Jillian Nichols
Published
WED, FEB 11 2026•5:24 AM EST
Updated
WED, FEB 11 2026•5:27 AM EST
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a sudden and unprecedented Notice to Airmen late Tuesday night, immediately halting all flights to and from El Paso, Texas, and parts of southern New Mexico for 10 days. The restriction, which took effect at 11:30 p.m. Mountain Time on Feb 10 and will remain in place until late Feb 20, covers El Paso International Airport and extends into airspace near Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The FAA classified the affected zone as "National Defense Airspace" and offered no public explanation for the extraordinary move, which grounds all commercial, cargo, and general aviation operations over the nation's 23rd-largest city.
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