FAA Halts El Paso Flights for Unspecified Security Reasons

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 9:48 AM

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The FAA has issued temporary flight restrictions over El Paso and Santa Teresa, prohibiting all flight operations for 10 days due to special security reasons.

Story Timeline: Pentagon Laser Causes El Paso Airspace Closure

Feb 11, 2026

FAA Halts El Paso Flights for Unspecified Security Reasons(current)

Feb 12, 2026The Pentagon’s use of a high-energy laser to counter what officials thought was a drug-cartel drone led the FAA to temporarily shut down all flights over El Paso, Texas

Feb 12, 2026When Customs and Border Protection fired a laser thinking it was aiming at cartel drones, leading the FAA to close the airspace over El Paso—and causing an uproar in Washington

Feb 27, 2026The Pentagon said it shot down a “seemingly threatening” drone near the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, prompting aviation officials to expand flight restrictions around an area of Fort Hancock, Texas

FAA Halts El Paso Flights for Unspecified Security Reasons

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