US EditionFAA Closes El Paso Airspace for 10 Days Citing ‘Special Security Reasons’
- The Federal Aviation Administration has closed El Paso International Airport for 10 days, effective February 10 at 11:30 PM to February 20 at 11:30 PM due to security concerns, according to the FAA's notices.
- All flights at El Paso International Airport and the nearby Santa Teresa community have been canceled, as stated by the El Paso city government.
- The restricted airspace spans a 10 nautical mile range, including El Paso and Fort Bliss, affecting all aircraft operations, per the FAA's advisories.
- Officials haven't provided reasons for the airspace closure, and this action hasn't occurred since immediately after September 11, 2001.
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By Karina Tsui, CNN. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary restriction halting all flights to and from El Paso, Texas, and a portion of southern New Mexico for 10 days. According to the FAA website, the pause over El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, is due to “special security reasons.” El Paso International Airport, which issued a notice Tuesday night, said all commercial, cargo, and general aviation flights would re…
In the city of El Paso is the largest camp in the USA for migrants. There are regular deportation flights at the airport there. Now the authorities lock the airspace for more than a week. Details about the reasons are not mentioned.
Airspace over border city of El Paso, Texas, closed by FAA for 'special security reasons'
The U.S. has halted all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas for "special security reasons," the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday, without giving more details.
Flights at El Paso halted for 10 days for 'special security reasons'
A sign outside El Paso International Airport.Kirby Lee/Getty ImagesFlights to and from El Paso have been halted until February 20.That's equal to about 100 flights a day, according to Cirium data.The FAA issued flight restrictions citing "special security reasons."Flights to and from El Paso, Texas, have been halted for 10 days by the Federal Aviation Administration, citing "special security reasons."In a statement late Tuesday night, El Paso In…
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