Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or you are just quickly passing through, our St. Maarten Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
SXM Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at St. Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport.
What to Expect
St. Maarten Airport (code: SXM) consists of a mid-size terminal which received extensive damage from 2017’s Hurricane Irma. The airport has reopened.
Sleeping in St. Maarten Airport
Sleeping in the airport overnight is not permitted. For uninterrupted sleep, there are hotels near the airport. See our Airport Hotels section below for locations or read some traveller airport reviews for more tips.
Covid-19 Update
Some services and facilities listed in the guide may remain closed or operate with reduced hours. Many airport tips, reviews and suggestions in this guide and elsewhere on the site were written before March 2020 and may no longer be valid. To help us keep this guide up-to-date, you can add or update information or write a review to submit airport tips and photos. You can also visit the airport’s web site for current information.
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In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security. For more information on Europe’s Schengen Area, click here.
Airport Lounges
Pay-per-use, Single Visit Passes & Lounge Memberships
Regardless of what class of service you are flying, there is a lounge that you can enter by paying at the door or through a lounge membership program. Visit the individual lounge page for more details about the lounge itself and to also find out how you can gain lounge access with just an economy class ticket!
- Executive Lounge – Location: Airside, near Gates 1 and 2. Lounge Access: Pay at the Door.
Related Pages: St. Maarten Airport Lounges
St. Maarten Airport Hotels
Quick Facts
Nearest Hotel: Within 2.5km from the airport
Sleep Cabins or Pods: No
Day Rooms: No
Nearby Hotels with Free Shuttles: No
When the prospect of sleeping on the floor or in a chair is giving you nightmares, there is good news for those of you who are looking to sleep at St. Maarten Airport in comfort. If you are on a layover, you will have to pass through immigration/security as there is no transit hotel or accommodations on the airside. Several nearby hotels can be found within a 10 minute drive from the airport. At the time of this update we were unable to find any hotels that provide free airport shuttles.
With Covid restrictions constantly changing, we recommend that you confirm shuttle availability prior to booking and/or prior to your arrival.
- Mary’s Boon Beach Resort & Spa – No airport shuttle is available. » Check Rates
- Sonesta Ocean Point Resort – No airport shuttle is available. » Check Rates
For more options, visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels near St. Maarten Airport that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.
Airport WiFi/Internet
Free WiFi is available at St. Maarten Airport.
More Services, Facilities & Things To Do On A Layover At The Airport
ATMs / Cash Machines – Need cash? ATMs are available. Fees may apply, so be sure to check your bank’s fee schedule and your daily withdrawal limit if you are travelling internationally. You may also want to notify your bank of your travel plans. Locations: on both levels.
Banking Services – There is a bank located near the main entrance by the car rental desks, they may also be of assistance with currency exchange.
Currency Exchange – See Banking Services.
Duty Free & Shopping – There are a number of shops selling clothing, souvenirs, travel accessories, books, alcohol etc. both landside and airside. There is no designated duty-free store; however, many of the shops sell items that qualify for duty-free prices.
Food & Drink – There are a number of restaurants, cafes and bars located both landside and airside. At the time of writing, there were no 24-hour food options.
Information Desk – There is a tourist information booth located beside the car rental counter on the ground level.
Luggage Storage & Lockers – Not available.
Mobile Charging – At the time of this update, we did not have any information about mobile charging availability. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Rest Zones – There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
Showers – Not available.
SIM Cards – A reader has asked us to include where to buy SIM Cards. If you know, click here to update this airport guide.
Smoking Areas – There is a smoking lounge across from Gate C3.
Airport Hours
The airport is open from 7:00 AM until the last flight.
Airlines
St. Maarten airport is served by the following airlines: Air Caraibes • Air Century • Air France • Air Sunshine • American Airlines • Caribbean Airlines • Copa Airlines • Coastal Air • Delta Air Lines • Divi Divi Air • InterCaribbean Airways • JetBlue • KLM • LIAT • Seaborne Airlines • Spirit Airlines • Sunwings Airlines • Trans Anguilla Airways • United Airlines • WestJet • Winair.
Airport Transportation: Getting To/From The Airport
Car Rentals
These car rental agencies offer service onsite: Alamo • Avis • Best Deal Car Rental • Budget • Dollar / Thrifty • Hertz • Empress Rent a Car • Paradise Island Car Rental • Safari Car Rental • Sidro United Car Rental • Sunshine Car Rental • U-Save Car Rental.
Hotel Shuttles
See also Airport Hotels above.
Taxis
Flat-rate taxi vans are readily available for hire in the ground transportation area.
Last updated: 2022-10-28
This guide is for informational purposes only to assist with your planning. All information, including rates and hours, are subject to change at any time without notice. The information in this airport guide is based on information collected and/or received from the airports, lounges, hotels, transportation providers and their web sites. We are not representatives of any of the above mentioned service providers. To report errors or to add/update any items mentioned in the guide: update the airport guide or write a review.
