TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA HD

Aerial America California

Zoom above, and below, some of the Golden State's greatest monuments.

Aerial America Yellowstone

An aerial tour of the world's first national park showcases Yellowstone's diverse wildlife and rich history.

Aerial America Kansas

An aerial tour of Kansas shows a state with varied landscapes, scenic areas and historical conflict sites.

Aerial America Beyond Hollywood

A coast-to-coast aerial journey across America, visiting locations made famous by movies such as Rocky, Citizen Kane, Forrest Gump and others.

Air Disasters Deadly Disturbance

How routine flights can turn catastrophic in mere seconds when the pilots become momentarily distracted; three flights end in a disaster.

Air Disasters Out of Control

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

Air Disasters The Pentagon Attack

The FBI and NTSB join forces to determine how terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and flew it into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

Air Disasters Blind Landing

TANS Perú Flight 204 crashes into a muddy swamp while attempting to land at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a thunderstorm, killing 40 of the 98 people on board.

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 Heat of the Moment

Featuring captivating reenactments and state-of-the-art CGI; Air Crash Investigation uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters of all time.

Air Disasters Engines Out

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world, but it's still up to investigators to determine what went wrong.

Ice Airport Alaska Lights Out

An electrical failure, a rogue moose, and a supply run challenge the staff and pilots at Ted Stevens Airport.

Ice Airport Alaska Coronavirus Crisis

The arrival of U.S. evacuees escaping the coronavirus outbreak in China; a daring helicopter airlift; punishing snow.

Ice Airport Alaska Relentless Winter

Record snowfall and vicious headwinds threaten the runways and a seaplane pilot.

Ice Airport Alaska Fuel's Gold

Father-son aviators battle turbulence to refuel a remote mine, bush pilots fight an aerial jam to reach Alaska's biggest sled race, and the Coastguard turn a C-130 into a bomber to drop supplies on an isolated beach.

Ice Airport Alaska Bear Knuckle Flight

Fish and Wildlife aviators battle Arctic conditions to track down a polar bear population, a bush pilot races fading daylight to save a business, Anchorage field crews battle to clear an icy runway, and CBP officers investigate.

Air Disasters Southern Storm

Pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die and the windshield shatters.

Air Disasters Cracks in the System

Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami on December 19, 2005, killing 20 people.

Air Disasters Peril Over Portugal

On December 21, 1992, Martinair Flight 495 crashes off the right side of the runway while attempting to land at Faro Airport in Faro, Portugal, in severe weather conditions, killing 56 of the 340 people on board.

Air Disasters Mission Disaster

After losing two engines near enemy territory, U.S. Air Force pilots abort their refueling mission and try to land their damaged plane.

Air Disasters Training Ignored

Kobe Bryant dies when a high-tech helicopter crashes on a routine L.A. route-training ignored with deadly results; in Missouri, cockpit chatter dooms Corporate 5966; in Lexington, a twin-engine jet crashes after taking off from the wrong runway.

Aerial America The Wild West

A journey over America's western landscape featuring "wild" history and stories of colorful characters.

Aerial America New Hampshire

Ancestral home of the Abenaki Indians; Henry David Thoreau's first book; Mount Monadnock; New Hampshire is seen from the air.

Aerial America Missouri

A flight over Missouri explores the Show Me State's towering monuments, mighty rivers and spectacular Ozarks.