It is the origin with the widest range in the whole catalogue: from ten nautical miles to one thousand four hundred and eighty-one. One hundred and forty-four times the one against the other. On request per aircraft.
The destinations, by distance
| Destination | Distance | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Anguilla | 10.3 NM | The catalogue's shortest sector |
| St Barthélemy | 17.3 NM | Does not accept jets |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | 166.7 NM | No US customs |
| Providenciales | 563.2 NM | Turks & Caicos |
| Miami | 1,062.8 NM | United States |
| Teterboro, New York | 1,481.4 NM | The catalogue's longest sector |
Two products at one origin
No other hub in the catalogue mixes such different scales, and they are worth separating up front.
The inter-island hops — Anguilla at 10.3 nautical miles, St Barths at 17.3 — are minutes of flying. What decides here is not the aircraft but the coordination: the ground transfers and the waiting weigh more than the air.
The long sectors — Miami at 1,062.8, Teterboro at 1,481.4 — are the other face. There range with reserves governs, and almost the whole run is over open water.
No single aircraft serves both. It is the same division the catalogue's index makes between Central America and the Caribbean, compressed into a single airport.
Ground services at these fields are limited and vary by aerodrome and by hour.
Why St Martin is the transfer point
Here is this origin's real function, and it does not appear in the table.
St Barths does not accept jets. The Gustaf III runway is 646 metres, shorter than Drake Bay's. Anyone arriving from Miami or New York on a jet has to change aircraft, and St Martin is where that happens. The field accepts a limited set of aircraft approved for its runway: we confirm which one is assigned before booking.
Princess Juliana, by contrast, has a 7,546-foot runway and restricts nothing. That asymmetry — a generous airport seventeen nautical miles from one that admits no jets — is what makes St Martin a connecting piece and not merely a destination.
San Juan, the alternative worth knowing
Puerto Rico is 166.7 nautical miles away and is United States territory: flights to and from the mainland carry no international formalities.
For anyone coming from the United States and wanting the Lesser Antilles, that makes it a second possible transfer point, sometimes more flexible than this one. It is worth comparing before fixing the routing.
The extreme range has a practical consequence
A one-hundred-and-forty-four-fold difference between the shortest and longest sector means the useful questions differ by where you are going.
For Anguilla or St Barths: ask about ground coordination and timings, not about the aircraft.
For Miami or Teterboro: ask about range, lead time and category, not about minutes of flying.
Confusing the two conversations is the most frequent error when enquiring from this origin.
A rule of thumb helps in practice: up to about twenty nautical miles the ground decides; from several hundred onwards, the aircraft. At this origin there is simply nothing in between.
Frequently asked questions
How many destinations do you serve from St Martin?
Six, from 10.3 to 1,481.4 nautical miles. It is the origin with the widest range in the catalogue: one hundred and forty-four times.
Can I fly a jet to St Barths?
No. The Gustaf III runway is 646 metres. Anyone arriving on a jet from the mainland changes aircraft here. The field accepts a limited set of aircraft approved for its runway: we confirm which one is assigned before booking.
Why is St Martin a transfer point?
Because Princess Juliana has a 7,546-foot runway and restricts nothing, seventeen nautical miles from an airport that admits no jets.
Which is the shortest sector?
Anguilla, at 10.3 nautical miles: the shortest in the whole catalogue, across Central America and the Caribbean alike.
And San Juan?
It is 166.7 nautical miles away and United States territory, so flights to the mainland carry no international formalities. It is a second possible transfer point.
What should I ask when enquiring?
It depends on the destination. For the short hops, coordination and timings. For the long sectors, range, lead time and aircraft category.