{"id":159805,"date":"2026-02-11T10:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/159805\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:16:19","slug":"faa-orders-10-day-flight-pause-at-el-paso-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/159805\/","title":{"rendered":"FAA orders 10-day flight pause at El Paso airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FAA closes El Paso airspace for 10 days over &#8216;special security reasons&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760478435_198_cnn.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"CNN logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 4:57 AM EST Feb 11, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wyff4.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction immediately halting all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas and an area of southern New Mexico for 10 days.According to the FAA\u2019s website, the pause over El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, is due to \u201cspecial security reasons.\u201dEl Paso International Airport, which issued a notice late Tuesday, said all commercial, cargo and general aviation flights would be grounded until Feb. 20.The FAA issued the restriction \u201con short notice\u201d and airport staff has reached out to the agency for further guidance, the airport said in another statement to KFOX.CNN has reached out to the FAA and El Paso International Airport for more information.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tEL PASO, Texas \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction immediately halting all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas and an area of southern New Mexico for 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>According to the FAA\u2019s website, the pause over El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, is due to <a href=\"https:\/\/tfr.faa.gov\/tfr3\/?page=detail_6_2233\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cspecial security reasons.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>El Paso International Airport, which issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUm9yAPFsCf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=444ab7fa-e509-468e-a02b-f80706413a17\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a notice late Tuesday<\/a>, said all commercial, cargo and general aviation flights would be grounded until Feb. 20.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA issued the restriction \u201con short notice\u201d and airport staff has reached out to the agency for further guidance, the airport said in another statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/faa-grounds-all-flights-to-and-from-el-paso-until-feb-20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KFOX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>CNN has reached out to the FAA and El Paso International Airport for more information.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FAA closes El Paso airspace for 10 days over &#8216;special security reasons&#8217; 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