Gustaf III Airport TFFJ / SBH
One of the world's most demanding landings: a 650 m runway ending at St Jean beach, reached over a hilltop saddle, restricted to specially qualified pilots in STOL aircraft. Business jets land at St. Maarten and connect by commuter turboprop or helicopter. Daylight only; customs available.
2,133 ft
Longest runway
5 min
Drive to St. Barthélemy
2
FBOs / handlers
49 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- Sunrise–sunset only (no night ops)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1, Avgas 100LL
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 1 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- STOL twin turboprops only (Twin Otter, PC-12 with restrictions, Cessna Caravan, Islander); no jets.
- Website
- www.saintbarth-airport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- St Barth Commuter
- Tradewind Aviation
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (2,133 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Textron Aviation King Air C90GTx 1,984 ft
- Daher Aircraft Kodiak 900 1,500 ft
- Daher Aircraft Kodiak 100 1,720 ft
- Piper Aircraft M700 Fury 1,994 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Textron Aviation King Air 260 needs 2,110 ft
- Textron Aviation King Air 250 needs 2,111 ft
- Epic Aircraft E1000 GX needs 2,254 ft
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Gustaf III Airport · Spotting973 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons