Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport

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Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is a small Caribbean airport on the Dutch island of Saba, known for having one of the world’s shortest commercial runways and challenging landing conditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport
public airport
belongsTo Kingdom of the Netherlands
country Netherlands
elevation 18 metres
60 feet
hasApproachType visual approach
hasApronCapacity several small aircraft
hasCategory short takeoff and landing airport
hasCommercialService yes
hasHazard steep terrain around runway
strong crosswinds
hasLighting runway edge lighting
hasNavigationAids basic visual aids
hasNumberOfRunways 1
hasPassengerTerminal small terminal building
hasRegulation daytime operations preferred due to terrain
hasRunwayEnds cliffs dropping into the sea
hasRunwayLength 400 metres
approximately 1,312 feet
hasRunwayWidth approximately 18 metres
approximately 60 feet
hasTimeZone UTC−4
hasTypeOfTraffic regional
short takeoff and landing aircraft
IATAcode SAB
ICAOcode TNCS
isFamousAs one of the most dangerous airports for landings
knownFor challenging landing conditions
having one of the world’s shortest commercial runways
locatedIn Caribbean
Caribbean Netherlands
Dutch Caribbean
Saba
namedAfter Juancho E. Yrausquin
nearbyWaterBody Caribbean Sea
operatedBy Government of the Netherlands
local authorities of Saba
primaryAirline Winair
region Lesser Antilles
runwayDesignation 12/30
runwaySurface asphalt
safetyRestrictions only specially certified pilots may land
serves Saba
servesIsland Saba
servesPopulation residents of Saba
servesPurpose tourism access to Saba
servesRoute Caribbean Netherlands
surface form: Saba–Sint Maarten

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Saba hasAirport Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport
The Bottom near Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport