INSANE Plane Spotting in ST. BARTS! Gustaf III Airport (SBH/TFFJ) (4K)

Gustaf III Airport, also known as Rémy de Haenen Airport, serves the island of Saint Barthélemy in the northeastern Caribbean.
It's also one of the most challenging airports in the world, with a short runway that has a large hill located right off the runway's western end, meaning planes have to dive for the runway just a few hundred feet in the air.
It's a thrilling experience just to be there, let alone watch on video, so I hope you enjoy this plane spotting compilation from one of the coolest airports on the planet!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - St. Barth Commuter C208 from St. Maarten (SXM)
01:26 - Tradewind Aviation PC-12 to San Juan (SJU)
01:58 - Cessna 182 from Saint-Martin (SFG)
02:44 - Air Antilles DHC-6-400 from Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP)
03:57 - SXM Airways BN-2 from St. Maarten (SXM)
05:18 - Anguilla Air Services BN-2 from The Valley (AXA)
06:12 - St. Barth Commuter C208 to Saint-Martin (SFG)
06:33 - Air Antilles DHC-6-400 to Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP)
07:08 - Winair DHC-6-300 from St. Maarten (SXM)
08:29 - St. Barth Commuter C208 from St. Maarten (SXM)
09:30 - Tradewind Aviation PC-12 from San Juan (SJU)
10:17 - Private C182 from Saint-Martin (SFG)
10:45 - Winair DHC-6-300 from St. Maarten (SXM)
11:28 - Tradewind Aviation PC-12 to San Juan (SJU)
12:28 - Winair DHC-6-300 to St. Maarten (SXM)
13:49 - Winair DHC-6-300 from St. Maarten (SXM)
14:20 - St. Barth Commuter C208 from St. Maarten (SXM)
14:47 - Air Antilles DHC-6-400 from Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP)
15:17 - DHL C208 from St. Croix (STX)
15:41 - Windward Express Airways BN-2 from St. Maarten (SXM)
16:13 - Air Antilles DHC-6-400 to Pointe-à-Pitre (PTP)
17:23 - St. Barth Commuter C208 to St. Maarten (SXM)
18:17 - Winair DHC-6-300 to St. Maarten (SXM)
18:42 - West Indies Helicopters H125 from Saint-Martin (SFG)
19:10 - Windward Express Airways BN-2 to St. Maarten (SXM)
20:28 - DHL C208 to The Valley (AXA)
21:40 - St. Barth Executive PC-12 from St. Maarten (SXM)
22:30 - Cessna 182 from Saint-Martin (SFG)
23:04 - Tradewind Aviation PC-12 from San Juan (SJU)
23:54 - Winair DHC-6-300 to St. Maarten (SXM)
25:10 - St. Barth Commuter C208 | to St. Maarten (SXM)
25:53 - Outro
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Outro song - "Take Flight" by Nyhtian: • Nyhtian - Take Flight ...
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[@gmitchellfamily]

The First Rule of St. Bart's: Get the hell on the runway. The Second Rule of St. Bart's: Get the hell off the runway.

[@Lobster_Gaming]

The third rule of St. Bart: Make sure everyone else is the hell off the runway

[@randomtravel4361]

That tire screech on the Islander doing a U-turn @ 5:44!

[@klm6712]

About a month ago I flew my Cessna 172 from Montreal to Pointe-à-Pitre. The trip wouldn't have been complete without an approach into the notorious St.Barths. So I completed the rating required to land at St.Barths with a local instructor and thereafter flew my Cessna solo to St.Barths to spend the day there. St.Barths definitely is the most challenging approach I have ever flown in my entire life. I deeply respect all the pilots who fly that approach on a daily basis all year long with all kinds of weather. I can't imagine what it's like landing there during the cyclonic season.

[@vancemarin8022]

Impressive what those Twin Otters can do !!!

[@geoffreymartinez7208]

They can land on a handkerchief.

[@richard_muschette3009]

​@@geoffreymartinez7208 Yes the Twin Otters are remarkable in their aerodynamic handling...

[@stanleovart]

19:07 helicopter’s skills are perfect!

[@Lobster_Gaming]

As a recent entrant of the plane enjoying community, I have to say that this place is 1000% on my bucket list, that looks like an epic approach

[@marsgal42]

You had way too much fun! 😍 Good call at 22:47 - getting long, incipient porpoise, go around and try again. Even the pros had their hands full in that wind. Except for that helicopter pilot. I've done some back-of-the-envelope flight planning via the Bahamas and Puerto Rico...

[@DaBrute]

I love that those twin otters can make the 2nd taxiway, no backtrack required 💪

[@77jelani41]

The sad thing is that the DHC-6 of Air Antilles isnt flying anymore after a collision with a Helicopter at St Barts. I will truly miss her

[@a1ytaviation1yt]

Something else is that the only flying plane sir Antilles has flies in Germany now :( all their twin otter F-OMYR/ F-OMYS (the one in the crash) have both stopped flying. Add well as the 1 ATR plane F-OMYN all have not flown since September 2023

[@ropshubop]

I’ve watched so many spotting videos from here but somehow yours just hits different 😂

[@luschmiedt1071]

The difference in approach and landing speed between the Twin Otter and Caravan is impressive

[@lonewolfszc]

That helicopter had it easy!

[@richard_muschette3009]

Its always a pleasure to watch aircraft in action at St. Barth Airport.

[@davetschirhart9037]

Those DHC-6s sure do stop fast!!

[@cobra-wo3tg]

10:00 - First time I've seen any other plane besides the twin otter make the first turn off after landing without having to back taxi.

[@ErickLofdahl]

One of the world's most hazardous airports. The hill's steepness makes landing feel a bit scary. 😮The airport was named after Swedish king Gustaf III. Due to it being Sweden's only slave colony, it is somewhat a dim story. Gustavia, the capital, bears the name of the same monarch.

[@JelmersAviation]

Indeed insane plane spotting man! Liked!

[@ndirangugichuki6260]

Bad ass !! Well done to all those pilots.... 👍

[@RailfanBrenden.]

12:18 Wow What A Beautiful Beach View with A PC-12 taking Off 🛫

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Looking very nice being down in paradise!!!😊😊 Thank you for sharing the aircraft scene there.😊

[@bananajoe3669]

We all float down here... 🎈🎈

[@MarcvanExel]

That was fantastic! Thanks!

[@davec8921]

Wow. Bet that's exciting to fly the first time! Some of those planes have pretty impressive performance

[@WonderfulAircraft]

Those twin otters are practically landing in the same distance as that helicopter lol

[@bigtone718]

😉seems like that Pilatus PC-12 pilot was showing off a bit. LOL! great video

[@jeffreybryner1196]

amazing @9:53 how quickly the PC-12 Lands 10 and gets stopped in time to get off Taxiway B 😯

[@edutaimentcartoys]

amazing plane spotting video ... 🛬

[@NQY-flyer]

The Twin Otter and Britten Norman built for airfields like this 💪

[@NQY-flyer]

I’m off to SXM later this month will certainly have to do a St Barth trip just to experience that landing Great video 👍

[@rossnolan2883]

Awesome 👍😎

[@kolejowy_janek2000]

15:41 scary landing😮😮

[@ThatXrayGuy]

Great video, Alex! Thank you for sharing it!

[@justforsheba]

Video made my weekend!! Thank you!

[@hazel_the_bunny_]

nice catches

[@CaptainKrimson]

A lot of skill there! thanks for the video!

[@WILLIAMTHEWHALE93]

Nice!

[@denault3985]

Great photography Alex!

[@Wotherspoon56]

I admire how you're recording the aircrafts smoothly, well done, enjoyed watching💯

[@charliechristmas5147]

More brake dust than the London Underground 😂😂

[@williamchan3372]

Incredible landings! Saw one that couldn't land and most that had to brake abruptly to take a sharp turn to the right without turning around! Amazing pilot skills! Great job Alex!

[@stanleovart]

My Dream!

[@stevewarrick4402]

Those Pilatus are such beautiful aircraft. Imagine just aiming between the windsocks and hoping the crosswinds aren't too bad. This is my favourite thing to do on St. Barts these pilots do their thing. You ought to go to the end on St Jean Beach for different view.

[@jessemillington5988]

Amazing job! Loved that little DHL, big shout out to the pilots who do this everyday. Must be one hell of a rush doing this back and forth each day.

[@sharkgames1233]

Nice man!

[@a1ytaviation1yt]

15:49 look at how quickly the pilot recovers that stall!

[@guilhermesilveira479]

Great video✈👍

[@MarcPagan]

Great fun - thanks for the upload. Not as challenging as St. Barts, but you might enjoy Culebra, Puerto Rico. It's requires flying with little clearance in between two small hills, then a hard left at under 100 ft AGL ...and like St. Barts, stopping prior to hitting the bay.

[@charliechristmas5147]

Seems like a good idea to visit St Maartens and then hop over on a BN2…..perfect holiday

[@johnkerr1953]

I Have so much enjoyed this trimendous video, l watched it right to the end then watched it again, then l put my mobile to the side & watched it again so to give me a better & bigger view of the planes coming in & going out, the video was that good that I was away miles high, if you know what that means, (it means that the video was so enjoyable) so a huge thank you to the person who made this trimendous video, l will be watching it again. - thanks a million.

[@Anderten1989]

9:46 love it how close it was :-)

[@swiss113]

cool

[@gabrimations2011]

Nice vid❤❤

[@MNAviations]

Best aviation youtuber right here!

[@nybotor1]

Superb video Alex! Those Islander pilots near the beginning of the video must be very experienced flying there.

[@jayladusterhoft737]

Hey Just to let you know WestJet Link operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines is shutting down come October, so if you want to fly the Saab 340 one more time best do it soon. Love the channel by the way

[@goldenstud24]

next time you visit saint martin i highly recommend you to be visit the shortest commercial runway in teh world in Saba island wich is 12 min from saint martin .

[@johnkerr1953]

I was sorry to see that the Air Antilles had been in an Accident, that was one of the planes that I enjoyed watching, maybe you will be able to fix it again ( l hope so)

[@robinstevens9189]

You must have been thrilled to have been there making this video.

[@Aviatorspot]

Awesome video. Only small planes?

[@mojavebnsf1623]

Great video Alex. Love to know what made those wheel tracks down the slope before the freshhold????

[@amh313]

Most of them look like emergency landing coming close on that hillside😅

[@geoffreymartinez7208]

Landed there late '70s with a friend piloting a 207. That hill was a cliff, you had to drop the aircraft on the runway. Not good for the stomach. Only turboprops could land from the seaside. There was a small plane crashed at the base of that cliff. Hot place, not much to see.

[@MU-2]

I bet the operators’ maintenance departments must love doing brake work.

[@kurohone]

2:45 OK that pilot is just showing off. (Edit) OK, it's all the Twotter pilots, nevermind. "Hey, wanna see my hummingbird impression?" must drive the Caravan pilots nuts.

[@bradyleiser1088]

Imagine being a st. Barts commuter pilot and just being able to do that landing with your eyes closed

[@herrtrojanischespferd1063]

Nuts... Respect. I think it takes a good while for any pilot to get reasonably comfortable landing at this place, though I doubt that even the experienced once are ever fully relaxed. Some serious clenching of butt cheeks comes to mind. Thanks!

[@ChrisBohling]

If I ever get there, I’m putting a dime on the runway because the Twin Otters can stop on it. Great video! ❤ (Can someone loan me a dime? US or Canadian is fine.)

[@edmoore3910]

These good pilots don't know the toga!! 😅😅😅😅

[@NQY-flyer]

The West Indies Helicopter arrival ‘beep’ ‘beep’ ‘beep’ as it reverses onto its helipad

[@Nova....120]

9:46 co pilot was looking at you

[@davidcole333]

I'll bet an empty 757 could get in and out of there!

[@charliechristmas5147]

😂😂😂😂 never get the glide slope of 3 degrees

[@Air_Content640]

These landings are very late tought

[@JeffSagen]

Jeffrey

[@FJBMAGAPatriotUSA1]

Winair makes EVERYONE else look reckless and untrained.

[@JeffSagen]

Jeffrey