The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly issued a temporary flight restriction that immediately grounds all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days — a shutdown that’s likely to create significant disruptions in one of America’s largest cities.

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."

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 FAA said the temporary flight restrictions were for “special security reasons,” but did not provide additional details.

A Trump administration official said the Department of War disabled Mexican cartel drones that had breached U.S. airspace.

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The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace over El Paso, Texas, Wednesday after abruptly closing it earlier in the morning. Why it matters: The closure would have prevented any flights in and out of the local airport for 10 days,