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The Federal Aviation Administration has urged U.S. craft operators to “exercise caution” erstwhile flying implicit the eastbound Pacific Ocean adjacent Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, citing “military activities” and outer navigation interference.
The informing was issued successful a bid of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) issued by the FAA connected Friday (January 16, 2026).
They say, “Potential risks beryllium for craft astatine each altitudes, including during overflight and the accomplishment and departure phases of flight.” Such notices are issued routinely successful immoderate portion wherever determination are hostilities nearby.
The notices travel aft astir 4 months of U.S. subject strikes against boats successful the Caribbean Sea and the eastbound Pacific that the U.S. alleged were trafficking drugs.
After 35 known strikes that killed astatine slightest 115 people, according to the Trump administration, the U.S. conducted a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized and transported to New York, wherever they look national cause trafficking charges.
