Many of us have seen those TV shows or videos of the World's Scariest Airports, where short runways, steep approaches or high winds can result in some white-knuckle experiences; think Lukla in Nepal, Maidera in Portugal, Paro in Bhutan, Princess Julia in St Maarten or Juancho E Yrausquin in the Dutch Caribbean. On that list is St Jean Gustaf III Airport (SBH/TFFJ), also known as St Jean, on the . It has a steep approach path and a runway just 646 meters (2,120 feet) long, situated at the foot of a hill and runs onto the St.
Jean's beach. In short, pilots flying into this airport need the skills and the right aircraft to land safely and avoid hitting the steep upward hill or overshooting and crashing into the sea. French VIP airline St.
Barth Executive operates to the airport and last week announced it was now operating its new on the route from Guadeloupe. This Italian aircraft is the latest piston twin on the market. The first flight using the Tecnam P2012 STOL was on August 1, 2024, between Guadeloupe Pointe-à-Pitre International (PTP) and St Jean, operated by St Barth Executive under the AIR INTER ISLES brand.
Flight LE2080 departed PTP at 08:36 and, after a fifty-one-minute flight, landed at St Jean at 09:27. The return service left Saint Barthélemy at 14:33 and arrived in Guadeloupe at 15:30. St Barth Executive President Vincent Beauvarlet said the airline carried out hours of training and pilot releases, which allowed it to test the , which met its specifications pe.