World's MOST EXTREME Airports (Caribbean Edition)
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Watch this video to explore THREE of the world’s MOST EXTREME Airports! The best part, they’re all a ten minute flight apart from each other.
St Maarten will be our base of operations for this Caribbean Adventure. We’ll first explore the world famous Maho Beach where it’s easy to watch jumbo jets land at the nearby St. Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport.
After that, we’ll make the unforgettable 10-minute flight to St. Baarths and experience the unbelievable approach into that island’s airport. It requires specially trained pilots to fly over a hill - and oncoming traffic - before essentially diving toward the airport below. It is hair-raising and anxiety inducing, not for the faint of heart!
We’ll see more of the island before flying to Saba, home to the world’s shortest commercial runway. The approach into that airport and landing is as close to landing on an aircraft carrier as I’ve ever felt, but it was the departure that was the most nail-biting of all!
This Caribbean Aviation Adventure is one we’d recommend to just about everyone. Hope you enjoy!
0:00 Introduction
0:37 St. Maarten
1:53 St. Baarth
6:36 Saba
Special thanks to our friends Ryan and Brian for their help with this video!
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Music:
Cruel Intentions - Etienne Roussel
Dance It Off (Instrumental Version) - Elin Sandberg
Trampoline Park Avenue - Martin Klem
Echoes of You - Tomas Skyldeberg
Strangled by Piano Strings Part 1 - Ludvig Moulin
Fierce Love - JOYSPRING
MANNERS (Instrumental Version) - Zorro
Real Fish - Neon One
So Hollow (Instrumental Version) - Torii Wolf
Passageways - Ballpoint
Teenage Cliche (Instrumental Version) - Loving Caliber
Undertaker (Instrumental Version) - Torii Wolf
Kia Kaha - spring gang
Every Saturday, I look for this guy’s new video, and every week, he somehow makes it better than the last. Good job Jeb!
agree 100 percent
He is not just “this guy” he is Jeb Brooks
But yes I do agree
Skiathos' airport beach in Greece sees Maho Beach and says "Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary". Another neat fact about St. Maarten is that it has the world's shortest commercial international flight which is between there and the British island of Anguilla (in fact you can see a flight coming from Anguilla at 1:45). The flight takes just 10 minutes (your St Maarten-St Barth's flight takes 15 minutes). Unlike the neighboring St. Martin, Anguilla is pretty laid back and this is because of it being sparsely populated and that it didn't make the decision to develop tourism until the 1980s.
They actually used to be its own republic for a short time in the 1960s, and this is why it has three dolphins on its flag (as that was on the flag of the republic). Basically, the UK combined them with St. Kitts, they were unhappy as they preferred to be their own colony, they kicked out the St. Kitts police, held a referendum to leave St. Kitts that neither the UK nor St. Kitts recognized, held another referendum in favor of being a republic, then the UK sent a contingent of 331 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, plus 30 London Metropolitan Police officers. While St Kitts got their independence, Anguilla has remained British.
Such wise words from Mr Supreme Kim that I felt it coming inside me ❤
I'm surprised you didn't try camping out at the Sunset Beach Bar for the views😂 I'm not a plane enthusiast at all, just love watching you two enjoy yourselves.
I definitely would have!
OMG! I love Suzanne!! “You DO know that planes land INTO the wind?!?” She’s amazing!
Awesome video! I really appreciate the lengths (1312 feet) you go to get the best aviation footage.
Omg, what a small world, finding your channel through Dennis Bunnik’s, feeling associated with travel being a flight attendant myself, having my love living in Australia , where I will end up in the near future ,I come across you guys going to my islands and filmed it🎉❤. I am a born Saba girl, lived between there and St Maarten until my teenage years,I cried seeing you film my beautiful islands. Especially Saba. I even saw some familiar faces also. Like your taxi driver . I mean come on we all know each other there 😂. Thank you for this video 🙏
Ah yes, an American flying from a part of the Netherlands to a French island, at an airport named after a Swedish king...Mr. Worldwide. Being able to sit right next to the pilot to get a front-row seat of the action of this one-of-a-kind flight experience is the equivalence of winning Powerball. JEALOUS! St. Barth's history is quite interesting! The island was Swedish from 1784 to 1878! France gave Sweden the island in exchange for French trading rights in Gothenburg. With that, the Swedish West India Company was established, but the colony wasn't quite successful. The islanders faced a feverish epidemic that led to the deaths of 300 people in 1840, as well as a severe drought in 1850.
Sweden no longer saw the colony as viable and attempted to give it to the US in the late 1860s. They even tried giving it to ITALY, but Sweden stopped talks with Italy after realizing Italy wanted to use it as a penal colony. So when Oscar II became King in 1872, he approached France about returning the island, which they agreed to in August 1877, and the French officially reoccupied it in March 1878.
Great video, Jeb! Your videos are first class regardless of which class you fly in!
First time I went to St Maarten was in 2003. Back then the Maho beach bar was a shack doing $2 Carib’s and you had 747’s screaming in over the beach. It was heaven. Then the cruise ships turned up… and well The rest is history.
I just got back from both SXM and SBH last week. Celebrating my 55th Birthday. What an incredible trip. 😎🌴✈️
Feels good to be this early!!!!
Wow that is crazy with the airports. Love the adventurous spirit in you and Suzanne. Keep up the good work.
15:48 That 727 is gorgeous!
I love plane spotting at Maho.
I always love visiting that beach.
How cool that you were about to pay cash and get 2 seats on a charter! Saint Maarten is definitely on my bucket list. I've always washed to visit the beach at the end of the runway! Thx for the great video as always!
This video is so fun! I always look forward to your video adventures. TY both.
The right seat?! That's awesome!!
You are the bar Jeb! Always enjoy the videos
I loved this video so much, Jeb!
I am always excited to watch the Jeb brooks video of the week!! Cant wait to watch this one
Fabulous video. One of your best and most interesting!
I have been to St Maarten & St Barth's airports, exciting for sure..
Per usual, awesome video footage. I am sold! Saba here I come.
Beautiful setting. Great video. Thank you.
Another really enjoyable video. Thank you for sharing!
Your videos are never disappointing. I hope you consider flying on Breeze Airways soon, because I’m anxious to hear your opinion about them.
Awesome video as always 😊
Another great video Jeb thanks for sharing buddy
Love the thumb! Great job!!!
I always wonder how many people on flights like these know how unique they are, and how many just need to get somewhere for work.
Thanks for this vlog. Happy Easter. 🐇
I went to Saba recently as well. That other BN Islander (PJ-WEB, another Windward Express aircraft) you can see at 10:30 unfortunately suffered some damage to its port side main gear after a presumably hard landing. It apparently encountered wind shear and is now temporarily stranded. Good job to your Winair air pilots for landing in that tailwind!
The most colourful and complete video of St-Martin aviation hot-spots I have seen!
Favorite Jeb Brooks vdo to date
Fantastic footage!
First Officer JB 🤩 Another awesome video!
Fantastic video guys!😸
On my very top wishlist of airports to Visit (SBH). Fantastic footage!
Watching some Netherlands footage from the Netherlands 👍🏻👍🏻
BEAUTIFUL VIDEO !
Nice video!! Keep up the good work
Wake up babe, new Jeb video just dropped
I think I missed this one unbelievable 😮
Love your videos and love planes ❤❤
I had to scrunch up my toes to help with that landing. Excellent work!!
So much fun and scary
Fantastic video, guys.
Done that flight. So much fun
Amazing
Great flight.
Those are my little twin brothers name, Ryan and Bryan. .. ❤️
Also, awesome video! We visited Maho Beach via cruise ship back in 2017 and watching those planes land and take off was so beautiful!
very cool!
Love the Delta hat❤
WOW!!!!
Glad you got to visit Saba (I live here), but I’m from Sint Maarten. You both look familiar I might’ve seen you walking in the windward side.
Wow....
I like the hat. White reflects, good choice.
❤ St. Barth’s 😉👍🏻
A few years back I flew in a Trilander from Bournemouth to Alderney and back....so amazing
Great film, good job you have a Tech Expert with you!:D
Suzanne's Delta hat is on point!
Awesome video........no idea what camera you used in first part but was so clear and bright.
Underrated
Great video
TNCM, TJSJ, and TNCS are my absolute favorites in the Caribbean. I need to get back. You need to climb the mountain on Saba!!
Well that was some good "check your shorts" kind of flying....LOL One of these days, I'll make it over that way.
To answer Suzanne's questions at the end, Yes, You are GOOD!
From the lower part of the kingdom of the Netherlands thanks for the episode, Saba looked amazing, all the islands did. 😊
Hello i love your videos
Good to see the British plane represented here!
I love Jeb's silly hat!
This guys vids remind of something straight from the travel channel, voice over and all.
On the subject of Britten Norman Islanders, one day I hope to see Jeb fly with FIGAS, the only national airline with just that plane in their fleet. They're based at Stanley, but they fly to dozens of places all over the Falkland Islands, including the international airport at Mount Pleasant.
The Winair branded fan was great
My best friend went to med school on St. Martin. He loved Saba over the other islands because of the people and diving.
Out of ALL the videos you’ve done, this is the one I’m most jealous of.
Over in Europe we have our own St Maarten airport located on the greek island of Skiathos.
Great Video Jeb, Nice to see those take offs and landings.
Awesome been waiting for this release! Great Job love the exposure for Saba!
St. Maarten is fire! I've never been but want to go so bad. The Caribbean overall is a fun place to fly! Great vid and keep up the good work!
Love your videos: so much better with Mrs. B in them ! All good husbands know their role in life....
That scares the crap out of me.
OMG, you guys are so cute ❤ Loved the bloopers. Great video as always 😊
Interesting video, definitely prefer your rail trips though. :)
I love that you are able to travel to so many cool places!
I think Saint Martin is where Captain Ron parallel parked Martin's Yacht in the movie Captain Ron if memory serves me right, great video.
Well Jeb, looks like your UA-cam career is really “taking off!”
That last flight was the best I have seen on your channel. Keep up the good work.
The hop over from San Juan to Culebra is also very similar to the St Barth landing 🛬
great research job, jeb and suzanne! thanks for risking your necks for our vicarious viewing pleasure
St Maarten is gorgeous; glad you had fun there!
I think that islanders and Trilanders still do the Orkney Island routes among them the shortest flight in the world if the wind is correct.
Worth a review.
Many years ago Inverness to Wick was a Trilander
01:40 Do those $18 burger include fries?
Luv Jeb's presentations!
That pizza looked amazing.......wish I could have grabbed a slice through the computer screen....
It was super delicious pizza. Thanks for watching!
I believe Jeb was a little extra perky in this video. Beautiful aerial shots.
Ok now you guys need to do a trip to the Himalayas and fly into Paro, Bhutan and Lukla, Nepal.
Perhaps also a ski trip to courchevel?
15:23 I am highly disappointed that Jeb didn't pull his trusty little tape measure, HAHA!
Locals pronounce SABA as (SAYBER) :).... awesome video....greetings from a aviation Spotter in St. Kitts and Nevis just a few miles away.
I will take the ferry!
Congratulations I heard you two were married but official at 2:36 lol
Also anyone else 👀 jeb's mighty fine watch collection?