Gate T5 is the first Hudson you’ll hit after security
This Hudson sits airside in Terminal T at Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport, just past the main security checkpoint near the early T-gates. It runs longer hours than most food spots in the building, typically opening with the first departures around 4:30–5:00 a.m. and staying open until the last outbound flights wrap up in the evening. That makes it one of the few places open for both the 6:00 a.m. bank and the late Little Rock–Dallas runs.
Expect standard Hudson pricing: bottled water around $3–$4, drip coffee in the $3 range, and packaged sandwiches or wraps usually between $8 and $12. You’ll see the usual mix of chips, candy, protein bars, and grab-and-go breakfast pastries in the $3–$6 bracket. If you just need a charger or pair of basic wired earbuds, budget about $20–$30; branded electronics and power banks climb higher.
This location carries Arkansas-themed merchandise, including Razorbacks gear and Little Rock postcards near the front racks, plus a solid wall of magazines and a smaller shelf of paperback bestsellers. Lottery tickets are not sold here, but you can pick up travel-size toiletries like toothpaste, deodorant, and pain relievers in TSA-compliant 3.4 oz or smaller bottles. Beer and hard seltzers in cans usually sit in the rear coolers, with single cans priced around $7–$9.
Lines spike between 5:30–7:30 a.m. when three or more T-gate departures board at once, so plan a 10-minute wait in that window. After 9:00 a.m., you’re usually in and out in under five minutes. One tip: grab drinks and snacks here before you walk down to the end of T, since smaller gates closer to T10–T12 have fewer vending options and shorter hours.