El Paso flights grounded as FAA cites security reasons in 10-day airspace ban

They must have felt threatened by .. democracy, or something..

Things are progressing faster than I'd assumed..

expect such decrees to become suddenly-normal, nearly-everywhere in the US, when preventing the population's movement becomes imperative, for the civil-war..

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Holy shit how is this not bigger news? Wtf is going on?

Lunacy.

Not even medical helicopters are allowed to fly. What the hell are they planning?

Update: El Paso airspace restriction lifted.

Source: https://apnews.com/article/faa-el-paso-texas-air-space-closed-1f774bdfd46f5986ff0e7003df709caa

The notice, in part, reads: "THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) CLASSIFIES THE AIRSPACE DEFINED IN THIS NOTAM AS 'NTL DEFENSE AIRSPACE'. PILOTS WHO DO NOT ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING PROC MAY BE INTERCEPTED, DETAINED AND INTERVIEWED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT/SECURITY PERSONNEL. ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL ACTIONS MAY ALSO BE TAKEN AGAINST A PILOT WHO DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE RQMNTS OR ANY SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS OR PROC ANNOUNCED IN THIS NOTAM."

It goes on to state that the FAA may take administrative actions and can use "deadly force against the airborne acft, if it is determined that the ACFT poses an imminent security threat."

El Paso, Texas airport info

The airport handled 3.49 million passengers in the first 11 months of 2025. Major U.S. airlines, including Southwest, Delta, United and American, serve the airport. The airlines connect to major hubs in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Houston and Denver.

Aye, now the US will do bombing runs in Mexico to distract from the Epstein files.

This seems extreme, why?

Reportedly already lifted.