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juancho e yrausquin airport Juancho E Yrausquin is one of the amazing airports which is situated in the island of Caribbean Sea in Netherlands. It is also known for its shortest commercial runway which is 400 meters long and was established in 1963. The geographical location of the airport offers risky landings and taking offs, that definitely startled the first time visitors. Crossing the high mountain, landing on the shortest island of Caribbean sea is a heart-failing experience for a new pilot. The awesome geographical structure of the Juancho E Yrausquin Airport seems to be a dangerous point of accidents but it is very interesting to know that there is no record of any accident in its history.

The rocky sea in the opposite of a tall mountain, small island and very short runway, this structure introduce Saba Airport as one of the most dangerous airports in the world. It connects various cities of Netherland such as Saint Maarten and Saint Eustatius. It is not possible to land the heavy aircraft at this airport due to its shortest runway. Although Twin Otter and BN-2 Islander are the most common aircraft which serves domestic as well as international visitors to Saba.

Juancho E Yrausquin Airport has very few infrastructure and equipments such as- air traffic control tower, a fire station, immigration and security, the terminal building houses and offices for the local aircraft Winair. There is a single and small terminal and ramp with a heli-pad on the southern part of the runway that serves daily flights to Saint Eustatius and Saint Maarten which is about 12 minutes flight. Visiting Juancho E Yrausquin Airport is one of the most interesting as well as venturesome experiences to the local as well as international visitors. The natural sightseeing as well as the complex design and structure of airport is a true combination of adventure and pleasure for the first time visitors.