Breaking: FAA Closes Montana Airspace for NORAD Activity

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The FAA posted a NOTAM Saturday night closing airspace over part of Montana Saturday night.

“UPDATE – FAA statement says, “the FAA closed some airspace in Montana to support Department of Defense activities. Contact NORAD for additional information.”

UPDATE – FAA statement says, “the FAA closed some airspace in Montana to support Department of Defense activities. Contact NORAD for additional information.”

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 12, 2023

WUSA-TV reporter Adam Longo posted the NOTAM:

(1) BREAKING: @FAANews issues NOTAM (basically a no fly zone) over Havre, Montana for unknown reasons.
The NOTAM reads:
“FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) CLASSIFIES THE AIRSPACE DEFINED IN THIS NOTAM AS ‘NTL DEFENSE AIRSPACE.
(Cont… ) pic.twitter.com/y4xy0jzjyB

— Adam Longo (@adamlongoTV) February 12, 2023

FlightRadar24 image:

Airplane Ian posted to YouTube:

“Two F-15 fighters were scrambled from Portland International Airport on Saturday evening. Shortly after their flight departed, the FAA issued a temporary flight restriction centered over Havre, MT to support an air defense mission. This follows a similar pattern to the earlier shoot down today in Canada, and the previous shoot down in Alaska and before that South Carolina.”

UPDATE: Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) appears to say the the government told him they will wait until the morning to take out the object:

“I am in direct contact with NORCOM and monitoring the latest issue over Havre and the northern border. Airspace is closed due to an object that could interfere with commercial air traffic — the DOD will resume efforts to observe and ground the object in the morning.”

I am in direct contact with NORCOM and monitoring the latest issue over Havre and the northern border. Airspace is closed due to an object that could interfere with commercial air traffic — the DOD will resume efforts to observe and ground the object in the morning.

— Matt Rosendale (@RepRosendale) February 12, 2023

FlightRadar24 reports the TFR has expired and the airspace has reopened (Looking for confirmation):

A US Air Force KC-135 headed back from whence it came after a national defense airspace temporary flight restriction was issued near Havre, Montana earlier this evening. The TFR has now expired. https://t.co/4DhYNWKMJZ pic.twitter.com/5QSBdYiBbb

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 12, 2023

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