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Maho Beach, Saint Maarten

Maho Beach is one of the most famous beaches in the world, as it finds itself at the end of the runway of St Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport (sxm) laying the scene for many vacation videos and selfies that went viral of planes landing and departing at the adjacent Dutch side airport. The runway was initially built by the United States army in the Second World War as a hub for search flights for German submarines. The hilly island of St Maarten only allowed for very few spots to build an airport; the most excellent being a sand bar bordering the sea and the Simpson Bay Lagoon. Over time, as planes got bigger, land was claimed from the lagoon to expand the runway. The proximity of the runway to Maho Beach became an attraction by itself giving it the nickname “airport beach”. Stayover as well as cruise visitors consider a visit to the beach a unique moment for a picture or video as there is few other opportunities in the world to get as close to a flying or departing aircraft ( For directions how to get to Maho beach from hotel areas or the cruise port, please see below). The beach has also become a global must see for plane spotters. The spectacular landing over Maho Bay even made it into Microsoft’s famed Flight Simulator program. The departure itself is not less of a phenomenon, as the hills of St Maarten rise steeply behind the other end of the air strip.