As a fairly new member of the forum, I hope you'll excuse my ignorance about travel there. We leave for St Martin in 11 days and this will be our first time visiting the island. As far as the airport goes, how long does it generally take to retrieve luggage and go through whatever processes are necessary to enter the island? Also, can you give me a good rule of thumb as to when to arrive at the airport when returning home?

We leave DFW on Sunday 9/11/22 and arrive at SXM at around 1:30 PM. We leave SXM to return home on Sunday 9/18/22 at around 2:30 PM.

Thanks for your help, and BTW, I wish to thank all of you for the contributions you regularly make about local restaurants to try, beaches to go to, and places to stay. I have found this information extremely invaluable, particularly for a St Martin novice such as myself.