• The FAA classified the zone as “NTL DEFENSE AIRSPACE”. This is framed as a national defense action, not routine aviation management.

• A 10-day, ground-to-~17,000 ft shutdown of a major U.S. metro airport has no modern precedent outside 9/11-era emergency measures.

• The restriction reportedly grounds all aircraft, including military, medevac, and law enforcement , not just commercial flights.

• A sitting member of Congress says there is “no imminent threat” to the community despite the sweeping restriction.

• Airline sources believe the halt is tied to Pentagon counter-drone operations targeting cartel drone activity along the border.

• If accurate, that means border drone warfare is now disruptive enough to ground a major U.S. airport, and the public explanation is essentially “trust us.”