PRINCESS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Information Display System (BIDS) monitors. Car rental and VIP services are also offered near the arrival area.

SXM Airport offers airside passenger transportation by bus, Aircraft Fueling, Ramp Handling Service (push-back), and General Aviation services for the private and corporate jet sector. In order to accommodate the tremendous growth in this aviation segment, the airport has a Fixed Base Operations (FBO) building complete with office space, private lounges and dedicated customs and security screening.

SXM Airport is a leading private jet destination in the region, handling over 6,500 private jets annually.The airport was once again successfully short-listed in the 2019 PrivateFly Scenic Airport poll. The future goals include the reconstruction of the Fixed Base Operations (FBO) building and the anticipated Pre-Clearance project, which will enable SXM Airport to increase its market share in this sector.

A separate cargo facility exists near the terminal building, it was designed to handle more than 10,000 tons of cargo per year. SXM Airport is a strategic institution owned by the Government of St. Maarten, dedicated to upholding the principles of good corporate governance as stipulated in the Corporate Governance code and the internal Code of Conduct policy. Its philosophy also embraces the notion of good corporate citizenship, not only as a part of the Corporate Social Responsibility but also more importantly in being actively involved in the social, educational, cultural and sporting development of the island. It makes its community identifying the airport as its own, as well as an integral part of the socioeconomic development of the island.

The development and management of the Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise and Cargo Facilities is overseen by the Port St. Maarten Group (PSG), a government-owned consortium of 13 companies responsible for part of the maritime operations of the country.

The operations of the consortium can be neatly summarized as what it calls the ‘four pillars’ of Cruise, Cargo, Yachting and Real estate. The Group operates and has responsibility for the Dr A.C. Wathey Cruise & Cargo Facility at Point Blanche, the Harbour Pointe Village, the Captain Hodge Pier in Philipsburg, the fuel station at Great Bay and the Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority, which is responsible for the Simpson Bay Bridge.

The Group has diversified its activities into real estate ownership and port consultancy as well as owning and operating the port’s two mobile harbor cranes.

PSG employs 85+ people in 11 departments: Accounting, Human Resources, Executive, Clearance, Maintenance, Information Technology, Safety & Security, Maritime, Terminal & Cargo, Commercial and Operations.