Sometimes, airports can be a little unusual...

Maho Beach in the Caribbean island of St. Maarten is not only a good spot for sunbathing, it's also a great location for plane spotting. The beach is famous for being literally steps away from the runway of Princess Juliana International Airport, with planes flying very low over tourists to touch down as close as possible to the beginning of Runway 10.  Due to the short runway length (7,150 feet), planes on their final approach need to fly over the beach at minimal altitude, and pilots have been known to become disoriented regarding their perceived altitude when operating under visual flight rules because the approach to the runway is over water, according to the Daily Mail. And it gets even scarier. The departure is even more difficult than the approach, with a turn required to avoid mountains in the departure path. 

Last month, Brazilian photographer Daniel Botelho captured incredible images (see slideshow above) of the low-flying planes at Maho Beach as the fly just feet above swimming tourists. Botelho spent eight hours a day in the water to capture the perfect shots. "I've been in the water with great whites with no cage, Nile crocodiles, giant squids, blue whales, but I can tell that these airplanes were really tough to capture as their landing speed is not less than 300 km per hour," he told the Daily Mail.