ZT: pictures on plane landing at SXM (St.Martin)

Look at this KLM 747! The runway is not very long...

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5864408

We saw AA 757

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5861398

On the day we were there, the wind direction dictated planes taking off towards the mountain side - I cannot imagine how difficult it could be for a 747, and even a 757...