aeronautical company reported that the disruptions began simultaneously with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and are apparently related to it.
The Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) previously informed LETA that the CAA is reviewing and analyzing reports of GPS signal failures in Latvian airspace. Although they affect normal processes in civil aviation, GPS signal failures do not pose a threat to the safety of aircraft flying to and from Latvia.
Several systems are used to ensure flight safety, so GPS interferences do not affect flight safety. Each case of GPS interference is centrally collected and analyzed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
