AviatDataJuancho E. Yrausquin Airport SAB / TNCS
The Bottom, Saba · Saba (Netherlands) · Public Entity (Executive Council) of the Island of Saba — Airport Manager, Juancho Yrausquin Airport (airline operations/handling by Winair)
25kpax · 2023
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigration
ICAO / IATATNCS / SAB
OperatorPublic Entity (Executive Council) of the Island of Saba — Airport Manager, Juancho Yrausquin Airport (airline operations/handling by Winair)
Coordinates17.6453°N, 63.2205°W
Elevation60 ft · 18 m
Time zoneAST (UTC-4)
Passengers / yr24,800 (2023)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceTNCS — AIP Netherlands (Caribbean) (DC-ANSP eAIP, AD 2.TNCS)
Operating hoursNot H24. ATS/airport operating hours approx 1100 UTC to sunset (administration/security from ~1030 UTC); daylight VFR operations only.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building housing Winair office, immigration, security, fire service and an advisory (non-ATC) tower
Runways (1)
- 12/30 · 400 m / 1,312 ft · 18 m wide · Concrete
Airport contact
Government-owned (Public Entity of Saba) STOL airport with the world's shortest commercial runway (~400 m); served by Winair DHC-6 Twin Otters on daily scheduled international service to Princess Juliana Intl, Sint Maarten (SXM), with a seasonal Sint Eustatius (EUX) link. No fuel on field; jets prohibited. CBS 2023 pax = 24,800 (2024/2025 figures provisional; 2025 provisional ~32,400).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Johnson's Travel Services
Winair's appointed local ground-handling / ticketing / passenger-handling agent at SAB (family-run, longstanding). Handles check-in, ticket sales, departure-fee collection and pax/baggage for Winair's scheduled Twin Otter service (SAB-SXM). Also reachable on a US line ••• per Winair. Corroborated independently by Winair's official airport-offices page and seaandlearn.org. · 0900-1700 local (UTC-4)
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Not listed
Aviation security
Available
Public Entity Saba (Juancho E. Irausquin Airport / Executive Council of the Island of Saba)
Airport authority directly employs Airport Security Officers for passenger/baggage screening, access control and enforcement of airport regulations in the terminal. Confirmed on the sabagov.nl airport-team page. · airport operating hours (approx 0630/local to sunset; VFR/VMC only)
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Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available · 2 providers
Johnson's Travel Services
Serves as Winair's local station representative for the scheduled SAB operation; coordinates passenger and ticketing logistics. This is the same Winair-agent function as the ground-handling entry (not a distinct flight-planning/dispatch provider). · 0900-1700 local (UTC-4)
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Public Entity Saba (Juancho E. Irausquin Airport / Executive Council of the Island of Saba)
Airport operator provides Aerodrome Flight Information Service (AFIS, callsign 'Saba Information' - advisory, no full ATC), weather and alerting to pilots in Class G airspace. Aerodrome is VFR/VMC-only; a PPR of approx 1.5 hrs is advised for non-scheduled flights (RFFS downgrade between scheduled ops). Confirmed by AIP AD 2 TNCS and sabagov.nl airport-team page. · AFIS approx 1100 UTC to sunset (VMC only); airport ops approx 0630 local to sunset
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Hotel & travel
Not listed