Extreme Airport Africa

Season 1

TV-PG

Follows the action at Johannesburg’s two biggest international airports, as well as urban helicopter crews flying life-or-death medivac missions and aviation teams in Botswana and Madagascar protecting and serving humans and animals.

Where to Watch Extreme Airport Africa • Season 1

8 Episodes

Rhino Run
E1
Rhino RunA rookie pilot transports passengers for the first time, a heavy load flies over Johannesburg, South Africa, and low-flying helicopter pilots try to ward off rhino poachers.
Racing The Sun
E2
Racing The SunScientists fly into the bush to track a deadly disease, a snake hunt across the airport ends in a face-off with a spitting cobra, and an emergency crew rushes to clear a major runway.
Sky Cat
E3
Sky CatA baboon invasion on a runway threatens to cut off a remote safari lodge, engine faults wreck airline flight schedules, a wild cheetah gets a first taste of flying, and a rare first civilian Blackhawk helicopter takes on a firefighting mission.
Tight Turnaround
E4
Tight TurnaroundA wildlife invasion on the runways delays a flight into the wilderness, a massive four-engine airliner attempts a night landing at a bush airport in a power outage, cargo handlers rush to deliver half a ton of fresh flowers in time for Mother's Day, and a patrol plane discovers fires raging through Kruger National Park.
Fire Season
E5
Fire SeasonAn airliner dodges thunderstorms flying to a cyclone-damaged island; aerial firefighters cross the country to battle infernos; daredevil chainsaw operators hang underneath helicopters.
After The Storm
E6
After The StormA K9 anti-poaching squad flies into action, a heavy-lift helicopter flies emergency supply missions across a storm-ravaged island and an airliner races to reach its destination before a power outage plunges the airport into dark.
Lions Above and Below
E7
Lions Above and BelowAn engine fault threatens to ground an airliner, scientists and pilots team up to protect cattle from lion attack, damaged runway lights plunge a busy airport into darkness, and South Africa's top aerial display team wows crowds.
Point Of No Return
E8
Point Of No ReturnA medical helicopter flies over rush hour traffic to collect a patient, the search is on for a lost elephant, engineers race to fix a chopper, and airline pilots fly to one of the world's most dangerous runways.