Maho beach

[gottagoacruzn]

Hey guys, never have been to Maho beach, an am wonderin when you go, on the ships tour, to that area, when do the planes fly over, morning or afternoon? Inquiring minds would like to know. Thanks.

[Threeboysmom333]

I heard afternoon is best to see planes

[misha1]

Generally between 1 and 3 pm you should be able to see the big planes

[happychippy]

You can always check the flight arrivals and departures online for the day you are going to be in St. Maarten

 

https://www.flightstats.com/v2/flight-tracker/arrivals/SXM  

[LittleTinker]

On 6/12/2024 at 4:32 AM, gottagoacruzn said:

Hey guys, never have been to Maho beach, an am wonderin when you go, on the ships tour, to that area, when do the planes fly over, morning or afternoon? Inquiring minds would like to know. Thanks.

There is a small beach and also a beach club at Maho.
You can sit in the club and order food and listen to music if the beach is too busy.

There is a sign on the beach that tells you what times the landings are.
Unfortunately, the planes are not as big as they used to be and also fly a bit higher

Last time we went, we went to a beach just a bit further round for a couple of hours, then walked round to Maho as we didnt want to spend time on Maho beach....way too crowded.

 

[OCSC Mike]

29 minutes ago, LittleTinker said:

Unfortunately, the planes are not as big as they used to be and also fly a bit higher

This KLM looked pretty big to me (from a Captain Bob boat in the water off of Maho Beach).

 

 

Edited June 20 by OCSC Mike

[princeton123211]

On 6/20/2024 at 3:00 PM, OCSC Mike said:

This KLM looked pretty big to me (from a Captain Bob boat in the water off of Maho Beach).

The KLM flight with daily service to Amsterdam up until a few years ago used to be a 747-400 that was much larger than that. KLM now operates a much less impressive Airbus A330-300. Seeing the 747 come over the beach was truly impressive. 

 

Also if you look close at the tail markings this particular picture appears to be an Air France flight. Air France has a similar Airbus A300-200 on this route from Paris daily. 

[princeton123211]

On 6/11/2024 at 11:32 PM, gottagoacruzn said:

Hey guys, never have been to Maho beach, an am wonderin when you go, on the ships tour, to that area, when do the planes fly over, morning or afternoon? Inquiring minds would like to know. Thanks.

There's aircraft landing at all times of day and night. The larger planes from Europe land in the early afternoon as mentioned but you'll see a regular cadence of aircraft, both a mix of commercial and smaller private jets, using the airport all day. 

[IGGY63]

I have been there a few times, and the experience is incredible.  There are so many planes both big and small that land and take off during your visit.  Highly recommended!

[FiftyOnePlus]

2 hours ago, IGGY63 said:

I have been there a few times, and the experience is incredible.  There are so many planes both big and small that land and take off during your visit.  Highly recommended!

There weren't that many on the day we went unless we waited until 3. Too late for shipsy risky.