Gustaf III Airport

Rémy de Haenen Airport
Gustaf III Airport
Saint Barthélemy Airport
St. Jean Airport

Aérodrome de St Jean
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMairie de St Barthélemy
ServesSaint Barthélemy
LocationSt. Jean
Hub forTradewind Aviation
Elevation AMSL48 ft / 15 m
Coordinates17°54′16″N 062°50′38″W / 17.90444°N 62.84389°W / 17.90444; -62.84389
Map
Map of Saint Barthélemy showing location of airport
Map of Saint Barthélemy showing location of airport
SBH
Location of airport in Saint Barthélemy
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 646 2,119 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers203,841
Passenger traffic changeDecrease 6.9%
Aircraft movements41,271
Aircraft movements changeDecrease 7.3%
Source: French AIP,[1] Aeroport.fr[2]
A view of the Runway from Saint Jean Beach.
A Winair Twin Otter (most likely registered PJ-WIH) coming in to land at Gustaf III Airport via the challenging hill approach to runway 10 in the 1990s. Note that this image was taken before the hill was lowered and the road was moved. Today the road has been shifted farther left and does not run so directly under the approach paths of aircraft.

Gustaf III Airport[3] (IATA: SBH[3], ICAO: TFFJ[1]), also known as Saint Barthélemy Airport, Rémy de Haenen Airport, sometimes as 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.

Due to its very short runway, very close proximity to automotive traffic on a nearby road, and the necessity of a license to land at the airport, The History Channel documentary Most Extreme Airports ranked it the third most dangerous airport in the world, behind Toncontín International Airport and Lukla Airport. In spite of sensational videos and intense media coverage, the airport is regarded by experts as extremely safe and requires specialty certification for permission to land as a result of its unique features.

  1. ^ a b c TFFJ – Saint Barthélemy. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Résultats d'activité des aéroports français 2018" (PDF). aeroport.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Great Circle Mapper – Gustaf III Airport (SBH / TFFJ)