Light Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 13
Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert
Airspace Structure; Human Factors; Procedure
WSMR (White Sands Missile Range) was GPS jamming. Aircraft X was significantly off course prior to taking position. Leaving controller put Aircraft X on a vector to miss restricted airspace. Aircraft X asked to go back on course direct to DNA; assuming he could navigate direct by his request; I gave him direct his destination again. I move on in my traffic scan and come back to Aircraft X making a 90 degree left hand turn. I had cleared Aircraft X to descend previously because he was no longer in conflict with WSMR after being vectored out; but with his 90 degree left hand turn he went back into WSMR descending and I didn't catch it in time. After realizing it I told Aircraft X to stop his descent but it was too late as he was passing through FL216. I called WSMR and asked them to 'stop buzzer'; the answered with 'O.K.'. Facility Manager on Duty later informed me we can't ask them to 'stop buzzer' and to just keep putting aircraft on headings. Give controllers the ability to have WSMR stop GPS jamming during high traffic periods and move their jamming operations to mid shifts.
ZAB Enroute Controller reported a flight crews navigational capability was affected by White Sands Missile Range GPS jamming.