FAA just announced a 10 day emergency temporary restricted area for a 10 mile radius around El Paso. No flights are permitted from ground level to 18000 feet, grounding all flights to/from the El Paso airport (KELP).

Designed as “national defense airspace”, with “deadly force authorized if aircraft determined to pose a security threat”.

No reason given.

Update: the TFR appears to have been cancelled, effective immediately.

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