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What Happened To The Beach At SXM?  
User currently offlineCVGpilot From United States, joined Dec 2003, 580 posts, RR: 1
Posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 1361 times:

Sorry I don't know how to post the hyper links! -These two pics are a month apart and were taken at almost the same angle, It appears that the beach at the approach end of the runway is no longer there? However the new beach line looks man made, if so why, or could it be due to all storms down in that Atlantic and GOM?

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/668636/M/ <--- Beach
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/670643/M/ <--- No Beach




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User currently offlineDtwclipper From United States, joined Oct 2003, 6607 posts, RR: 30
Reply 1, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1350 times:

Here are your pics!


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Photo © Christina Krog



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User currently offlineChiguire From Venezuela, joined Sep 2004, 1999 posts, RR: 13
Reply 2, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1343 times:

This seem to be a bit typical for the whole island. Beaches disappear and come back. I remember another beach "Baie Longue"-Long Bay. It was "away" quite a long time after - maybe after another storm - sand was back and the beach was beautiful again. So maybe this is the same that sometimes happens to Maho.

User currently offlineCvgpilot From United States, joined Dec 2003, 580 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 1317 times:

Thanks for hooken that up DTW!


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User currently offlineBeefer From United States, joined Jun 2003, 390 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1071 times:

The thread below, which has been going on for the past several days, will answer all of the questions you have.

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/1752200/

User currently offlineILSApproach From United States, joined Aug 2004, 410 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1023 times:

Look at the entire data base on A.Net.................the beach at SXM comes and goes!

It's only natural!!!!!

Mike @ MSP

User currently offlineKomododx From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 6, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 983 times:

Ever heard of erosion?

KdX in TLH

User currently offlineTrickijedi From United States, joined May 2001, 3266 posts, RR: 4
Reply 7, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 964 times:

Popularity apparently also has its disadvantages. Sad


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User currently offlineAlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 3951 posts, RR: 10
Reply 8, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 814 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Hey

as mentchioed the beach comes and goes. The most cause of destructions of the beach are storms, this recent photo probaly was from one of the many hurricanes.

My friend was there about two years ago I believe during a hurricane and said that the beach had disappeared and two days later it was back, he also said the AN-124 came into SXM for supplies on the island. Does anyone have any info of a AN-124 in SXM?? Thanks


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User currently offlineLimaFoxTango From Antigua And Barbuda, joined Jun 2004, 320 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 704 times:

I was at SXM on the Sept 25th and the beach is relatively back to what its supposed to be. However, its noticably a bit smaller.


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User currently offlineHmmmm... From Canada, joined May 1999, 2071 posts, RR: 5
Reply 10, posted (4 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 738 times:

It's a combination of sand erosion and tide. Even with the issue of sand notwithstanding, you can see that the tide is far back in this photo (about 40 yards from the fence)


and very advanced in this photo.







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