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
- 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.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 2,133 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Daher Aircraft Kodiak 900 1,500 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Textron Aviation King Air 260 needs 2,110 ft
- Eclipse Aerospace Eclipse 550 needs 2,433 ft
- Pilatus Aircraft PC-12 NGX needs 2,485 ft