US FAA reopens El Paso airspace, says no threat to commercial aviation

SelfRugger · 2026-02-24T19:12:32+00:00

The US FAA has reopened El Paso airspace, confirming that there is no current threat to commercial aviation. Flights are set to resume normally after a temporary closure for security reasons.

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2026-02-24 19:12:32

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US FAA reopens El Paso airspace, says no threat to commercial aviation

A satellite image of El Paso International Airport, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., in this handout picture taken on February 6, 2026. U.S. halted all flights to and from the airport on February 10 for “special security reasons,” according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS. · Reuters

Reuters

Wed, February 11, 2026 at 11:12 PM GMT+9

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - ‌The U.S. ‌Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure ‌of ⁠airspace over El Paso ⁠on Wednesday, saying all flights will ‌resume as normal and that there ‌was no threat to commercial ‌aviation.

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson; writing by Susan ‌Heavey; editing by Doina Chiacu)

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