TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific HD

Aerial America The Dakotas

A flight over North and South Dakota reveals the shared history and the vast differences of these sibling states.

Aerial America Washington D.C.

A soaring tour over Washington, D.C. explores the unique landscape, rich history and colorful story of the Nation's Capital.

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 Made in the USA

A cross-country flight across America reveals the nation's most iconic industries, the people behind them and the stories of how they came to be.

Aerial America Alaska's Fire and Ice

The world's largest volcanic island; Iceland's landscapes, forged by fire and ice; a tour over Alaska, the residents it attracts and the wildlife that thrives in these unique surroundings.

Aerial America Texas

The Lone Star's rugged canyons, historic ranches and modern cities.

Aerial America Vermont

Northern state's green forests; red-painted barns and sugar maples.

Air Disasters Headline News

Three devastating crashes make front-page news around the globe; the media frenzy puts intense pressure on investigators to uncover the causes.

Air Disasters Rookie Errors

History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.

Air Disasters Mixed Signals

Within five minutes of takeoff, the Dominican Republic bound Birgenair Flight 301 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean; a series of confusing signals crashes the plane.

Air Disasters Frozen Wings

The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings; three planes are brought down by ice, and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft could possibly end up with frozen wings.

Air Disasters Cockpit Catastrophe

The cockpit window of an Airbus A319 explodes; pilots miraculously land the out-of-control plane; investigators must determine how the freshly serviced aircraft was released with a fatal flaw.

Air Disasters No Warning

Investigators must figure out why the safety systems of a turboprop plane failed to prevent a crash into an Indonesian mountain.

Air Disasters Deadly Deception

When a Bulgarian airliner is taken over by violent hijackers, the crew and authorities on the ground devise a daring plan to save the airliner.

Air Disasters Running on Empty

Air Tahoma Flight 185, an overnight cargo flight from Memphis, Tenn., approaches its final destination, Cincinnati.

Air Disasters Accidents in the Air

From pilot error to meltdowns within air traffic control, investigators dig deep into three midair collisions that seem to defy logic.

Air Disasters Collision Course

A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82; it leads to a shocking investigation.

Air Disasters Deadly Silence

Investigators try to figure out why a private Learjet carrying Payne Stewart went rogue before crashing in a South Dakota hayfield.

Air Disasters Bomb on Board

A 1994 terrorist bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots into a daring emergency landing.

Air Disasters Terror Over Egypt

When a plane carrying Russian tourists crashes in Egypt, investigators face political tensions and terrorist claims in their search for the truth.

Air Disasters Target Is Destroyed

A Korean Airlines passenger plane is shot down by a Soviet fighter jet in 1983; political tensions nearly escalate into war.

Air Disasters Pacific Plunge

Fifteen minutes after taking off from Puerto Vallarta for San Francisco, the pilots of an MD-83 realize something is very wrong with their plane.

Air Disasters The Final Blow

An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land killing most of the 96 passengers.

Air Disasters Fatal Transmission

A runway collision at a small airport turns tragic when passengers cannot escape the burning aircraft.