Inside St Maarten Airport: Beyond Maho Beach

St Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport is world-famous for the low landings over Maho Beach — but what happens on the other side of the fence? In this video, we get rare airside access at SXM Airport for a behind-the-scenes look at how one of the Caribbean’s most iconic airports actually works. We join airport operations for a drive around the perimeter, learn how the team manages airline traffic, private jets and peak-season movements, and head out for a runway inspection at Princess Juliana International Airport. We also see how the airport uses Flightradar24 in daily operations, from monitoring arrivals and departures to keeping track of aircraft movements around St Maarten and the surrounding Caribbean islands. And of course, there’s plenty of plane spotting — but this time from inside the airport perimeter, with new perspectives along the runway instead of the usual views from Maho Beach. And don't miss the rare and elusive Trislander, a very special visitor on this day! Finally we catch up with a Winair Captain just off a flight to ask him some of your audience questions out on the ramp! If you love aviation, airport operations, private jets, Caribbean flying, or the famous SXM approach into St Maarten, this is a behind-the-scenes look you don’t normally get to see. Featured in this video: – Airside tour of Princess Juliana International Airport – St Maarten airport operations – Runway inspection at SXM – Private jets – Plane spotting from inside the perimeter fence – How airport ops use Flightradar24 – Views beyond the famous Maho Beach landings Thanks to the team at Princess Juliana International Airport and at Winair for setting this up and showing us around. SECTIONS: 0:00 Intro 1:32 Airport Tour 5:15 Airside Plane Spotting 8:59 Q&A With Winair Captain 15:25 Subscribe! #StMaarten #SXM #MahoBeach