El Paso, Texas airport grounds all flights due to ‘special security reasons’ for 10 days

SCMP · 2026-02-11
El Paso, Texas airport grounds all flights due to ‘special security reasons’ for 10 days

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport. “No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas” covered by the restrictions, the FAA said in a notice, citing “special secur