What Happened
Pilots Warned of Military Activity and Navigation Risks
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued seven new Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) warning pilots and airlines of potential military activity and navigation risks across parts of Latin America and the eastern Pacific. The NOTAMs, which cover multiple flight information regions off the coasts of Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador, as well as large sections of the eastern Pacific Ocean, urge operators to exercise added caution when flying through the affected airspace. According to the FAA, the advisories highlight the possibility of military operations and interference with satellite navigation signals, which could pose hazards to civil aviation. The warnings come amid a period of increased US military activity in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific, and follow earlier FAA warnings related to Venezuela. This development was first reported by AeroTime.