# Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB)

> Zion's Hill, BQ · IATA: SAB · ICAO: TNCS · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `SAB` |
| ICAO | `TNCS` |
| City | Zion's Hill |
| Country | BQ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 18 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 17.64535, -63.22057 |

## Description

Winair has flown Saba since 1965 and remains the island's only scheduled operator, working the 400-metre strip at Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB, TNCS) — the shortest runway in regular commercial service anywhere, with a cliff at one end and a rock face at the other. Its de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters, joined by Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders, run about four rotations a day from Sint Maarten (SXM), a hop of eleven to thirteen minutes. No freighter can use the field, so this special municipality of the Netherlands receives construction material, fuel and bulk goods entirely through Fort Bay harbour. Mail, courier parcels and fresh produce travel as belly load on the Twin Otter, strictly capped by weight and volume. Customs and import formalities for the Caribbean Netherlands are generally prepared via Sint Maarten, which doubles as the nearest transhipment point with air cargo connections. For forwarders, SAB is an island feeder with no cargo role.

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