Is this for Real?
 

Is this doctored? If not, where is it?

http://www.sbhonline.com/Air%20France.jpg

No, it's real. An airport called SXM

Yes
 

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 :D

If it's the almost-over-water landing that impresses you, you don't need to go to all the way to the Caribbean. The approach into LGA can get closer to the water than that.

Of course, there's no good plane spotting location there, except the adjacent island which is the NYC prison on Rikers Island.

Videos
 

If you do a video search at www.flightlevel350.com for the airport mentioned above, you cen see videos of approached.

Same place, even lower.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5764896

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5763051

What incredible photos - thanks for sharing. Note to self: do not go to St Maartens.

LOL...my reaction was just the opposite!

Those onlookers are nuts for standing there - if a plane does a go-around they are pretty much toast blasted out to sea.

Agreed would love to see that in real life.

Yeah I've seen those shots on a.net in the past. Even more astounding than Kai Tak.

Not as dramatic as SXM but still nice - WLG and another over the surf.

I like these ones of ZQN - final approach, looking down on the airport

Some more links to SXM videos...

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=551135

Great videos! I almost didn't realize at first while intently watching the videos that some of the women are topless :confused: Then again, sorry to say perhaps these women should have definitely remained clothed :rolleyes: