# St. Jean Airport (SBH / TFFJ)

**St. Jean Airport** (IATA: SBH, ICAO: TFFJ) is a medium airport in Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy. It opened in 1984. It has one runway, 646 m (2,119 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Territorial Council of Saint-Barthélemy. In 2022 it handled 219 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffj

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SBH / TFFJ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Territorial Council of Saint-Barthélemy
- Serves: Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy
- Opened: 1984
- Elevation: 15 m / 49 ft
- Coordinates: 17.9044, -62.8433
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 646 m / 2,119 ft
- Passengers: 218,984 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/St_Barthelemy
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_III_Airport (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38805
- Weather station: TFFJ
- Ident: TFFJ

## Timeline

- 1984: St. Jean Airport opens.
- 24 Mar 2001: Air Caraïbes Flight 1501. 20 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 646 m / 2,119 ft | 18 m / 59 ft | Concrete | 089° / 269° |  |

- 10/28 slopes 2.1%: threshold 28 at 1 m / 4 ft, threshold 10 at 15 m / 48 ft.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 150,974 | Eurostat |
| 2012 | 152,168 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 162,641 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 168,530 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 180,105 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 184,347 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 162,236 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 140,570 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 184,455 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 119,050 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 147,292 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 218,984 | Wikidata |

## Routes

17 destinations in 15 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [SFG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffg.md) Grand Case-l'Espérance Airport · St. Martin · 31 km / 19 mi · St Barth Commuter
- [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · Sint Maarten · 32 km / 20 mi · Winair, St Barth Commuter
- [AXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tqpf.md) Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport · Anguilla · 40 km / 25 mi · Tradewind Aviation
- [SAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncs.md) Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport · Caribbean Netherlands · 49 km / 30 mi · Winair
- [ANU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tapa.md) V. C. Bird International Airport · Antigua & Barbuda · 140 km / 87 mi · Winair, Tradewind Aviation, St Barth Commuter
- [PTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffr.md) Maryse Condé International Airport · Guadeloupe · 229 km / 142 mi · St Barth Commuter
- [STT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tist.md) Cyril E. King Airport · U.S. Virgin Islands · 231 km / 144 mi · Cape Air, Tradewind Aviation
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 339 km / 211 mi · Tradewind Aviation
- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 2,023 km / 1,257 mi · Mezzanote Express

### Cargo (14)

- [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · Sint Maarten · 32 km / 20 mi · DHL Aviation
- [AXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tqpf.md) Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport · Anguilla · 40 km / 25 mi · DHL Aviation
- [SKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpk.md) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 67 km / 42 mi · DHL Aviation
- [NEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpn.md) Vance W. Amory International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 82 km / 51 mi · DHL Aviation
- [ANU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tapa.md) V. C. Bird International Airport · Antigua & Barbuda · 140 km / 87 mi · DHL Aviation
- [EIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tupj.md) Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport · British Virgin Islands · 189 km / 117 mi · DHL Aviation
- [STX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tisx.md) Henry E. Rohlsen Airport · U.S. Virgin Islands · 209 km / 130 mi · DHL Aviation
- [PTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffr.md) Maryse Condé International Airport · Guadeloupe · 229 km / 142 mi · DHL Aviation
- [STT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tist.md) Cyril E. King Airport · U.S. Virgin Islands · 231 km / 144 mi · DHL Aviation
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 339 km / 211 mi · DHL Aviation
- [FDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tfff.md) Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport · Martinique · 418 km / 260 mi · DHL Aviation
- [VC-0001](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vc-0001.md) E T Joshua Airport · St. Vincent & Grenadines · 557 km / 346 mi · DHL Aviation
- [GND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tgpy.md) Maurice Bishop International Airport · Grenada · 666 km / 414 mi · DHL Aviation
- [POS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttpp.md) Piarco International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 829 km / 515 mi · DHL Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SBH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- PV [St Barth Commuter](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/st-barth-commuter) · 4

### Passenger (4)

- TJ [Tradewind Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tradewind-aviation) · 4
- WM [Winair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/winair) · 3
- 9K [Cape Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cape-air) · 1
- Mezzanote Express · 1

### Cargo (1)

- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 14

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 219K (2022) | #1,497 of 3,974 | #330 in North America |  |
| Longest runway | 646 m / 2,119 ft | =23,674 of 29,858 | #11,253 in North America |  |
| Elevation | 15 m / 49 ft | =39,318 of 43,403 | =17,827 in North America |  |
| Age | Opened 1984 | =8,717 of 15,079 | =6,590 in North America |  |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America |  |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | St. Barths Information | 118.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [SFG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffg.md) Grand Case-l'Espérance Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [SXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncm.md) Princess Juliana International Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [AXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tqpf.md) Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [EUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnce.md) F. D. Roosevelt Airport · 48 km / 30 mi
- [SAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncs.md) Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [SKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpk.md) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · 67 km / 42 mi

## In collections

- [Shortest runways with airline service](https://dromopedia.com/collections/shortest-scheduled) #14

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Gustaf III Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gustaf_III_Airport&oldid=1363040842), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffj/data