{"id":82009,"date":"2026-11-06T07:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/?p=82009"},"modified":"2026-11-06T07:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:00:26","slug":"aeroport-juancho-e-irausquin-saba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/fr\/aeroport-juancho-e-irausquin-saba\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin, 400 m\u00e8tres de piste pour rejoindre Saba"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"82009\" class=\"elementor elementor-82009\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-424631f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"424631f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67b0d90\" data-id=\"67b0d90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26718e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26718e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00c0 Flat Point, sur l\u2019\u00eele de Saba, la piste s\u2019arr\u00eate presque l\u00e0 o\u00f9 la terre c\u00e8de la place \u00e0 la mer. Longue d\u2019environ 400 m\u00e8tres, elle appartient \u00e0 l\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabagov.nl\/units-directorates\/juancho-e-irausquin-airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin<\/a>, situ\u00e9 dans la Cara\u00efbe n\u00e9erlandaise, au sud-ouest de Sint Maarten. Les autorit\u00e9s locales le pr\u00e9sentent comme l\u2019a\u00e9roport dot\u00e9 de la plus courte piste commerciale au monde. Mais son histoire n\u2019est pas seulement celle d\u2019un record. Elle raconte comment une communaut\u00e9 a cr\u00e9\u00e9 un lien a\u00e9rien l\u00e0 o\u00f9 le relief semblait l\u2019interdire.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d57739d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d57739d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73a3c27\" data-id=\"73a3c27\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df9751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1df9751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pourquoi l\u2019a\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin poss\u00e8de-t-il une piste si courte ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3842bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3842bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saba est une <a href=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/fr\/escapade-a-saba-perle-volcanique-des-antilles\/\">petite \u00eele volcanique<\/a> d\u2019environ 13 kilom\u00e8tres carr\u00e9s. Ses pentes abruptes, ses falaises et ses rares espaces plats laissent peu de place aux infrastructures. C\u2019est \u00e0 Flat Point, sur son littoral, qu\u2019une piste a pu \u00eatre am\u00e9nag\u00e9e. Les <a href=\"https:\/\/aim.dc-ansp.org\/eAIP\/default.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">donn\u00e9es a\u00e9ronautiques officielles<\/a> pr\u00e9cisent sa longueur exacte, 401 m\u00e8tres pour 18 m\u00e8tres de largeur. Le chiffre couramment cit\u00e9 est donc arrondi. La mer borde les extr\u00e9mit\u00e9s de la piste, tandis que les reliefs de l\u2019\u00eele imposent une approche particuli\u00e8re.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e14820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e14820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-7-1024x679.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82026\" alt=\"Vue plongeante sur la piste de Flat Point et sur les maisons aux toits rouges de Saba, au bord de la falaise\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-7-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-7-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-7-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Les maisons aux toits rouges de Saba dominent la piste de Flat Point<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577c653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"577c653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ici, les avions de ligne habituels ne font pas partie du paysage. La compagnie r\u00e9gionale Winair dessert Saba avec des Twin Otter, de petits appareils \u00e0 h\u00e9lices adapt\u00e9s aux pistes courtes. Les op\u00e9rations a\u00e9riennes sont soumises \u00e0 des autorisations sp\u00e9cifiques.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf836db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf836db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-4-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82014\" alt=\"Avion Twin Otter de la compagnie Winair sur la piste de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Saba, au bord de la mer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Un Twin Otter de Winair sur la piste de Flat Point, face \u00e0 la mer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72198cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72198cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-341cf64\" data-id=\"341cf64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-960a294 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"960a294\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avant l\u2019a\u00e9roport, une \u00eele difficile \u00e0 parcourir<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e66b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1e66b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pour comprendre l\u2019importance de cette piste, il faut revenir \u00e0 la vie des habitants avant l\u2019arriv\u00e9e des avions. Jusqu\u2019au milieu du XXe si\u00e8cle, les d\u00e9placements sur Saba se faisaient surtout \u00e0 pied ou \u00e0 dos d\u2019\u00e2ne. Les sentiers reliaient le port aux villages install\u00e9s sur les hauteurs. Transporter des marchandises demandait du temps et des efforts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3e3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee3e3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>La construction de la route principale a elle-m\u00eame repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 un d\u00e9fi. Josephus Lambert Hassell, surnomm\u00e9 \u00ab Lambee \u00bb, s\u2019est form\u00e9 au g\u00e9nie civil par correspondance et a travaill\u00e9 avec d\u2019autres habitants pour r\u00e9aliser un chantier jug\u00e9 impossible par des ing\u00e9nieurs. Ouverte par \u00e9tapes \u00e0 partir de 1943, la route a atteint Flat Point en 1958. Elle pr\u00e9parait, sans encore l\u2019offrir, un nouvel acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019\u00eele. L\u2019a\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin a prolong\u00e9 un effort collectif pour r\u00e9duire les contraintes impos\u00e9es par la montagne.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9debcf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9debcf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-6-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82022\" alt=\"Lettres color\u00e9es \u00ab Saba \u00bb install\u00e9es devant des panneaux solaires et des collines verdoyantes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-6-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-6-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-6.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Les lettres color\u00e9es \u00ab Saba \u00bb, au pied des collines de l\u2019\u00eele<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d78d1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d78d1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6a9478\" data-id=\"f6a9478\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579130a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"579130a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Le 9 f\u00e9vrier 1959, un premier avion se pose \u00e0 Flat Point<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa7a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa7a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>L\u2019\u00e9pisode d\u00e9cisif arrive quatre ans avant l\u2019inauguration officielle. Avec le soutien d\u2019habitants qui ont particip\u00e9 au d\u00e9frichage du terrain, le pilote R\u00e9my de Haenen tente un atterrissage \u00e0 Flat Point. Le 9 f\u00e9vrier 1959, il r\u00e9ussit. Selon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabatourism.com\/about-saba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">l\u2019office du tourisme de Saba<\/a>, une grande partie de la population assiste \u00e0 cette premi\u00e8re arriv\u00e9e.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f968be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f968be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Le geste n\u2019efface ni les difficult\u00e9s techniques ni la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de construire une v\u00e9ritable infrastructure. Il d\u00e9montre cependant qu\u2019une liaison a\u00e9rienne est possible. L\u2019a\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin entre en service en 1963 et est officiellement inaugur\u00e9 le 18 septembre de la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e. Il porte le nom de Juancho Enrique Irausquin, responsable politique arubais associ\u00e9 au financement du projet. Son nom appara\u00eet encore fr\u00e9quemment sous la graphie \u00ab Yrausquin \u00bb, bien que les autorit\u00e9s de Saba utilisent aujourd\u2019hui \u00ab Irausquin \u00bb.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b07d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9b07d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-8-1024x676.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82030\" alt=\"Manche \u00e0 air orange au bord de la piste de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Saba sous un ciel nuageux\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-8-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-8-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-8-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Une manche \u00e0 air orange veille sur la piste, face \u00e0 l\u2019horizon<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc2534f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc2534f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30d8c57\" data-id=\"30d8c57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1bed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df1bed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Une petite piste, un lien essentiel avec la Cara\u00efbe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f8089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f8089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aujourd\u2019hui, l\u2019a\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin relie notamment Saba \u00e0 Sint Maarten, o\u00f9 se trouve l\u2019a\u00e9roport international Princess Juliana. Le trajet a\u00e9rien dure environ un quart d\u2019heure. Depuis ce point de correspondance, les voyageurs peuvent rejoindre d\u2019autres territoires carib\u00e9ens et des destinations plus lointaines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-872b0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"872b0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pour les visiteurs, l\u2019atterrissage offre une vue spectaculaire sur les reliefs et la mer. Pour les habitants, l\u2019enjeu d\u00e9passe largement cette image. L\u2019a\u00e9roport facilite les d\u00e9placements entre les \u00eeles, les liens familiaux et les activit\u00e9s locales. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winair.sx\/blog\/celebrating-60-years-sabas-juancho-e-yrausquin-airport-101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Winair<\/a> souligne d\u2019ailleurs le r\u00f4le des familles, des \u00e9quipes au sol et des entreprises dans l\u2019histoire de cette desserte. La route et le port restent essentiels \u00e0 la vie de Saba. Avec ses quelque 400 m\u00e8tres, l\u2019a\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin montre qu\u2019une infrastructure modeste peut changer l\u2019\u00e9chelle des d\u00e9placements. Sa singularit\u00e9 ne tient pas seulement \u00e0 la longueur de sa piste, mais \u00e0 tout ce qu\u2019elle permet de relier.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650170c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"650170c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-9-1024x690.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82034\" alt=\"Avion Twin Otter de Winair stationn\u00e9 sur l\u2019aire de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Saba sous un ciel bleu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-9-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-9-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-9-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richeskarayib.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-9.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Un Twin Otter de Winair sur l\u2019aire de stationnement de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Saba<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-844eb78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"844eb78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a0d007\" data-id=\"6a0d007\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9f07a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9f07a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions fr\u00e9quentes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494fc47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"494fc47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7681\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7681\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">O\u00f9 se trouve l\u2019a\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin ?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7681\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7681\"><p>L\u2019a\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin se trouve \u00e0 Flat Point, sur l\u2019\u00eele volcanique de Saba, dans la Cara\u00efbe n\u00e9erlandaise. Il dessert notamment la liaison a\u00e9rienne entre Saba et Sint Maarten.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7682\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7682\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Quelle est la longueur de la piste de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Saba ?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7682\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7682\"><p>La piste mesure officiellement 401 m\u00e8tres de long et 18 m\u00e8tres de large, selon la documentation a\u00e9ronautique. Elle est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e comme une piste d\u2019environ 400 m\u00e8tres, consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme la plus courte piste commerciale au monde.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7683\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7683\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Quand le premier avion a-t-il atterri \u00e0 Saba ?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7683\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7683\"><p>Le pilote R\u00e9my de Haenen a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 le premier atterrissage \u00e0 Flat Point le 9 f\u00e9vrier 1959. L\u2019a\u00e9roport a ensuite \u00e9t\u00e9 officiellement inaugur\u00e9 le 18 septembre 1963.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"O\\u00f9 se trouve l\\u2019a\\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin ?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>L\\u2019a\\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin se trouve \\u00e0 Flat Point, sur l\\u2019\\u00eele volcanique de Saba, dans la Cara\\u00efbe n\\u00e9erlandaise. Il dessert notamment la liaison a\\u00e9rienne entre Saba et Sint Maarten.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Quelle est la longueur de la piste de l\\u2019a\\u00e9roport de Saba ?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>La piste mesure officiellement 401 m\\u00e8tres de long et 18 m\\u00e8tres de large, selon la documentation a\\u00e9ronautique. 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Longue d\u2019environ 400 m\u00e8tres, elle appartient \u00e0 l\u2019a\u00e9roport Juancho E. Irausquin, situ\u00e9 dans la Cara\u00efbe n\u00e9erlandaise, au sud-ouest de Sint Maarten. 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