Published On 22 Nov 2025
The FAA’s NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) warning was issued on Friday, citing the “worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela,” and noting that it was skipping a flight over the nation.
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Due to the threats “at all altitudes, including during overflight, the arrival and departure phases of flight, and/or airports and aircraft on the ground,” the aviation regulator urged aircraft flying in the area to “exercise caution.”
According to the FAA, there has been more global navigation satellite system interference in Venezuelan airspace since September, which has “loosely caused lingering effects throughout a flight” and “activity associated with increasing Venezuela military readiness”.
The FAA noted that “Venezuela has at no point expressed an intention to target civil aviation” and that it has conducted numerous military exercises and directed the mass mobilization of thousands of military and reserve forces since September.
The FAA will continue to monitor the risk environment for US-based civil aviation in the area and make adjustments as necessary, it continued.
According to the Reuters news agency, US airlines operated direct flights to Venezuela in 2019 without using passenger or cargo carriers, despite the report that some do so on flights there.
American Airlines announced on Friday that it had suspended its October flights to Venezuela. United Airlines and Delta Air Lines did not respond to requests for comment right away.
In response to Washington’s alleged military operation against Latin American drug trafficking cartels, it has deployed its most advanced aircraft carrier strike group, navy warships with thousands of troops, and F-35 stealth aircraft to the area.
As the Trump administration intensifies its rhetoric against Caracas, including by accusing Maduro of drug trafficking, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has warned that Washington may try to overthrow him as a result of the military buildup.
In addition, US forces are currently attacking ships in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean. More than 80 people have died in US attacks on more than 20 vessels since early September, which the US claims are involved in drug trafficking.
Legal experts accuse the Trump administration of conducting extrajudicial killings in international waters, but the US military has not provided any proof that the vessels and their occupants were engaged in criminal activity or had posed a threat to the US.
According to Flightradar24, US flight operators are now required to give the FAA 72 hours prior notice before entering Venezuelan airspace.
Due to increased military drills and GNSS interference in Venezuela, the US FAA has issued a new security NOTAM to warn operators of potential risks to civil aviation. https://t.co/5YkzqGHziy pic. twitter.com/bBuEQTLsiz
Source: Aljazeera
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