GPS Tampering Reported During Landings at Major Airports Including Delhi and Mumbai: Minister
Recent incidents in India have revealed cases of GPS spoofing affecting several flights. GPS spoofing involves sending false GPS signals to a device or vehicle, causing it to display an incorrect location. This can mislead pilots about their actual position during critical phases such as landing.
Multiple Airports Affected
According to Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, these incidents were reported not only at Delhi’s IGI Airport but also at six other major airports across the country, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Amritsar, and Chennai. Pilots faced GPS signal spoofing while attempting to land, raising serious safety concerns.
At Delhi Airport, one of the four runways—Runway 28/10, specifically the Runway-10 side—was affected. Pilots reported that while approa...









