Federal aviation officials have issued new warnings to U.S. airlines operating over parts of Central and South America amid concerns about military activity and potential GPS interference.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced the advisories on Friday, saying they will remain in effect for at least the next 60 days.
According to the FAA, the warnings apply to several key flight regions spanning Mexico, Central America, Panama, and parts of South America.
Specific areas cited include the Bogota, Guayaquil, and Mazatlán Oceanic Flight Information Regions, as well as airspace over portions of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
The agency issued the alerts through Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), advising pilots to exercise heightened caution.
Officials said the advisories stem from concerns about possible military operations and disruptions to satellite-based navigation systems.
GPS interference poses a significant risk to modern aircraft, which rely heavily on satellite guidance for navigation, landing approaches, and situational awareness.
The FAA has not publicly identified which governments or groups may be responsible for the potential activity.
The warnings follow earlier aviation disruptions in the region, including the cancellation of international flights to Venezuela late last year.
In November, airlines suspended service to Venezuela amid escalating security concerns, prompting the FAA to issue similar cautions to pilots.
Those developments came as President Donald Trump intensified pressure on Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, per Breitbart News.
Maduro was later captured by U.S. forces in what Trump described as a “brilliant” military operation.
Following the capture, several American citizens detained in Venezuela were released, drawing praise from the U.S. State Department.
Officials called the releases an important step forward after years of strained relations between Washington and Caracas.
The two countries have rarely cooperated, though prisoner exchanges have occasionally served as limited points of engagement.
Last summer, Venezuelan authorities freed ten U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador.
The prisoner swaps occurred amid Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement and broader crackdown on illegal migration.
Tensions in the region have also extended to U.S. travel restrictions imposed under the Trump administration.
Authoritarian governments in Cuba and Venezuela condemned those restrictions, accusing Washington of discrimination.
Both regimes blamed Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the policy, labeling it racist and politically motivated.
Rubio, who is of Cuban descent, has long been a target of hostility from the Castro regime and its allies.
U.S. officials countered that the travel limits were necessary due to security concerns and human rights abuses.
The FAA advisories underscore ongoing instability across parts of the Western Hemisphere as geopolitical tensions rise.
