Crisis in Mid-Air (1979)

Directed by

Walter Grauman

Genre

drama, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV movie follows air traffic controllers as they manage the intense pressure and stress of guiding planes safely through crowded skies. It shows the personal and professional challenges they face while working at a busy Los Angeles control center.

tenseclinicalpressure-filledgrittyproceduralurgentworkplace-focusedmatter-of-fact

What happens

Crisis in Mid-air is a 1979 US made for TV movie. Unlike other airport disaster films popular in the 1970s, it concentrates on the stresses at Air Traffic Control. Crisis in Mid-air was shot partially on location at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Terminal Area/Approach Radar Control (TRACON) Center. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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