Grand Case–Espérance Airport
In 2017, the renovation of the airport was completed that included a modernized terminal building, fire station upgrade, extended parking apron, and new control tower.[citation needed] The air traffic control tower at Princess Juliana Airport on the Dutch side of St. Maarten has two radar systems at their disposal with a range of 50 nautical miles (93 km; 58 mi) and 250 NM (460 km; 290 mi).Incoming aircraft approach the island on short final for runway 12 over the bay of Grand-Case, with a corresponding view.The following commercial airlines provide scheduled passenger service:[5] In 1994, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and France signed the Franco-Dutch treaty on Saint Martin border controls, which allows for joint Franco-Dutch border controls on so-called "risk flights".After some delay, the treaty was ratified in November 2006 in the Netherlands, and subsequently entered into force on 1 August 2007.