Yes, I believe it is real. It's some island in the Carribean, I think it is St Juliana airport at St Maartin in the Dutch Antilles.

If you go here
http://www2.airliners.net/

and do a search on St Maartin, you'll probably find hundreds of fantastic photos I think it is one of the best places in the world to plane spot.

I'd hope the travel agents advise holiday makers that some aircraft noise is likely