Saint Martin is a wonderful place to visit for a vacation. Saint Martin is a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 240 km (150 miles) east of Puerto Rico. The 87 km² island is divided roughly in half between France and the Netherlands; it is the smallest inhabited sea island divided between two nations.
The island is served by many major airlines that bring in large jets, including Boeing 747s and Airbus A340s, carrying tourists that visit Saint Martin from across the world on a daily basis. This fuels the island’s largest revenue source, tourism. Princess Juliana International Airport - which opened a major new terminal in November, 2006 - is famous for its short landing strip - only 2,130 meters/7,000 ft, which is barely enough for heavy jets. Because of this, the planes approach the island flying extremely low, right over the beach. Photos of large jets flying at 10–20 m/30-60 ft over relaxing tourists at the beach are often dismissed as Photoshopped, but are nevertheless showing actual landings.[1] There is also an airport the French side of the island at Grand Case, called Grand Case Airport.
Source: Wikipedia
Watch the video below of actual large airlines landing very near the beach.
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