Sarah Huckabee Sanders's King Air N390SP lands at Danville after 51-minute flight from Dallas

Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Beechcraft King Air B200, tail number N390SP, landed at Danville Municipal Airport in Arkansas on Sunday, November 15, 2026. The flight departed Dallas Love Field at 03:15 UTC and touched down at 04:06 UTC. The trip took 51 minutes in the air. The aircraft is registered to the State of Arkansas, Arkansas State Police Air Support Unit.

The great-circle distance between Dallas and Danville is 218 nautical miles, or 251 miles. The King Air flew at an average ground speed of 257 knots and reached a top speed of 309 knots. Its highest altitude during the flight was 23,025 feet. Based on our estimate, the aircraft burned about 85 US gallons of fuel, producing roughly 817 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 first tracked landing at Danville for this aircraft since our tracking began on July 29, 2026. The aircraft's home base is Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, about 63 nautical miles from Danville. 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 9 flights covering about 2,138 nautical miles. Recent trips included a flight from Little Rock to Dallas earlier on November 15, and a flight from Lakeland to Little Rock on November 3.

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. Executive transport is provided by the Arkansas State Police Air Support Unit through a 2007 Raytheon B200 King Air. The operation of this aircraft has been a sustained source of political controversy, with a state audit revealing that the agency underreported flight costs by using outdated hourly rates, later raising the rate from $1,015 to $1,839 per hour.

The aircraft's arrival at a municipal airport with a runway of 4,466 feet suggests a stop at a smaller field, possibly for a local event or meeting. No public appearances or official events for Governor Sanders were found near Danville on this date.

The aircraft's estimated fuel burn is 100 US gallons per hour. The departure field at Dallas Love Field has a longest runway of 8,800 feet and an elevation of 487 feet. Before this flight, the aircraft had been on the ground for about one hour after its previous tracked landing at Dallas on the same day.

The King Air remains at Danville Municipal Airport after its short hop from Dallas. This was the aircraft's first visit to the airport in the tracked period.

In the tracked window from July 29 to November 15, 2026, the aircraft made 40 flights. Its most common destinations were Little Rock with 17 landings, Springdale with 2 landings, and Rogers with 2 landings. The longest leg in the 30 days before this flight was from Lakeland to Little Rock on November 3, covering 662 nautical miles.