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The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights into and out of El Paso International Airport on Tuesday night at 11:30 pm local time (1:30 am EST Wednesday) and said the restrictions would remain in place for 10 days. In its notice, the FAA also restricted air space extended in a radius of 10 nautical miles from the airport.

Shortly afterward, the airport posted a note on its social media accounts confirming the closure.

“All flights to and from El Paso are grounded, including commercial, cargo and general aviation,” the airport stated. “The FAA has issued a flight restriction halting all flights to and from El Paso effective from February 10 at 11:30 PM (MST) to February 20 at 11:30PM (MST). Travelers should contact their airlines to get most up-to-date flight status information.”

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