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Private jet catering at SABJuancho E. Yrausquin.

SAB · TNCS1 FBO

The world's shortest commercial runway (1,312 ft) — no jets, Twin Otter STOL only with specially-endorsed Winair pilots. We provision your jet to Sint Maarten and the 12-minute transfer.

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Where we deliver at SAB.

The FBOs we work with most. Other ramps handled on request — call dispatch.

SXM gateway provisioning

SXM · SAB
Standard · 3 hoursSame-day · from 2 hours

Saba takes no jets — the catering plan is built around the gateway, not the island field. We provision the jet leg into Sint Maarten (SXM) and coordinate provisioning for the 12-minute Twin Otter (Winair) or ferry transfer. Juancho E. Yrausquin's 1,312-ft runway is STOL Twin Otter only — no traditional on-island FBO.

Other operators in the area — Million Air HPN, Signature Newark — handled separately. See nearby airports below.

Briefing

What we plan around at SAB.

Local constraints we build into every delivery window — curfew, customs, slots, transit, and ramp access.

01

No jets — plan the gateway.

The jet lands at SXM; the island leg is a 12-minute Twin Otter (or ferry). Immigration clears at SXM. We cater the jet leg and coordinate provisioning.

02

Specialist operation.

Only specially-endorsed Winair pilots fly the runway; STOL Twin Otter only. Weather can hold the leg.

03

Niche destination.

Saba is a small diving/hiking island, not a resort market — but the gateway-and-transfer logic makes it worth planning for.

04

Daylight/weather.

Mountain winds and conditions govern the leg; plan margins.

05

Cross-border catering.

Provisioned at the SXM gateway and locally (see below).

Local sourcing

Around SAB.

Saba orders lean into Saban and Dutch-Caribbean sourcing — local seafood and simple island specialties — with most provisioning routed through the SXM gateway given the island's limited supply.

Local seafood.

Island catch and simple coastal preparations from Saba.

Island produce and Saban specialties.

Local produce and simple Saban dishes sourced on-island.

Provisioning via the SXM gateway.

Most needs provisioned through the Sint Maarten gateway for the jet leg and transfer.

Special diets.

Special diets on 24-hour lead — very limited island supply means gateway provisioning and extra lead time.

Common orders

What we usually pack out of SAB.

01Saban island dinners on local seafood and simple Saban specialties
02Gateway provisioning at Sint Maarten (SXM) for the jet leg — no jets land at Saba
03Twin Otter transfer catering sized to the 12-minute Winair hop
04Crew and passenger meals staged at SXM with immigration cleared before the island leg

The menu adapts to the gateway, not the runway.

Process

How orders run through SAB.

The local lane. Lead times, kitchen routing, ramp handoff — tuned to this airport.

Step 01
Brief us by 4pm the prior day local.
Same-day from two hours, weather permitting. The jet lands at SXM, not Saba.
Step 02
Menu confirmation within the hour.
Chef-built on Saban seafood and island produce — most provisioning routes through the SXM gateway given limited on-island supply.
Step 03
Aviation-spec pack, built to hold.
Insulated for a 90-minute hold, labeled at passenger level, reheat in plain language.
Step 04
Delivery to SXM gateway provisioning.
Jet leg staged at Sint Maarten; the 12-minute Twin Otter (Winair) transfer to Juancho E. Yrausquin coordinated as one brief, one dispatch contact.
Nearby airports

Also in this region.

Other airports we cover near Saba. Same dispatch lane, same standard.

FAQ

FAQ

No — Saba has the world's shortest commercial runway (1,312 ft); Twin Otter STOL only. Land at SXM and transfer.

We provision the jet leg into Sint Maarten and coordinate provisioning for the 12-minute transfer to Saba.

No — it's a small diving/hiking island; the page is about the gateway logistics and its singular runway.

By 4pm prior day local; same-day from two hours, weather permitting.

Flying out of Saba?

Brief us.
We'll have it on the ramp.

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