Mexican cartel drones breached U.S. airspace, the Trump administration said, leading to the sudden closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, Wednesday morning.
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The closure was originally slated to last ten days, potentially disrupting travel in West Texas and New Mexico.
FAA reopens airspace over El Paso after brief security closure, saying no threat to aviation and all flights will resume.
Rather stunning news out of southwestern Texas this morning.
The FAA said in a social media post that it has lifted the temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying there was no threat to commercial aviation and that all flights will resume.
The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly nixed the 10-day airspace closure issued for El Paso, Texas, announcing Wednesday that it had been removed fewer than eight hours after it was announced ...
No flights are allowed to or from El Paso Airport in Texas until February 20 under a flight restriction order that cited unspecified 'special security reasons'
FAA says it has lifted temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, and all flights to resume.
The airspace has been 'classified as national defense airspace.' The government could use deadly force if it determines an aircraft 'poses an imminent security threat.'
Given its location 12 miles from the Mexican border, El Paso International Airport (ELP) is an important gateway both for travelers to and from southwestern Texas and those going on south to different regions of Mexico. As the busiest airport in ...