Gustaf III Airport

In spite of sensational videos and intense media coverage, the airport is regarded by experts as extremely safe and requires specialty certification for permission to land as a result of its unique features.

The Dc-3 was piloted and owned by Paul Wikander of St Thomas and he was immediately fined by the French Government for this reckless maneuver.

[4] The most common aircraft flying in for commercial service today are the Pilatus PC-12, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, and Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

In 1984, the Swedish Minister of Communications, Hans Gustafsson, inaugurated the terminal building of the Gustaf III Airport.

[6] In addition to these scheduled services, charter airlines like Windward Express and Trans Anguilla Airways provide on demand flights to and from St. Barth.

A view of the Runway from Saint Jean Beach.
A Winair Twin Otter (most likely registered PJ-WIH) coming in to land at Gustaf III Airport via the challenging hill approach to runway 10 in the 1990s. Note that this image was taken before the hill was lowered and the road was moved. Today the road has been shifted farther left and does not run so directly under the approach paths of aircraft.