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FAA warns of military activity and GPS interference over eastern Pacific and Latin America

The FAA issued seven advisories on Jan. 16 urging U.S. operators to exercise caution or avoid portions of the eastern Pacific and adjacent airspace over Mexico, Central America and parts of South America (including Colombia, Ecuador and Panama), citing uncoordinated military activity and reported GPS/satellite navigation interference.

Discovered 2026-01-16T11:54:22.503209-08:00 | 2026-01-16T11:54:22.503209-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The FAA issued seven advisories (Jan. 16) urging operators to alter or avoid routes over the eastern Pacific and adjacent airspace near Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama because of reported military activity and GPS/satellite navigation interference.

  • The guidance creates immediate operational impacts: potential reroutes, longer sectors, higher fuel loads and added dispatch/crew workload for affected transits and overflights.

  • The warnings reinforce a broader regulatory pattern of conflict‑zone avoidance and rising GPS interference concerns, complementing recent regulator advisories and industry warnings about a surge in GPS jamming/spoofing incidents (see source:119c1933-2c20-4653-b288-1e16c27e9623 and source:9fc48c36-f21a-44bc-8d86-fb9a959f47e8) and follow earlier FAA cautions on Venezuelan airspace (source:3346491b-d76b-4385-894d-ada92d953bda).

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ch-aviation gpsworld.com The Hill AeroTime AINonline GlobalAir.com
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First Seen
2026-01-16T11:54:22.503209-08:00
Latest Update
2026-01-21T09:14:52.528741-08:00
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