King Air N390SP returns to Little Rock after 2h 43m flight from Lakeland

Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Beechcraft King Air B200, tail number N390SP, landed at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The flight departed Lakeland Linder International Airport in Florida at 00:00 UTC and touched down at 02:43 UTC. The trip took 2 hours and 43 minutes in the air. The aircraft is registered to the State of Arkansas, Arkansas State Police Air Support Unit.

The great-circle distance between Lakeland and Little Rock is 662 nautical miles, or 762 miles. The King Air flew at an average ground speed of 243 knots and reached a top speed of 308 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 24,025 feet. Based on our estimate, the aircraft burned about 272 US gallons of fuel, producing roughly 2,612 kilograms of CO2. The Beechcraft King Air B200 is a turboprop built for short regional trips, with a typical range of about 1,700 nautical miles, seating for up to 13 people, and a service ceiling around 35,000 feet.

This was the 18th landing at Little Rock tracked for this aircraft since July 9, 2026. The previous landing at the home base was on October 29, 4 days before this flight. The aircraft's home base is Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, and its usual destinations include Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Chicago O'Hare, Dallas Love Field, Memphis, Tulsa, and Fort Smith. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft made 12 flights, covering about 1,667 nautical miles. The aircraft had been on the ground at Lakeland for about 7 hours before departing back to Little Rock.

The aircraft's estimated fuel burn is 100 US gallons per hour. Lakeland Linder International Airport has a longest runway of 8,500 feet at an elevation of 142 feet. Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport's longest runway is 8,273 feet at 262 feet elevation.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders was inaugurated as the 47th Governor of Arkansas on January 10, 2023, becoming the first woman elected governor of the state. She previously served as White House Press Secretary under President Trump from 2017 to 2019 and is the daughter of former Governor Mike Huckabee. The operation of the aircraft has been a sustained source of political controversy. A state financial audit revealed that the Arkansas State Police had systematically underreported the true cost of executive flights by using outdated hourly rates, and the agency was subsequently required to adopt a revised cost-accounting methodology that raised the official internal rate to $1,839 per hour (arktimes.com).

In the tracked window before this flight, the aircraft made 40 flights from July 9 to November 2. The most common destinations were Little Rock with 17 landings, Bentonville with 3 landings, and Springdale with 2 landings. The longest leg in the 30 days before this flight was Little Rock to Lakeland on November 2, covering 661 nautical miles.

The King Air returned to its home base at Little Rock, where it remains. This was the aircraft's 18th landing at the airport in the tracked window since early July.

Recent flights before this trip included a 20-minute, 73-nautical-mile hop from Colt to Little Rock on October 29, and a 31-minute, 99-nautical-mile flight from Mountain Home to Little Rock on October 28. Other short trips included Little Rock to Camden on October 15, covering 74 nautical miles in 23 minutes.