Princess Juliana International Airport TNCM / SXM
The Caribbean's business-aviation hub for the Leeward Islands, famous for its Maho Beach approach, 20 minutes from Philipsburg and the French side's Marigot. Jets land here and transfer to St. Barths by 10-minute turboprop or helicopter; Christmas–New Year requires early parking reservations. Full CIQ; rebuilt terminal after Hurricane Irma.
7,546 ft
Longest runway
20 min
Drive to St. Maarten (St. Barts region)
2
FBOs / handlers
14 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 07:00–22:00 (extensions on request, verify)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 12 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including BBJ/ACJ and widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.sxmairport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support St. Maarten
- TLC 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 7,546 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
- Bombardier Global 8000 5,760 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) needs 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft