Airport is a 1970 American drama movie. It is based on a novel by Arthur Hailey. It is about an airport almost being closed because of a snow storm while a mad suicide bomber is trying to blow up an airliner in flight.

• Burt Lancaster as Mel Bakersfeld, airport manager
• Dean Martin as Captain Vernon Demerest
• Jean Seberg as Tanya Livingston
• Jacqueline Bisset as Gwen Meighen, stewardess
• George Kennedy as Joe Patroni, chief mechanic
• Helen Hayes as Mrs. Ada Quonsett, stowaway
• Van Heflin as D. O. Guerrero, airplane bomber
• Maureen Stapleton as Inez Guerrero, wife of D.O. Guerrero
• Barry Nelson as Captain Anson Harris
• Dana Wynter as Cindy Bakersfeld, wife of Mel Bakersfeld
• Lloyd Nolan as Harry Standish
• Barbara Hale as Sarah Demerest (sister of Mel Bakersfeld, wife of Vern Demerest)
• Gary Collins as Cy Jordan
• Christopher Lloyd as Patron in diner (uncredited)

• Academy Awards
  • Oscar Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Helen Hayes
• Golden Globe Awards (1971)
  • Golden Globe Award - Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton (Tied with Karen Black)
• Laurel Awards (1971)
  • Golden Laurel - Best Supporting Female Performance: Helen Hayes

Airport has three sequels: Airport 1975, Airport '77, and The Concorde... Airport '79.

• Airport on IMDb

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