The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closed some airspace in Montana on Saturday night for Defense Department activities.
The temporary flight restriction from the FAA was issued for flights in an area about 50 by 50 nautical miles above Havre, Montana, near the Canadian border, the agency said. The notice reclassified the area as “national defense airspace.”
Within the hour, the binational North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which answers to both the U.S. and Canadian leaders, said that an operation with cooperation from the FAA was conducted to “ensure the safety of air traffic in the area during NORAD operations.”…