The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.” By Karoun ...

Minutes before midnight on Feb. 11, the Federal Aviation Administration shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas, for 10 days − longer than the airspace closure after 9/11 − prompting confusion and ...

U.S. forces deployed an anti-drone laser weapon close to El Paso airport in Texas earlier this week, according to new reports, sparking an airspace closure lasting several hours, widespread confusion ...

Update: February 11, 2026, at 11:20 a.m. ET After a full ground stop, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that flights into and out of El Paso International Airport in Texas were once ...

The temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, earlier this week was reportedly caused by an interagency disagreement over the use of a “counterdrone laser system.” According to ABCNews.com, ...

The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, stemmed from the Pentagon’s plans to test a laser for use in shooting down drones used by Mexican drug cartels, according to three ...

Customs and Border Protection used a high-energy laser from the Pentagon earlier this week in the vicinity of El Paso, Texas, prompting concerns within the FAA and leading it to temporarily shut down ...

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reopened the El Paso International Airport in Texas city after halting all take-offs and landings due to ‘special security reasons’. The airport sits ...

WASHINGTON — Confusion reigned Wednesday after the Federal Aviation Administration abruptly announced a 10-day closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas for “special security reasons” — only to reopen ...

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 ...

The Trump administration said an incursion of Mexican cartel drones led to the closing of airspace in Texas and New Mexico. But others blamed yet another standoff between the FAA and Pentagon.