San Francisco Airport


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Episodes: 7, including the pilot movie

Seasons: 1

Show dates: October 28 – December 2, 1970

Performers include: Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Werle, Clu Gulager

Description: The series starred Lloyd Bridges as Jim Conrad, the manager of the gigantic San Francisco International Airport, which at the time of the series aired was said to handle more than 15,000,000 passengers annually and have more than 35,000 employees. 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.
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