Some of you already know this regarding hurricane Irma and the prestigious island we all know and love, St. Maarten. I feel like everyone else should know that 95% of the island was destroyed by Irma's 180+mph winds, equivelant to that of an EF-4 tornado. The destruction includes Maho Beach and Princess Juliana International Airport. The beach and airport are literally nonexistent. The terminal was destroyed by debris and then flooded, while airplanes we're thrown around everywhere and the runway was covered in sand. The fence was damaged by a car, which can be seen in the last moments of PTZ TVs Maho Beach cam before it went dead. The entire aviation community is experiencing the rippling effects of the destruction, knowing that many peoples favorite travel destination will no longer be the same. I am 99% positive they will find a way to rebuild the airport and get airline flights back in, but the future is uncertain, and for now we have to wait. If you want to see a tidbit of what is used to be like I have a YouTube video of me at the beach on my YouTube channel, which can be accessed through my profile bio.
#prayforthevictims
@Thejets It was amazing how they managed to rebuild and clean up the entire airport in mere months! I'm going there next year (last time I went was in 2016), so it will be interesting to see what's different!
It survived! I just went there a few days ago. The planes are rushing in like always. Low behold, it’s not gone. Besides, there was no way St Martin would let princess juliana intl die because of a hurricane.
@ESIOTROT121 that's pretty good
@ESIOTROT121 yep maybe
@ESIOTROT121 don't evacuate an island nation... seems legit.
@ESIOTROT121 D:
@WaffleCakes They'll rebuild.
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Nooooooooo!!!!! It was a great site for plane spotting!!!
@drdoom222 they're gone
#prayfortheplanes
@DerekSP maybe V.C. Bird IDK
@ForeverPie they can land it on a large airport nearby and move it using some STOLs
@DerekSP it can't operate TNCM, it will have to do airdrops
Hopefully Mriya will help with supply delivery. I think they already used her last time there was a hurricane
@Blue0Bull Murica is doing relief efforts.
@TheMutePaper XD how can u make a joke out if this it's funny tho.
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Yeah, no they won't.
@jamesPLANESii ironically we go there at the same time... that should be a thing, we schedule the time we go to TNCM and the terminal
A little far fetched but some people could do it if they want to
XD Same! @BaconEggs
Dagnet I wanted to go there as a thing in my bucket list..
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Oh gosh...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :(((((
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Just remember when it was undamaged, and how it was a gateway for people to visit a great vacation spot.