Finnair plane aborts landing at Tartu airport due to GPS interference

Cyber & Information WarfareCyber AttacksAttacks on critical infrastructure (energy, transport, hospitals)

Aggressor

Summary

A Finnair flight from Helsinki aborted landing at Tartu Airport on April 25 due to GPS interference caused by persistent jamming disrupting navigation systems.

On the night of April 25, 2024, a Finnair plane flying from Helsinki to Estonia aborted its landing at Tartu Airport due to GPS interference. The plane was unable to complete the landing safely and diverted to an alternate airport. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) and Estonian Air Navigation Services report deliberate GPS jamming disrupting airline navigation in the region. This incident marks another case in ongoing GPS interference believed to be deliberate hybrid attacks by Russia. The GPS jamming has been persistent since the end of 2022, causing flight safety concerns and operational disruptions in Estonian airspace.

Classification

Confidence: High

The article clearly attributes the GPS interference to deliberate attacks thought to be conducted by Russia, disrupting airline navigation and causing the Finnair plane to abort landing. This constitutes aggressor activity in the cyber domain affecting critical transport infrastructure and aviation safety in Estonian airspace.

Source URL

https://news.err.ee/1609325847/finnair-plane-aborts-landing-at-tartu-airport-due-to-gps-interference

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 9, 2026, 00:08 UTC
Event time: Apr 25, 2024, 21:40 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "event_time_utc": "2024-04-25T21:40:00.000Z",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: MediumSingle sourceTime: Within 1 hourLocation: Exact

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Apr 25, 2024, 21:40 UTC

Event time confidence

pm1h

Location

Tartu Airport, Estonia

Country

Estonia

Tags

GPS jamming, Finnair, Tartu Airport, Estonia, Navigation disruption, Russian hybrid warfare, Traficom, Air transport, Hybrid attack

Nodes

Node 1: Borders

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