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How long (in feet) is the runway?

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18.040823°, -63.109948°

Princess Juliana International Airport is the main airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is well-known for the approach to Runway 10, seen at the bottom of this Overview. Here arriving aircraft must have a 3° glide slope, flying at a shockingly low altitude over people relaxing on Maho Beach, to land safely.

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Daily Overview / Satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe / Benjamin Grant
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