Trump: Airspace Above Venezuela ‘Closed In Its Entirety’
November 29th, 2025Via: The Hill:
President Trump on Saturday said the airspace above Venezuela is now completely closed off as tensions escalate between the U.S. and South American country over alleged drug trafficking.
“To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
The Hill reached out to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for comment.
The FAA recently advised pilots to “exercise caution” near Venezuela’s airspace due to the “worsening security situation and heightened military activity” in and around the country.
On Thursday, Trump told military personnel that the U.S. will take action on land in Venezuela “very soon” as the administration works “to deter Venezuelan drug traffickers, of which there are many.”
“You probably noticed that people aren’t wanting to be delivering by sea, and we’ll be starting to stop them by land also,” he said at the time. “The land is easier, but that’s going to start very soon. We warn them: Stop sending poison to our country.”
Under “Operation Southern Spear,” the administration has surveilled the Caribbean for ships moving narcotics toward U.S. shores. The Department of Defense has conducted a series of strikes on these boats, killing over 80 people since September.
