Flights halted at El Paso International Airport after the FAA issued a 10-day restriction closing airspace over the Texas border city.

The Federal Aviation Administration has halted all flights into and out of El Paso until very late on Feb. 20 for what it calls "special security reasons."

The U.S. has halted all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas near the border with Mexico for “special security reasons,” the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday,

All flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas have been canceled for “special security reasons,” the Federal Aviation Administration said early Wednesday.

The Federal Aviation Association issued a temporary flight restriction Wednesday that would halt all flights to and from El Paso, Texas and nearby Santa Teresa, New Mexico for 10 days.

All flights in and out of an international airport in Texas have been mysteriously suspended for 10 days, officials said, citing a security concern. The Federal Aviation Administration said the airspace over El Paso International Airport would be closed,

The U.S. has halted all flights to and from El ​Paso International Airport in Texas ​for "special security reasons," the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday, without giving more details.

The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the airspace over El Paso, Texas, for 10 days amid “special security” concerns. The restriction, which came into force at 11.30 p.m. Tuesday local time (1.