I’m afraid I have some bad news for some of you!!
The airport down here in St. Maarten is being upgraded. Phase II is in progress now, and should be finished in Sept 2006. This is construction of a new terminal building. After that work will commence in Phase III, and this is were the bad news come in. They are going to add a taxiway, but most importantly, they are adding run-off areas to both runways..effectively extending the runway in both ends.
That means good bye Sunset Beach and Sunset Beach Bar. Views of airliners crossing the beach will become history. So for you who haven’t seen it yet…you’d better make plans!!
Picture of the planned airport
Ken
By: seahawk - 1st March 2005 at 16:38
This is only pahse 3 of the extension plan, which at the moment is far form certain to happen. And if it does I could imagine that they would built an artifical beach on the end of the extended runway.
By: seahawk - 1st March 2005 at 16:38
This is only pahse 3 of the extension plan, which at the moment is far form certain to happen. And if it does I could imagine that they would built an artifical beach on the end of the extended runway.
By: DME - 1st March 2005 at 09:18
Judging from the plan, it looks like the beach will be built on, creating a pier type structure that will accomodate the runway extensions ?
It looks as if side on views will be possible but actual overhead experiences look as if they’ll be impossible ? 🙁
Ah, cheers Ren. I see it now, at first I never thought that they were extending out onto the beach.
DME
By: DME - 1st March 2005 at 09:18
Judging from the plan, it looks like the beach will be built on, creating a pier type structure that will accomodate the runway extensions ?
It looks as if side on views will be possible but actual overhead experiences look as if they’ll be impossible ? 🙁
Ah, cheers Ren. I see it now, at first I never thought that they were extending out onto the beach.
DME
By: Ren Frew - 1st March 2005 at 09:10
Helican, how will this change the approach? I assume the aircraft will still be flying the same visual approach, which would take them over the beach. Even if they were landing slightly further down the runway they would still come in over the beach, albeit possibly 50-100 foot higher.
DME
Judging from the plan, it looks like the beach will be built on, creating a pier type structure that will accomodate the runway extensions ?
It looks as if side on views will be possible but actual overhead experiences look as if they’ll be impossible ? 🙁
By: Ren Frew - 1st March 2005 at 09:10
Helican, how will this change the approach? I assume the aircraft will still be flying the same visual approach, which would take them over the beach. Even if they were landing slightly further down the runway they would still come in over the beach, albeit possibly 50-100 foot higher.
DME
Judging from the plan, it looks like the beach will be built on, creating a pier type structure that will accomodate the runway extensions ?
It looks as if side on views will be possible but actual overhead experiences look as if they’ll be impossible ? 🙁
By: DME - 1st March 2005 at 08:27
Helican, how will this change the approach? I assume the aircraft will still be flying the same visual approach, which would take them over the beach. Even if they were landing slightly further down the runway they would still come in over the beach, albeit possibly 50-100 foot higher.
DME
By: DME - 1st March 2005 at 08:27
Helican, how will this change the approach? I assume the aircraft will still be flying the same visual approach, which would take them over the beach. Even if they were landing slightly further down the runway they would still come in over the beach, albeit possibly 50-100 foot higher.
DME
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February 19, 2005 at 1:12 pm