After an unprecedented airspace shut down during the early morning hours, authorities are still warning that the GPS scrambling of devices will continue across a broad area that extends across much of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and portions of New Mexico and Arkansas.
Without much explanation at the time, the FAA took drastic action late last night and suddenly ordered flights in and out of the El Paso International Airport to be halted for 10 days, causing shock and confusion. The FAA issued what are known as Notice to Air Missions, or NOTAM, alerting pilots that the air space over most of El Paso and over a large swath of New Mexico land west of Santa Teresa would be closed for 10 days for national security reasons.
The restrictions took effect at 11:30 pm and the notices warned pilots that “the United States government may use deadly force against the airborne aircraft, if it is determined that the aircraft poses an imminent security threat.”…