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Princess Juliana International Airport

Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten

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Princess Juliana International Airport

Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten

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Caribbean crossroads famous for thrilling low-altitude landings.

Opened

1943

Location

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

Princess Juliana International Airport is the main international gateway serving Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the island of Saint Martin in the northeastern Caribbean. It handles traffic for both the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten and the French collectivity of Saint-Martin, making it one of the busiest airports in the Lesser Antilles. The airport gained worldwide fame for its proximity to Maho Beach, where aircraft on approach to Runway 10 pass at extremely low altitudes directly over sunbathers and spectators, creating a globally recognized aviation spectacle. This phenomenon has made SXM one of the most photographed airports in the world. The airport suffered catastrophic damage from Hurricane Irma in September 2017, which destroyed much of the terminal and infrastructure. Reconstruction and phased reopening took place over subsequent years, restoring international operations and improving facilities.

Terminals

The airport operates a single main terminal building that handles both international arrivals and departures following post-Hurricane Irma reconstruction.

Getting to & from

Ground transport from the airport to Philipsburg and other parts of the island is primarily served by taxis and rental cars, with no rail or metro service available.

Airlines here

Major airlines serving SXM include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Air France, KLM, and various regional Caribbean carriers such as Winair, which is based at the airport.

Notable facts

›Maho Beach adjacent to Runway 10 is world-famous for spectacularly close aircraft overflights.
›Hurricane Irma in September 2017 caused catastrophic damage, effectively destroying the terminal.
›Winair (Windward Islands Airways) uses SXM as its hub for inter-island Caribbean service.
›The airport's runway is approximately 7,546 feet (2,300 meters) long.
›SXM serves as a regional hub connecting smaller Eastern Caribbean islands to intercontinental flights.

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Route map (33 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

SXM → DOM3S · AT5

SXM → PTP3S · AT5

SXM → SDQ3S · AT5

SXM → CUR7I · M83

SXM → PAP7I · M83

SXM → SDQ7I · M83

SXM → CLTAA · 757 319

SXM → JFKAA · 757

SXM → MIAAA · 757 738

SXM → PHLAA · 332

SXM → CDGAF · 343

SXM → CDGAZ · 343

SXM → BOSB6 · 320

SXM → JFKB6 · 320

SXM → SJUB6 · E90

SXM → SJUBB · SF3

SXM → BGIBW · 738

SXM → KINBW · 738

SXM → PTYCM · E90 73G

SXM → ATLDL · 757

SXM → JFKDL · 752

SXM → CURKL · 747

SXM → ANULI · AT4 AT7 DH3

SXM → DOMLI · DH3

SXM → EISLI · AT7 DH3 AT4

SXM → SKBLI · AT7 AT4

SXM → SLULI · DH3

SXM → STTLI · DH3

SXM → STXLI · DH3

SXM → FLLNK · 320

SXM → SBHPV · CNC BNT

SXM → AXAQ3 · BNI

SXM → ORYSS · 332

SXM → ORYTX · 332

SXM → SBHTX · CNA

SXM → EWRUA · 73G

SXM → IADUA · 73G

SXM → ORDUA · 73G

SXM → CLTUS · 752 319

SXM → JFKUS · 757

SXM → MIAUS · 757 738

SXM → PHLUS · 332

SXM → AXAWM · DHT

SXM → DOMWM · AT4

SXM → EISWM · DHT

SXM → EUXWM · DHT

SXM → NEVWM · DHT

SXM → SABWM · DHT

SXM → SBHWM · DHT

SXM → SDQWM · AT4

SXM → SKBWM · DHT

SXM → YYZWS · 73W

SXM → DOMXV · J32

SXM → EISXV · J32

SXM → DOMYI · CNT

SXM → EISYI · CNT

SXM → SJUYI · CNT

SXM → STTYI · CNT

Aircraft operating here

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Encyclopaedia

Princess Juliana International Airport is the main airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is located on the Dutch side of the island, in the country of Sint Maarten, close to the shore of Simpson Bay Lagoon. In 2015, the airport handled 1,829,543 passengers and around 60,000 aircraft movements. The airport serves as a hub for Winair and is the major gateway for the smaller Leeward Islands, including Anguilla, Saba, Saint Barthélemy and Sint Eustatius. It is named after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, who landed there while she was heir presumptive in 1944, the year after the airport opened. The airport has very low-altitude flyover landing approaches because one end of its runway is extremely close to the shore and Maho Beach. While Princess Juliana International is the primary aviation gateway to the island, there is also a smaller public-use airport on the French side, in the French Collectivity of Saint Martin, called Grand Case-Espérance Airport.

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