A notice by the FAA cited the "worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela."

The Trump administration has rapidly built up its forces in the Caribbean and repeatedly struck what it says are drug boats.

U.S. aviation warning prompts flight cancellations to Venezuela as Trump administration designates Cartel de los Soles as foreign terrorist organization.

US President Donald Trump has declared that Venezuela airspace is to be closed in its entirety. Trump, in a post social media platform, Truth Social, said this afternoon: ‘To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY.’

In an escalation of tensions between Washington and Caracas, U.S. President Donald Trump took to social media on Saturday to declare the airspace above Venezuela effectively off-limits. The announcement,

US President Donald Trump HAS warned that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed, the latest escalation in a standoff with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.