PRINCESS JULIANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

After 75 years of evolution, the SXM Airport transformed from a humble World War II air base for the US military, into an ultra-modern, world-class facility which went through “generational changes” such as the construction of new terminals which also cements its role as the major engine moving the island’s tourism economy forward and the economies of some of the neighboring islands it serves as a hub.

Safety and security are the two main pillars of operations at SXM Airport. It has an impeccable safety record and is constantly upgrading its staff and equipment to ensure that those who use its facilities feel safe and secure. Equipped with a state-of-the-art ATC Tower and Radar facility, Category 9 Fire and Rescue Service, and General Security and Centralized Pre-screening, safety is top priority. The safety record of the airport is among the best anywhere in the region and beyond.

Designed to handle about 2.5 million passengers annually, management are preparing for the increased passenger capacity as they’ve constructed the “Package 1A” project, which is a temporary expansion of the make-shift area, offering an additional 250+ seating expanse. The area is fully air-conditioned and has an additional 3 boarding gates.

The airport has an airside Departure Hall with a complete duty-free retail and food & beverage concession layout. Returning concessions like Subway, AMA Duty Free, Dutch Delight, Domino’s Pizza, Market by Villa, Taloula’s Flights, Relay, ESCA, Shipwreck Shop, Gouda Liquor Store, Le Bistro by Bacchus, ILTT Duty Free, Aunt Clara’s Ice Cream and Johney Burgers are all available to the travelers and partially to the public. The new F&B concept includes food trucks on the land side of the property. The airport also features the immigration and emigration booths, offices, the reinstatement of the existing air-conditioning and sprinkler systems, the installation of the fire alarm and public-address systems, CCTV surveillance and IT systems.