2026年2月20日 美国东部时间晚上8:01 / 路透社
华盛顿，2月20日（路透社） – 美国运输部长肖恩·达菲周五表示，美国交通部下周将向议员们通报本月早些时候德克萨斯州埃尔帕索机场突然关闭的情况，并补充称这一决定并非失误。
联邦航空管理局（FAA）于2月10日暂停了该机场的交通，最初表示关闭将持续10天，仅在约8小时后就改变了决定并解除了关闭令。
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路透社和其他媒体上周报道称，联邦航空管理局关闭该空域是因为担心附近布利斯堡正在测试的军用激光反无人机系统。
负责监督联邦航空管理局的达菲上周在社交媒体上表示，此次关闭是由墨西哥贩毒集团的无人机入侵引发的。然而，机场附近发现无人机通常只会导致交通短暂暂停，而非长时间关闭。
当被问及他在社交媒体上发布的关于此次事件的信息是否有误时，达菲在新闻发布会上表示：”我使用的是我获得的信息。”
议员们表示，这一事件显示政府机构之间缺乏协调。
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达菲驳斥了这一说法，称他与国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯、国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆和国务卿马尔科·卢比奥合作良好。
美国联邦航空管理局突然关闭该国第71繁忙的机场，导致空中旅客滞留，并在夜间扰乱了医疗后送航班。
政府和航空公司官员上周告诉路透社，联邦航空管理局关闭该空域是因为担心反无人机系统可能对空中交通构成风险。消息人士称，相关机构原计划于2月20日讨论这一问题，但陆军和国土安全部选择未经联邦航空管理局批准就采取行动，这促使联邦航空管理局暂停了航班。
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US official says closing El Paso airport was not a mistake, will brief Congress
February 20, 2026 8:01 PM UTC / Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation will next week brief lawmakers about the abrupt shutdown of Texas’ El Paso airport earlier this month, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Friday, adding the decision had not been a mistake.
The Federal Aviation Administration halted traffic at the airport on February 10 and initially said the shutdown would last 10 days, only to reverse course and lift the order after about eight hours.
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Reuters and other outlets reported last week that the FAA closed the airspace because of concerns about a military laser-based anti-drone system that was being tested at nearby Fort Bliss.
Duffy, who oversees the FAA, said last week on social media that the closure had been prompted by a drone incursion by a Mexican drug cartel. However, a drone sighting near an airport would typically lead to a brief pause on traffic, not an extended closure.
Asked if his social media post about the incident was wrong, Duffy said at a press conference: “I use the information that I get.”
Lawmakers said the incident showed a lack of coordination between government agencies.
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Duffy rejected that idea, saying he worked well with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The sudden closure of the nation’s 71st busiest airport by the FAA stranded air travelers and disrupted medical evacuation flights overnight.
Government and airline officials told Reuters last week the FAA closed the airspace due to concerns the counter-drone system could pose risks to air traffic. The agencies had planned to discuss the issue on February 20, but the Army and Homeland Security Department opted to proceed without FAA approval, sources said, which prompted the FAA to halt flights.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Nia Williams
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