Maho Beach St. Maarten, Great Aircraft Spotting
Located on the Maho Bay, which is on the Dutch side of St. Maarten, the island in the North East of the Caribbean, about 300 km east of Puerto Rico. Northern part of St. Maarten is part of French Guadeloupe, while south belongs to the Netherlands. Maho Beach is facing the western end of The Caribbean Sea which means you’d be able to watch spectacular sunsets from this beach. The place is known worldwide because of the Princess Juliana International Airport that is situated immediately adjacent to the beach.
Maho Beach is definitely one of the most impressive beaches in the world.The beauty of Maho Beach lies in its location immediately adjacent to the Princess Juliana International Airport of St Maarten.
The runway of the Princess Juliana International Airport (International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code is SXM is rather short so pilots landing the aircraft must touch down at the very beginning of runway 10, otherwise they wouldn’t have enough distance to safely stop the plane.
Watching airplanes over the beach is such a popular activity that daily arrivals and departures airline timetables are displayed on a board in most bars and restaurants on the beach.
The beach itself is white sand and has little to no vegetation because of the jet blast erosion. The Caravanserai Resort, the popular Sunset Beach Bar and other restaurants/night clubs such as Bamboo Bernies and Bliss are located nearby.
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