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The airport is served by small regional commercial aircraft and charters. Most visiting aircraft carry fewer than twenty passengers, such as the [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|Twin Otter]], a common sight around Saint Barth and throughout the northern [[West Indies]]. The short airstrip is at the base of a gentle slope ending directly on the beach. The arrival descent is extremely steep over the hilltop traffic circle and departing planes fly right over the heads of sunbathers (although small signs advise sunbathers not to lie directly at the end of the runway). The airport is located in the island's second-largest town, [[St. Jean]]. |
The airport is served by small regional commercial aircraft and charters. Most visiting aircraft carry fewer than twenty passengers, such as the [[De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|Twin Otter]], a common sight around Saint Barth and throughout the northern [[West Indies]]. The short airstrip is at the base of a gentle slope ending directly on the beach. The arrival descent is extremely steep over the hilltop traffic circle and departing planes fly right over the heads of sunbathers (although small signs advise sunbathers not to lie directly at the end of the runway). The airport is located in the island's second-largest town, [[St. Jean]]. |
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Even though the airport has a reputation for being one of the most dangerous in the world, there have been very few accidents there, the most recent on May 23, 2009 when a [[Piper Aztec]] ran out of runway on landing and crashed at the departure end of Runway 10. There were no injuries. |
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==Airlines and destinations== |
==Airlines and destinations== |
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Revision as of 13:03, 11 January 2010
17°54′16″N 062°50′38″W / 17.90444°N 62.84389°W
Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport Aérodrome de St Jean | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Saint Barthélemy | ||||||||||
| Location | St. Jean | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 48 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||
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Source: French AIP[1] | |||||||||||
Gustaf III Airport[2] (IATA: SBH[2], ICAO: TFFJ[1]), also known as Saint Barthélemy Airport or St. Jean Airport (French: Aérodrome de St Jean[1]), is a public use airport located in the village of St. Jean on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy. Both the airport and the island's main town of Gustavia are named for King Gustav III of Sweden, under whom Sweden obtained the island from France in 1785 (it was sold back to France in 1878).
The airport is served by small regional commercial aircraft and charters. Most visiting aircraft carry fewer than twenty passengers, such as the Twin Otter, a common sight around Saint Barth and throughout the northern West Indies. The short airstrip is at the base of a gentle slope ending directly on the beach. The arrival descent is extremely steep over the hilltop traffic circle and departing planes fly right over the heads of sunbathers (although small signs advise sunbathers not to lie directly at the end of the runway). The airport is located in the island's second-largest town, St. Jean.
Even though the airport has a reputation for being one of the most dangerous in the world, there have been very few accidents there, the most recent on May 23, 2009 when a Piper Aztec ran out of runway on landing and crashed at the departure end of Runway 10. There were no injuries.
Airlines and destinations
- Air Caraïbes (Guadeloupe, Saint Martin)[3]
- St Barth Commuter (Saint Martin)[2][3]
- Tradewind Aviation (San Juan)[4]
- WinAir (Saint Martin)[3]
References
- ^ a b c TFFJ – Saint Barthélemy. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b c StBarthCommuter.com - Gustaf III Airport, St Jean (SBH)
- ^ a b c St-Barths.com - Commercial flights to and from SBH
- ^ TRADEWIND AVIATION: Executive Charter | Premium Scheduled | Ownership Solutions | Goodspeed Card
External links
- Airfield Renewal Sept/Oct 2004 - photos of airfield renovations
- Photographs taken at Gustaf III Airport at Airliners.net
- Airport information for TFFJ at Great Circle Mapper.
- Accident history for SBH at Aviation Safety Network
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