St. Maarten airport - is this for real!!?

That is for real and it's so awesome. I've been there before and I stayed at the Royal Islander hotel, which is right next to the airport. You can stand on the beach and watch the huge jets go right over your head. Also when planes take off, the start at the beach end and go the other way, blowing all the wind off the beach. You can stand behind the taking-off planes and get blasted by it, or hold on the fence. With the really big planes like Air France or KLM it hurts a little. Hope this was informative and I hope you go to St. Maarten sometimes.

Wow, I gotta get there.

i know this topic is a few weeks old but i think u should see this video:

http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-1208113432572686065&q=jet

Wish I had been there to feel that .

my freind ahve been there its real i m goin there 2

This is for real as i am a pilot and i land there frequently.

Good one

I am a native St. Maartener and can assure all the doubters out there that those photos and videos are legit. Although it is an everyday thing for us locals, it never gets old... AND the tourists absolutely love it.

Right now the new airport is being built and I hope that part will not be changed. It would be a shame after all these years. It is a very cool thing to experience.

If you are still in doubt, well, I guess you will have to visit sometime and find out for yourself, hehe... Now that is St.Maarten of the Netherlands Antilles at Princess Juliana airport.

Food, Carnival, Summer weather @ Christmas time.
Service at banks is very slow...

There is more but you will have to find out for yourself. Enjoy your stay if you visit!

I am a native St. Maartener and can assure all the doubters out there that those photos and videos are legit. Although it is an everyday thing for us locals, it never gets old... AND the tourists absolutely love it.

Right now the new airport is being built and I hope that part will not be changed. It would be a shame after all these years. It is a very cool thing to experience.

If you are still in doubt, well, I guess you will have to visit sometime and find out for yourself, hehe... Now that is St.Maarten of the Netherlands Antilles at Princess Juliana airport.

Food, Carnival, Summer weather @ Christmas time.
Service at banks is very slow...

There is more but you will have to find out for yourself. Enjoy your stay if you visit!

To all the ppl who posted the pics and made the vids, thanks, they are great to see for those of us who are away from home.

check out www.flightlevel350.com for great videos of landings on St. Marrten[/url]

Google St Maarten Airport and there some videos there.

Of course it's real and really scary. Its the island of St Maarten, not a SIM. I travel there Jan 27, 2007. Not looking forward to this scary landing. I will though go take some of these shots. AWESOME!!

I was at the Sunset Beach Bar this afternoon when a 747 landed. Then got sandblasted and nearly knocked when a 757 took off. Going back tomorrow!

You like sand blowing in your face, ha?!

This airport was so surreal, I would sit on the beach and watch all the crazy people hang on to the fence for dear life while the planes took off. Often people would get blown into the sea by the force of the jetstream, then they go back and do it again!
The pilots must love it as they can see all the people watchin and cheering them, its like a big show n shine drag strip but for planes!
I think it sets the whole vibe of the Island..;fun and wild!!
I'm saving some cash so I can come straight back,
Big ones to everyone at the Sunset beach bar!! x

i was just there this past weekend....it's real all right....pretty amazing to see....there is a sign there that disclaims death.....so view at your own risk...lol

i have been going to sxm for about 10 years now, going next week and let me tell you that it is an amazing sight to see those airplanes landing, no matter how many times you watch you will never get sick of it. As a commercial pilot in training its amazing to watch them land, especially the klm 747!!

I just made a LOT of screenshots of St Maarten and I uploaded them! You can see them by going to the screenshot gallery and click on FS2004 screenshots!

Old thread is old.

We have just featured this airport in our latest editorial:
http://flyawaysimulation.com/news/4435/airport-on-beach-princess-juliana-international-airport/