What’s even rarer about it is that its the -500. Only 36 A340-500’s were built and only 7 remain active. Of those 7, this one with Qatar Amiri is only 1 of 2 still in a passenger configuration. 1 of them is being used by Sands Aviation for private charter and is the other in passenger configuration and 4 of them are being used by state governments. In summation, the remaining A340-500’s are as follows 1 for Sands Aviation in the US 1 for Qatar Amiri 1 by the Turkish Government 1 for the Royal Thai Airforce 2 for Kuwait 3 were not built(2 for France and 1 for Kingfisher Airlines) 8 are stored 9 scrapped 10 are parked on various stands across the globe The -500 truly is a rare bird.
What an amazing collection, nice to see the KLM machine disappearing into the twilight. I don't envy people often, but good grief, a whole week at St Maarten, that is a tripple WOW. Thanks Alex, Bas YVR
Screw the A340, thanks for showing the local traffic Alex. So many videographers just show the same old heavies which we can see all over the world; but your video is unique because it includes planes and services which can only be seen at this airport.
I love seeing the private business jets land and taking off!! They are so beautiful. I miss seeing a few private business aircraft in Los Angeles- LAX when we would land there.😊 The Gulfstream and Bombardier are just a few beautiful aircraft that I love seeing.😊
😂 Hahaha!! It is hard leaving a vacation paradise on the aircraft taking you home.😊 You always want to come back soon. Hahaha😊!! I feel that way about Hawaii!!😊😊
I do like the Dehavellent Canada plane, but what a trimendous video we have to watch, so a big thanks goes to the person who made this trimendous video of planes coming in & going out.
This was a real beauty. Great video quality, outstanding spotting location, nice selection of jets and turbos. Good catch on the BN Islander. This has to be one of your best presentations.
Such a beautiful airport! If you ever get the chance, you should plane spot at Santos Dumont in Rio. It’s my favorite airport in the world and makes for amazing scenic takeoff and landings!🇧🇷
The best plane-spotting video I have seen! Brilliant videography, Alex! Splendid use of low angle of light at sunset, and appealing angles of view. Fabulous!
😊I'm watching this Planespotting Video in St.Maarten that Alex Posted I hope he'll Visit Other Caribbean Destinations next like Puerto Rico,Nassau even The Aruba,Curaçao and Bonaire. Just too name a few also I Heard that London City Airport even Heathrow and Gatwick Airports is the busy too Awesome Video Alex Praglowski keep going Man nuff Respect to all your Videos on Aviation and Travel!!!!
If you want another angle there’s a new patio bar at El Zafiro you can walk to from Maho. You can also walk from there to Simpson Bay which is literally right beside the runway for additional views.
hey Alex, great video! I just have one request: Is it possible for you to add in the flight times? I'm just curious about how long the planes took from their original destination. all in all can't wait for the next plane spotting video!!
That would be nice, too, and I believe you can also track those flights on flightradar24's channel. Of course, you'd have to know on which dates each of these shots were filmed, since there may have been more than one. I don't think it'll be that easy.
Next time you go there Alex, take the Winair flight to Saba, the shortest runway in the world and I can recommend a hotel on Saba too. I was there for work a few times. I look forward to it.
TOO SHORT!! When I saw “1 :04” I thought way too long, I’ll break it up into 15 or 20 minute chunks over a few days. Hah! I was soon disabused of that idea. Your already superb photography just gets better and better. And do you have some deal with God for the great lighting? Now I’m sure I’ll have to get back to SXM again. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
I just about fell over when I saw the Trilander! Back in 1975 I flew on one in Fiji from Nausori (Suva) to Savusavu on a neighbouring island. Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk.III-2 Trislander, C/N 1004, Tail Number DQ-FCE.
Hey Alex! 👋 it's nice being able to live through you vicaresly hahaha 😆 however, have you ever seen a Boeing 777 land there? I'm assuming since 747's used to fly there with KLM, then certainly a 777 should be able to get in and out of this absolutely gorgeous tiny airport 😄 hahaha Thanks Alex and stay safe always! Your friend a retired police officer from the US but now living full time in the Philippines 🇵🇭 since 2018! See ya later alligator after a while crocodile 🐊 😉 😜
Wow! that must be a little tight for the A330’s and 340’s. Especially for the A340. They must have to keep it pretty light as that’s only a 7500 foot runway.
Alex I think I've answered my earlier question regarding the Boeing 777 flying there, I see the Qatar Airways A340-500 there and if that beast can go there, then the Boeing 777 moat certainly can do it! Hahaha 😁
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That A340 was absolutely STUNNING! Nice catch
QATAR A340 is an excellent catch! Hope you're doing good Alex!
I wonder what It was doing at the airport at this time...
Members of the royal family on vacation perhaps...
I thought it got discontinued
@3B-bughini the A340 is used by the Qatari government. No longer a commercial aircraft.
more a QATAR Rocket...
The Qatar A340 is the absolute rarest plane you can ever hope for in sint marteen
What’s even rarer about it is that its the -500. Only 36 A340-500’s were built and only 7 remain active. Of those 7, this one with Qatar Amiri is only 1 of 2 still in a passenger configuration. 1 of them is being used by Sands Aviation for private charter and is the other in passenger configuration and 4 of them are being used by state governments.
In summation, the remaining A340-500’s are as follows
1 for Sands Aviation in the US
1 for Qatar Amiri
1 by the Turkish Government
1 for the Royal Thai Airforce
2 for Kuwait
3 were not built(2 for France and 1 for Kingfisher Airlines)
8 are stored
9 scrapped
10 are parked on various stands across the globe
The -500 truly is a rare bird.
@@jazzstar145 I know! It's crazy. Amazing plane.
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Get much traffic from Cuba?
A trislander! Nice catch!
That is the most bizarre looking plane I've ever seen.
St Maarten to the world.
Finally the St. Maarten video!! :) thank you, Alex!
Been waiting all week for this video
Man I love the ATR42/74 engine sound when taxiing
What an amazing collection, nice to see the KLM machine disappearing into the twilight. I don't envy people often,
but good grief, a whole week at St Maarten, that is a tripple WOW.
Thanks Alex,
Bas YVR
We were on a cruise and we went to maho beach and we loved it! Too bad the 747 is no longer flying there
36:13 rb211s with the 757 my ears will experience heaven
Screw the A340, thanks for showing the local traffic Alex. So many videographers just show the same old heavies which we can see all over the world; but your video is unique because it includes planes and services which can only be seen at this airport.
brings back cool memories Qatar A345 magnificent
That Fokker 70 is a ex KLM Cityhopper 😍😍 i believe it was PH-KZD, what a beautiful catch 😁
Awesome video as always
GREAT work Alex! Seeing that A345 Amiri flight depart was sensational. - Bob (Toronto)
I was waiting for this one
The different angles by which you filmed this Outstanding Video, just Magnificent! Thank you very much,
Mr. Praglowski ❣ Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦
In the early 2000's this is the heaven for planespotter
Very beautiful airport and some great captures
8:13 ❤trislander it is super catch!!
Thank you for sharing a great scene there in paradise!!😊😊😊
I love seeing the private business jets land and taking off!! They are so beautiful. I miss seeing a few private business aircraft in Los Angeles- LAX when we would land there.😊 The Gulfstream and Bombardier are just a few beautiful aircraft that I love seeing.😊
That was nice the JetBlue First Officer is waving at everyone!!!😊😊😊 Timing at 19:00. Nice!!😊😊
😂 Hahaha!! It is hard leaving a vacation paradise on the aircraft taking you home.😊 You always want to come back soon. Hahaha😊!! I feel that way about Hawaii!!😊😊
I do like the Dehavellent Canada plane, but what a trimendous video we have to watch, so a big thanks goes to the person who made this trimendous video of planes coming in & going out.
This was a real beauty. Great video quality, outstanding spotting location, nice selection of jets and turbos. Good catch on the BN Islander. This has to be one of your best presentations.
Such a beautiful airport! If you ever get the chance, you should plane spot at Santos Dumont in Rio. It’s my favorite airport in the world and makes for amazing scenic takeoff and landings!🇧🇷
The best plane-spotting video I have seen! Brilliant videography, Alex! Splendid use of low angle of light at sunset, and appealing angles of view. Fabulous!
Superb video. Couldnt ask for more
amazing! nice airport too
Your videos are truly enjoyable to watch. No filler, all concentrated goodness. 😊
Awesome video! St. Maarten is my home country.
No way, that’s so cool!!
😊I'm watching this Planespotting Video in St.Maarten that Alex Posted I hope he'll Visit Other Caribbean Destinations next like Puerto Rico,Nassau even The Aruba,Curaçao and Bonaire. Just too name a few also I Heard that London City Airport even Heathrow and Gatwick Airports is the busy too Awesome Video Alex Praglowski keep going Man nuff Respect to all your Videos on Aviation and Travel!!!!
You out did yourself, fantastic footage with the cherry on the cake saved for last, awesome!
Nice work man! Love the content please keep it coming🙌
If you want another angle there’s a new patio bar at El Zafiro you can walk to from Maho. You can also walk from there to Simpson Bay which is literally right beside the runway for additional views.
hey Alex, great video! I just have one request: Is it possible for you to add in the flight times? I'm just curious about how long the planes took from their original destination. all in all can't wait for the next plane spotting video!!
That would be nice, too, and I believe you can also track those flights on flightradar24's channel. Of course, you'd have to know on which dates each of these shots were filmed, since there may have been more than one. I don't think it'll be that easy.
Great camera work! Beautiful place to spot.
This is very interesting and informative
🔝 Top spotting video! 👍👍👍👍
So nice! Best wishes from Munich, Germany!!!
Nice Video. Top Air France 330,KLM 330 and QATAR 340🤩👍👍
12:23 My lord that sound solid of the P&W engines on the NEO
my lord the rb211s on the 757s 🥰
@@woahspaghetti6069 Only the Amerijet cargo had RR. All Deltas 752's are P&W PW2000 powered, ALL!
@@m-arky66 yes. the video has more than 1 757…
Loved the big wave from the Delta 757 first officer on-the flight to Atlanta. Qatar 340 very rare in Saint Martin
Great video, love to see the air traffic in the Caribbean always..
Aaaaaaahhhhhh, happy days, fantastic to see that
A340.last time we were there was the when the KLM jumbo used to come in.
Great videography.👍
Love it!
A345, head-on shot of the Trislander, shots from the Sunset Bar. What a video. Thanks
The A340-500 is gorgeous, and catching one in St Maarten isn't likely easy. Great work, and probably fantastic luck.
Good job
THANKS MY NAME IS ICKFORD WARNER FROM ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA I LOVE IT🎉🎉❤
Love this - WOW!
Oh, I saw the first KLM Airbus here today - thanks for that!
8:07 I have never seen a tri prop before
Next time you go there Alex, take the Winair flight to Saba, the shortest runway in the world and I can recommend a hotel on Saba too. I was there for work a few times. I look forward to it.
37:47 that 757F had a very close tail strike upon rotation and that A340 departure was spectacular
i think it’s more the curvature of the runway
That was totally epic! 🤩🤩🤩
Impressive Footage!!
Ongelooflijk! Ik wil hier altijd naartoe gaan en vliegen met mijn thuisvervoerder KLM.
My favourite was the Trislander for sure, along with the Otters and ATRs. Ta!
I flew on the jetair Fokker back when they had the PJ-JAB in use last summer. Also CUR-SXM-CUR! Awesome little aircraft!
Loved seeing the TriLander
Cool!
First time I ever saw a Tri-prop watching hundreds of videos
Awesome 👌
Thanks for sharing
TOO SHORT!! When I saw “1 :04” I thought way too long, I’ll break it up into 15 or 20 minute chunks over a few days. Hah! I was soon disabused of that idea. Your already superb photography just gets better and better. And do you have some deal with God for the great lighting? Now I’m sure I’ll have to get back to SXM again. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Wow!
Awesome 👌
Love it
A340-500 is crazy
Coolest spotting channel ever
Good loverayanair
I flew on UA N16713 from SQR-IAD A few months back, pretty cool to see the exact same plane from this point of view
What camera are you using ? The zoom and stabilisation are amazing
You don't get to see a Qatar A345 in SXM that often, what a catch !!
Was hoping you’d show the beach when the 340 took off!!!
Fantastic videos alex❤😊
I just about fell over when I saw the Trilander! Back in 1975 I flew on one in Fiji from Nausori (Suva) to Savusavu on a neighbouring island. Britten-Norman BN-2A Mk.III-2 Trislander, C/N 1004, Tail Number DQ-FCE.
What airline
@@matiasjacobsen2647 Air Pacific
Hey Alex! 👋 it's nice being able to live through you vicaresly hahaha 😆 however, have you ever seen a Boeing 777 land there? I'm assuming since 747's used to fly there with KLM, then certainly a 777 should be able to get in and out of this absolutely gorgeous tiny airport 😄 hahaha
Thanks Alex and stay safe always! Your friend a retired police officer from the US but now living full time in the Philippines 🇵🇭 since 2018! See ya later alligator after a while crocodile 🐊 😉 😜
Mr. Praglowski sure knows how to entertain us avgeeks. Huge congrats on 100K, Alex!
Wow! that must be a little tight for the A330’s and 340’s. Especially for the A340. They must have to keep it pretty light as that’s only a 7500 foot runway.
KLM 747 used to land there back in the days 😊
I know!
After a long time u upload video
That Trilander looks like how a kid would draw an airplane.
23:00 you can see the fo waving to presumably the camera
Royal family vacation on st Barts! Plane parked on st marteen
Those 757 takeoffs are insane. 37:45 are you kidding me?? Insane plane
Yeah, almost a tail strike
@@Nobody_01012 i think it’s more the curvature of the runway
Alex videos are great man u should come to Nassau in the Bahamas to plane spot next
Fly across Eurasia in trijets next
32:50 that American 738 sounding like a fighter jet once it rotated
738?
@@jackgutzman1186 short designation for a 737-800
@@brandoncollins20 oh gotcha, I’ve seen that before and was always confused thinking maybe they mistyped or something. Thanks
The climb rate on the DC6 🎉😮
The Short SD360 is so funny looking...
That Caribbean 737 Max came in hot
have you ever flown into YYG? Great video!!!!
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Hi alex
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Im off there next yr to get married. I didn't realise there was an awesome spotting location at the airport.......imagine that 😂😂😂😂
Alex I think I've answered my earlier question regarding the Boeing 777 flying there, I see the Qatar Airways A340-500 there and if that beast can go there, then the Boeing 777 moat certainly can do it! Hahaha 😁
33:52 - Was that a little wave from the Air France captain? 🤗
40:22 Fokker 70 ex KLM city hopper..now stored
That A-340 you caught is a private charter/Government Aircraft!!
Good to see your getting away from Canada...
omg A340-500 is quite rare tbh plus tha fact that the plane flew to ST maarten
48:57 did anyone else notice the heat “wave” behind this MAX?
Good morning aw are you