Kraig Pakulski / Wednesday, February 11, 2026 / Categories: Regions, California; Santa Barbara County FAA closes El Paso airspace for 10 days over security concerns By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction immediately halting all flights to and from El Paso, Texas, and an area of southern New Mexico for 10 days. According to the FAA’s website, the pause over El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, is due to “special security reasons.” El Paso International Airport, which issued a notice late Tuesday, said all commercial, cargo and general aviation flights would be grounded until Feb. 20. CNN has reached out to the FAA and El Paso International Airport for more information. This is a developing story and will be updated. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved. The post FAA closes El Paso airspace for 10 days over security concerns appeared first on News Channel 3-12. Previous Article El interrogatorio de Lutnick en el Senado de EE.UU. muestra a Trump un adelanto de un posible futuro sombrío Next Article Wind Advisory issued February 11 at 12:58AM PST until February 11 at 6:00AM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Print 27 Rate this article: No rating Tags: CNN – National Please login or register to post comments.