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

Guest · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:33 pm

yo whats,, up · Guest

hi i am from the netherlands and i also been on the bridge the wheels of the air plane almost hit my car it looks like its near the car because the air plane is so big but in real its like 10 - 20 m.

yo

Guest · Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:35 pm

tomthetank · Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:49 pm

2 sites for you 1st airport info and the 2nd some pics Thumbs Up!

http://www.world-airport-codes.com/guadeloupe/st.-maarten-juliana-7088.html

http://www.l1011.homestead.com/smx.html

Don Wood · Guest

The approach to RW19R at John-Wayne-Santa Ana Airport is very much the same except that it is not as visually appealing as the beach. On short final, you cross the San Diego Freeway at less than 100 feet AGL. Every once in awhile, someone causes an accident swerving because they think the plane is about to hit them.

The approach into San Diego-Lindberg is also pretty dramatic. It is a normal glide slope but the land rises as you get closer to the runway and on short final, you feel as if your landing on the rooftops.

Guest · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:38 am

Yo, that shits for real, ive been there a bunch of times, crazy

cerberus · Guest

im no airfiled geek or owt like tht but the pics on the 1st page of this topic, of st maarten, are all wrong, some of them have a road between the beach and the fence and some dont, im gussing tht only one end of the runway has a beach at the end, can anyone guide me on this?

Guest · Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:25 pm

If you mean the phots in the post by flyaway,they are the same airport
They are taken from different angles and if you look ,the beach go'es up to a small wall,then the road.Its just that the angle of the shot mahes it look as if there is no road

Check out more photos here

http://www.airliners.net/search/?

St Maartin is part of the Dutch Antillies, so in airport search look for Netherlands Antillies and you will get loads of pics Thumbs Up!

Guest · Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:08 pm

Guest · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:36 am

where are they located at?? i wanna see it

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Guest · Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:40 pm

by jesus dats cool

Guest · Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:41 pm

osama bin laden is in the building again.....ahaha

OrlandoGeorge · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 3:59 am

Realize this is an old thred but figured ..why not resurrect it.
Last member to post: TTT on Aug 24, 2003. Smile

-Read through the posts above and found them all to be
interesting and entertaining..Then I realized I had been
holding on to this screenie for a long time. Took a gamble
and figured nobody would mind to much and that hopefully
no one is tired of the St. Juliana St. Maarten approach?
Smile

agent008 · Guest

The pictures of the "heavies" landing here are all phony. If you'll notice, the Air France 747's landing gear isn't even down all the way. This link even tells you that the first set of pictures aren't real.

http://www.l1011.homestead.com/smx.html

Don't believe everything you see and read unless you have actually done it. Laughing

Guest · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:19 am

Agent008, it does seem like most of those photos are fakes. I wonder why someone would waste their time creating fakes. I have been to SXM, and the landings are much more dramatic than the photoshopped photos. Look on airliners.net for some of the greatest photos from SXM.

KAtie · Guest

I just got back from St.Maarten today, I went down for my Dad's wedding and that place is amazing..i was soo amazed by the planes and everytime one flew by everyones heads turned to watch it land...you have to see it for yourself.. Laughing

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Guest · Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 8:31 am

Here is a video of a 747 landing at St Maarten

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/lowland.html

Guest · Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 4:19 am

Are tractor trailors allowed to drive on that road? Shocked

Guest · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:35 am

im surprised you guys didnt know about st. marteen... its so famous....

Guest · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:37 am

agent 008, just because u didnt see it, it doesnt mean its not true... st. marteen is real, and thats the kind of final a/c fly... dont be the big expert if u are not...

CrashGordon · Chief Captain Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 4669

The airport at Saint Maarten is all too real. Many years ago, I flew in there on a Caravelle and out on a 727. As far as I am concerned that airport is a ticking time bomb. If memory serves, that runway is not level. You land at the low end so that the grade helps slow the plane. You take off going downhill to gain speed. It is too short, has too much immediately adjacent to it.

I love Saint Maarten, but will not fly there again.

Fire_Emblem_Master · Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:54 pm

That's lovely....I don't think I'll be visiting it anytime soon Shocked

Called your bluff · Guest

Not all of these are real. If you look at the AirFrance plane the gear isn't even down... How real is that...

Av8r77 · Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:39 am

Some of the pics are fake, but the approach is real.

The ILS takes you over the beach at approx 50-70 feet over the beach on your way to the threshold of the runway.

That part of the beach is closed to bathers for obvious reasons.

rinonapo · Guest

watch these photos http://rinonapo.atspace.com

rinonapo · Guest

sorry I meant http://rinonapo.atspace.com/sxm-stmarteen.html

Guest · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:02 pm

pugapayne · Guest

The photos are from the Sunset Beach Bar. Sit at the bar, drink caribs and watch the planes land. Check out their website and live cam at www.sunsetbeachbar.com

d_leki · Guest

It's real. I've been to the airport. It feels like you can reach up and touch the planes.

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