Some more for you guys!!
Good to see the classics are still around.
Just missed it as it passed me with the buckets open..will try to get that later.
This is one noisy little bird.
Here is the new terminal being built….
And here is the start of the runway extension…luckily they haven’t started on the other end yet.
By: Helican - 9th May 2005 at 22:52
more info about the airport and the expansion can be found at www.PJIAE.com
By: Humberside - 9th May 2005 at 18:28
Great shots there
By: greekdude1 - 9th May 2005 at 17:20
As you can see on the right side….thats Maho gone!!!
That’s too bad. I’m glad I got to get blown away by jetblast from a 743 at least once. They had already begun construction on the terminals when I was there in ’03. Just curious. The roadway that is currently at the end of the runway is access to the Caravansarai resort. How will the resort be accessible if the roadway is gone, and also what becomes of the sunset beach bar? From what the photo indicates, it doesn’t appear as if there will be a roadway there, but I could be wrong.
By: LBARULES - 9th May 2005 at 15:39
Stunning shots from paradise once again 🙂
By: Helican - 9th May 2005 at 14:35
Yeah…it will be the end of Maho Beach. As for a timeline…don’t know. Some people said it wouldn’t happen for YEARS, and then they started doing the expansion at the departure end a couple of weeks later.
It will probably be a while, as they have to reclaim a lot of land, and also buy back alot of property from car rental agencies and such to make room for the new taxiway. All this property was sold off cheap, by the government, only a few years ago.
With this sort of advanced planning it is very hard to know for sure when Maho will be history. All I know is that I am glad I got to see it…and that anyone who wants to lay on the beach and look up at 757s,747s, 737s, 727s, and A340s+++++ pass LOW overhead…should try and do so sooner rather than later…
Posted this one before, but here is the plans for the airport. As you can see on the right side….thats Maho gone!!!
By: Future Pilot - 9th May 2005 at 14:13
I don’t know, but I can ask
That would be great if you could, yes greekdude i think it does mean the end of Maho beach after it’s al complete. I’m sure that won’t be for a while yet though
By: greekdude1 - 9th May 2005 at 07:27
And here is the start of the runway extension…luckily they haven’t started on the other end yet.
Does that mean no more Maho Beach?!?! 😮 😮 When is this supposed to happen?
By: steve rowell - 9th May 2005 at 05:58
Yes, they are interesting shots
By: Helican - 9th May 2005 at 02:05
I don’t know, but I can ask
By: Future Pilot - 9th May 2005 at 00:49
Interesting shots Helican! 😀
Just a question….what will be the length of the runway after the extension is done? or do you not know
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