# Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM / TNCM)

**Princess Juliana International Airport** (IATA: SXM, ICAO: TNCM) is a large airport in Sint Maarten. It opened in 1943. It has one runway, 2,300 m (7,546 ft) long, asphalt. In 2018 it handled 793 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SXM / TNCM
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Sint Maarten
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 4 m / 13 ft
- Coordinates: 18.0410, -63.1089
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,300 m / 7,546 ft
- Passengers: 792,740 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC-4 · America/Lower_Princes
- Website: https://www.sxmairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Juliana_International_Airport (39 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723325
- Weather station: TNCM · WMO 78866
- Ident: TNCM

## Timeline

- 1943: Princess Juliana International Airport opens.
- 2 May 1970: ALM Flight 980. 23 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 2,300 m / 7,546 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 096° / 276° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | 1,667,542 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 1,643,387 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 1,652,332 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 1,726,656 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 1,625,964 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 1,645,105 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 1,644,270 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 1,671,715 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,671,763 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,795,117 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 792,740 | Wikidata |

## Routes

30 destinations in 21 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (26)

- [SBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffj.md) St. Jean Airport · St. Barthélemy · 32 km / 20 mi · Winair
- [SAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncs.md) Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport · Caribbean Netherlands · 46 km / 29 mi · Winair
- [EUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnce.md) F. D. Roosevelt Airport · Caribbean Netherlands · 62 km / 39 mi · Winair
- [SKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpk.md) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 91 km / 57 mi · Winair
- [NEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpn.md) Vance W. Amory International Airport · St. Kitts & Nevis · 108 km / 67 mi · Winair
- [EIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tupj.md) Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport · British Virgin Islands · 158 km / 98 mi · Winair
- [MNI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/trpg.md) John A. Osborne Airport · Montserrat · 170 km / 106 mi · Winair
- [ANU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tapa.md) V. C. Bird International Airport · Antigua & Barbuda · 172 km / 107 mi · Winair, Liat Air
- [DOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tdpd.md) Douglas-Charles Airport · Dominica · 338 km / 210 mi · Winair
- [SLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlpc.md) George F. L. Charles Airport · St. Lucia · 501 km / 311 mi · Winair
- [SVD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tvsa.md) Argyle International Airport · St. Vincent & Grenadines · 582 km / 362 mi · Winair
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 694 km / 431 mi · Arajet
- [JBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdjb.md) La Isabela International Airport · Dominican Republic · 728 km / 452 mi · Air Century
- [POS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttpp.md) Piarco International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 850 km / 528 mi · Winair, KLM
- [BON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncb.md) Flamingo International Airport · Caribbean Netherlands · 859 km / 534 mi · Winair
- [CUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncc.md) Hato International Airport · Curaçao · 904 km / 562 mi · Winair, Z Air
- [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 963 km / 598 mi · Winair
- [GEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sycj.md) Cheddi Jagan International Airport · Guyana · 1,387 km / 862 mi · KLM
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,968 km / 1,223 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 2,020 km / 1,255 mi · Copa Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 2,712 km / 1,685 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 2,806 km / 1,744 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,205 km / 1,991 mi · WestJet
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,244 km / 2,016 mi · WestJet, Air Canada
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 6,739 km / 4,187 mi · Air France
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 6,933 km / 4,308 mi · KLM

### Seasonal (3)

- [PTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffr.md) Maryse Condé International Airport · Guadeloupe · 259 km / 161 mi · Air France
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 3,205 km / 1,991 mi · Air Canada, Air Transat
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,244 km / 2,016 mi · Air Transat

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 2,732 km / 1,698 mi · La Compagnie

### Cargo (2)

- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 309 km / 192 mi · Air Cargo Carriers
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,968 km / 1,223 mi · Amerijet International

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- WM [Winair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/winair) · 15

### Passenger (12)

- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 3
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 3
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 2
- TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 2 · seasonal
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 2
- Y2 [Air Century](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-century) · 1
- DM [Arajet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arajet) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- B0 [La Compagnie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/la-compagnie) · 1 · seasonal charter
- 5L [Liat Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/liat-air) · 1
- 7Z [Z Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/z-air) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- 2Q [Air Cargo Carriers](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cargo-carriers) · 1
- M6 [Amerijet International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amerijet-international) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 793K (2018) | #916 of 3,974 | #221 in North America |  |
| Longest runway | 2,300 m / 7,546 ft | =3,042 of 29,858 | =651 in North America |  |
| Elevation | 4 m / 13 ft | =42,081 of 43,403 | =18,973 in North America |  |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America |  |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America |  |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | JULIANA APP | 128.950 |
| TWR | JULIANA TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [SFG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffg.md) Grand Case-l'Espérance Airport · 9.2 km / 5.7 mi
- [AXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tqpf.md) Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [SBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tffj.md) St. Jean Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [SAB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncs.md) Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [EUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnce.md) F. D. Roosevelt Airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [SKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tkpk.md) Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport · 91 km / 57 mi

## Sources

- [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: “Princess Juliana International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Princess_Juliana_International_Airport&oldid=1376657775), revision of 25 Sep 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/tncm/data