Security personnel at El Paso International Airport after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration lifted its temporary closure of the airspace over El Paso, saying all flights will resume as normal and that there was no threat to commercial aviation, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2026. Photo: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters The Federal Aviation Administration suddenly announced that it was shutting down the airspace surrounding El Paso, Texas, barring flights in and out of the region over