FAA lifts El Paso flight restriction after brief airport shutdown
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The FAA has issued a temporary flight restriction, halting all flights to and from El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, until Feb. 20.

The restriction prohibits all aircraft operations, including commercial, cargo and general aviation flights, from 11:30 p.m. MST on Feb. 10 through 11:30 p.m. MST on Feb. 20. The restriction was issued for “special security reasons”, according to an FAA notice, a move that is rare for an airport in a major U.S. city.

…The FAA notice does not explain why the closure order was issued…