TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA HD

Aerial America Outdoor Adventures

A cross-country flight over the nation's mountains, beaches and national parks; visiting other sites that attract adventurers and tourists.

Aerial America Mississippi

Mississippi from above; the state's unique beauty and history; mighty waters, ancient trails and the birth of the Delta Blues.

Aerial America Southern California

A soaring tour over Southern California explores the stunning beaches, vast deserts, sprawling city and unique culture.

Aerial America Man-Made Marvels

A coast-to-coast tour over America's man-made structures, old and new; the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Air Disasters Runway Collisions

Three catastrophic runway collisions raise the same pressing question; a look at how two planes end up on the same runway at the same time.

Air Disasters Disaster at Tenerife

Two 747s collide on the runway of a small airport in the Canary Islands, resulting in history's deadliest air crash.

Air Disasters Fight to the Death

On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 people on board.

Air Disasters Terror Over Michigan

After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine what caused the aircraft to lose control.

Air Disasters Explosive Proof

The inside story of one of history's most infamous and complex investigations: the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800.

Air Disasters Missed Approach

A plane crash lands in Guam after losing sight of the airport in a storm.

Air Disasters Who's In Control

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 stalls and crashes less than a mile from the runway while approaching Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

Air Disasters Without Warning

Two float planes collide midair near an Alaskan waterfall. One shatters; the other crash-lands intact. With no warning before impact, investigators use wreckage clues and 3D tech to uncover how-and why-the deadly crash occurred.

Air Disasters Deadly Space

In the skies above the Mojave Desert, the VSS Enterprise accelerates toward the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere, guided by test pilots; the aircraft breaks apart and falls from the sky, killing the flight's co-pilot.

Air Disasters Out of Control

A simple error years prior causes the deadliest single-plane crash in history.

Air Disasters Subtle Incapacitation

The 2010 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 sparks rumors of terrorism.

Air Disasters Fatal Distraction

Pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011, tragically distracting them.

Air Disasters Deadly Inclination

An Alitalia airliner crashes into a forested hillside just a few miles from a Zurich runway.

Air Disasters Fatal Friction

Human flaws cause three plane crashes in England, Colorado and Minnesota.

Air Disasters Seconds to Survive

On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 strays off course and flies into the side of a mountain shortly after takeoff.

Air Disasters Lethal Turn

Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashes into mountainous woodlands while trying to land at Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, in low visibility.

Air Disasters Impossible Landing

A look at the fate of United Airlines Flight 232 which crashed into Sioux City's runway in 1989; it caused a subsequent explosion that left 111 people dead.

Aerial America Nevada

An aerial tour of Nevada; the state's deserts, ghost towns, neon cities and Hoover Dam; its history built on epic booms and busts.

Aerial America Best Small Towns

A coast-to-coast aerial tour celebrates the best small towns in the United States and tells stories about the men and women who called them home.

Aerial America The South

The South's famous landmarks, historical milestones and unique culture.