SANIBEL, Fla. Vice President Mike Pence landed at Southwest Florida International Airport Saturday afternoon.
Pence will be vacationing on the island for the next several days.
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction for private planes around the island from April 8 through April 14.
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