Federal Aviation Administration officials said privately that the agency did not have enough time or information to assess the technology’s risk to commercial aircraft, according to people briefed on the situation.
The request, by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, came a day before federal authorities closed the airspace in El Paso because of what they said was a drone threat.
Mr. Netanyahu moved up a visit to Washington to discuss Mr. Trump’s continuing negotiations over Iran’s nuclear and weapons program, which Israel considers an existential threat.