The decision to close airspace over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday apparently came because of friction between the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration. The Pentagon wanted to test a laser ...

The FAA’s unprecedented closing and reopening of El Paso International Airport has aviation safety experts asking questions about how the decision was reached in the first place. In March 2024, under ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A information sign for departures at the El Paso International Airport in Texas. (Getty Images) The Federal Aviation ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) temporarily closed the airspace over El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico on Wednesday morning, prompting disruptions for travelers and questions from ...

The secretary of transportation said the military had neutralized a drug cartel drone. Two officials said testing of counter-drone technology prompted the closure. The F.A.A. initially said it would ...

The Federal Aviation Administration instituted a temporary flight restriction on flights to El Paso, Texas, late Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, effectively forcing a closure of the city's airport that was ...

The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded ...

Drones operated by Mexican drug cartels breached American airspace and were soon disabled by the U.S. military, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. The breach took place near El Paso ...

The Federal Aviation Administration announced late Tuesday that airspace around the border city of El Paso, Texas, would be closed for the next 10 days for “special security reasons” — grounding all ...

The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ban on most flights around El Paso, Texas, early Wednesday, Feb. 11. The agency had instituted the ban late Tuesday effectively shutting down operations at ...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Federal officials abruptly closed the airspace over El Paso, Texas, for several hours early Wednesday due to what the Trump administration said was Mexican cartel drone activity, ...

The FAA originally said the shutdown could last 10 days, but it ended up only lasting hours. The FAA originally said the shutdown could last 10 days, but it ended up only lasting hours. The closure ...