Princess Juliana Airport, Saint Martin
This international airport serves the Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin. Due to a short runway and being extremely close to the shore, the airport is known for having giant jets fly over Maho Beach just 10-20 meters over the heads of the tourists laying on the beach, resulting in amazing photos
Pincess Juliana InternationalAirport(IATA:SXM, ICAO:TNCM) (also known as Saint Maarten International Airport) is the main airport on the Caribbean island ofSaint Martin, located on the Dutch side of the island in the country ofSint Maarten. In 2010, the airport handled 1,645,105 passengers and 60,870 aircraft movements.[2]The airport serves as a hub forWindward Islands Airwaysand is the major gateway for the smallerLeeward Islands, includingAnguilla,Saba,St. BarthélemyandSt. Eustatius. It is named afterJuliana of the Netherlands, who ascrown princesslanded here in 1944, the year after the airport opened. There is also an airport on the French side of the island, calledAéroport de Grand Case or L'Espérance Airport.The airport is perhaps best known for very low-altitude flyoverlandingapproaches due to one end of its runway being extremely close to the shore andMaho Beach.
Terminal
Designed to handle some 2.5 million passengers annually, the new four-story terminal building offers 30,500 square metres (328,000 sq ft) of floor space and is fully air-conditioned. Available facilities include 46check-indesks, 10 transit desks and 13 boarding gates. There are 20 immigration booths for arriving passengers and five exit-control booths for departing passengers.[11]The building also features 40 shops and food& beverage units—some unique to St. Maarten—promoted under the retail theme 'So Much
History
The airport was started as a military airstrip in 1942. It was converted to a civilian airport in 1943. In 1964 the airport was remodeled and relocated, with a new terminal building andcontrol tower. The facilities were upgraded in 1985 and 2001.Because of increased passenger traffic and the expected growth of passenger traffic in the near future, Princess Juliana International Airport is being heavily modernized following a three-phased masterplan, commissioned in 1997
The airport was started as a military airstrip in 1942. It was converted to a civilian airport in 1943. In 1964 the airport was remodeled and relocated, with a new terminal building andcontrol tower. The facilities were upgraded in 1985 and 2001.Because of increased passenger traffic and the expected growth of passenger traffic in the near future, Princess Juliana International Airport is being heavily modernized following a three-phased masterplan, commissioned in 1997
This international airport serves the Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin. Due to a short runway and being extremely close to the shore, the airport is known for having giant jets fly over Maho Beach just 10-20 meters over the heads of the tourists laying on the beach, resulting in amazing photos
Terminal
Designed to handle some 2.5 million passengers annually, the new four-story terminal building offers 30,500 square metres (328,000 sq ft) of floor space and is fully air-conditioned. Available facilities include 46check-indesks, 10 transit desks and 13 boarding gates. There are 20 immigration booths for arriving passengers and five exit-control booths for departing passengers.[11]The building also features 40 shops and food& beverage units—some unique to St. Maarten—promoted under the retail theme 'So Much
History
The airport was started as a military airstrip in 1942. It was converted to a civilian airport in 1943. In 1964 the airport was remodeled and relocated, with a new terminal building andcontrol tower. The facilities were upgraded in 1985 and 2001.Because of increased passenger traffic and the expected growth of passenger traffic in the near future, Princess Juliana International Airport is being heavily modernized following a three-phased masterplan, commissioned in 1997
The airport was started as a military airstrip in 1942. It was converted to a civilian airport in 1943. In 1964 the airport was remodeled and relocated, with a new terminal building andcontrol tower. The facilities were upgraded in 1985 and 2001.Because of increased passenger traffic and the expected growth of passenger traffic in the near future, Princess Juliana International Airport is being heavily modernized following a three-phased masterplan, commissioned in 1997
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