El Paso Airport Flight Grounding

The United States — Federal Aviation Administration has closed the airspace around United States — El Paso International Airport in United States — El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights due to 'special security reasons'. This unprecedented move, effective from late Tuesday through February 20, impacts commercial, cargo, and general aviation flights. The closure affects a 10-nautical-mile area around the airport, which is a significant hub for west Texas, southern New Mexico, and northern Mexico, and a key point for cross-border commerce with Ciudad Juarez. Major airlines such as Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Frontier Airlines operate at the airport, and have been advising travelers to contact them for updated flight information. U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar has called the move 'unprecedented' and urged the United States — Federal Aviation Administration to lift the restrictions, stating there is no immediate threat to the community.