Latvian airspace over the Baltic is regularly degraded by jamming traced to Russian territory.
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Latvian airspace over the Baltic is regularly degraded by jamming traced to Russian territory.
Riga stands at the head of the Gulf of Riga on Latvia's Baltic coast, the largest city in the Baltic states and a hub for shipping and aviation. It lies about 340 km from Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave most frequently identified as the source of regional GPS jamming, placing its sea lanes and flight paths within the broader affected zone.
Since 2022, widespread GPS interference across the Baltic has been publicly documented, intensifying through 2023 and 2024 as aviation and maritime authorities in Latvia, its neighbours and the wider Nordic-Baltic region raised warnings. With Kaliningrad the most cited origin, Riga's surrounding airspace and shipping approaches sit within a region where satellite navigation can no longer be assumed reliable.
Riga anchors a major Baltic port and air hub, with shipping, Riga International Airport and regional logistics all dependent on GNSS for navigation and timing. Interference in the surrounding airspace and waters can complicate vessel routing, aircraft approaches and freight coordination, making dependable positioning a genuine operational issue for the businesses that move goods and people through the city.
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