A bizarre airport in the heart of the Caribbean has ... small propeller planes regularly seen roaring over the nearby Maho Beach during takeoff and landing. So extraordinary is the spectacle ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Maho Beach in Sint Maarten (or Saint Martin) is known for its crazy plane landings. Planes almost scrape the shore of the public beach before landing at Princess ...

A day at the beach is usually a pretty relaxing excursion, but tourists who find themselves at Maho Beach on the Caribbean ... close proximity to the nearby airport, often leading massive planes ...

Beachgoers can walk up to the airport fence as planes take off ... The beginning of the runway is just 50m (160ft) from the fence on Maho beach, and about the same distance to the waterline.

Maarten's world-famous airport runway, just a 10-minute walk away from the vast Maho Beach Resort. The hotel has no beach of its own but it is a few minutes' walk away from the famous Maho Beach ...