I would have to say if you only have time to do one thing in St. Maarten, definitely do this. Afterall, it's free and a great thrilling experience. We were able to get online and see when the biggest planes were coming in and made sure to time our visit to the beach at precisely that time. We noticed the... more

If you have time between connecting flights or if your plane is leaving in the afternoon / evening and you had to check out of your hotel and you don't know what to do: GO TO MAHO BEACH. It's a nice small beach near the airport where you can enjoy your last moments on St. Maarten. You can spot planes... more

Maho Bay is a great little beach near the SXM airport. It's a great spot to watch the airplanes land. It's walking distance from SXM. The Sunset Beach Bar, located right on the beach, shows the next couple of arriving flights. It's a MUST to stay and watch them land. more

Maho Bay / Maho beach is a very interesting and entertaining place where you can watch Airplanes landing and taking off. The best place I would say to watch is by the Sunset Beach Bar which is right beside Maho beach. All sorts of air planes land there, from small to big. You can see some pictures of planes in... more

This beach sits right at the end of the main runway for St Julianna airport. Bring your camera for spectacular pictures of the jets arriving just 100 feet overhead but don't bring any towels beach umbrellas etc since they will be blown into the sea when the jets takeoff. The big sport is sitting at the beach bar and watching... more