San Francisco International Airport
San Francisco International Airport is a television drama aired in the United States The series starred Lloyd Bridges as Jim Conrad, the manager of the gigantic San Francisco International Airport. Bob Hatten was his chief of security, an important role at a time when security was beginning to emerge as a real-life major issue in air transport. June was Conrad's secretary. Airport situations drawn from real life were addressed, such as protesting demonstrators, mechanical malfunctions, and similar problems.
Cast
Lloyd Bridges
Jim Conrad
Clu Gulager
Bob Hatten
Russ Conway
Chief Controller
Seasons
E1Emergency Alert
Oct 28, 1970
Airport manager Jim Conrad learns that a military shipment of deadly gas is set to detonate due to a frustrated anti-war scientist, Professor Theodore Tragis. Tragis plans to go on national television to explain his actions, which he claims represent "peace through destruction." Having previously worked in the chemical warfare program, Tragis sabotages a gas tank at San Francisco Airport and leaves a message about the impending disaster. A colonel warns Conrad that gas masks won't help against this threat. As Tragis broadcast his anti-war sentiments, Conrad and his chief of security, Hatten, quickly assessed the situation. With the help of Branch, a naval commander and poison gas expert, Conrad orders a complete evacuation of the airport, leaving it eerily empty.
E2We Once Came Home to Parades
Nov 4, 1970
Airport manager Jim Conrad must ensure the safe arrival and layover of a controversial general targeted by protestors and an assassin.
E3Hostage
Nov 11, 1970
Airport Manager Jim Conrad is enlisted by criminals for a flight out of the country.
E4Crisis
Nov 18, 1970
E5Supersonic Transport
Nov 25, 1970
E6The High Cost of Nightmares
Dec 2, 1970
Storyline
San Francisco International Airport is a television drama aired in the United States The series starred Lloyd Bridges as Jim Conrad, the manager of the gigantic San Francisco International Airport. Bob Hatten was his chief of security, an important role at a time when security was beginning to emerge as a real-life major issue in air transport. June was Conrad's secretary. Airport situations drawn from real life were addressed, such as protesting demonstrators, mechanical malfunctions, and similar problems.
