The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas after briefly issuing a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.

The sudden closure of airspace around El Paso, Texas, by the Federal Aviation Administration stemmed from the Pentagon’s plan to test a laser for shooting down Mexican cartel drones.

The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly closed the airspace around El Paso, only to reopen it hours later. The bizarre episode pointed to a lack of coordination between the FAA and the Pentagon.

The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday -- first announced as extending for 10 days but lasting only a few hours -- stemmed from the Pentagon's plans to test a laser to shoot down drones used by Mexican drug cartels,

For several tense hours overnight, airspace over El Paso and a wide swath of southern New Mexico went dark. The

A bizarre report Wednesday about the cause of a temporary airspace shutdown bore eerie resemblance to a 1983 German anti-war pop song. The post 99 Red Balloons In Real Life? El Paso Airspace Closure Followed ‘Party Balloon Shoot-Down’ first appeared on Mediaite.