Landmarks & buildings
Van Nuys Airport
airport
United States · 34.2097, -118.4900
Van Nuys Airport is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 11 more. Published sources name it for more, each listed below with its publisher.
“The entire picture was shot in the studio except for the sequence showing Strasser's arrival and close-ups of the Lockheed Electra (filmed at Van Nuys Airport) and a few short clips of stock footage views of Paris.”
Movies filmed at Van Nuys Airport
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Van Nuys Airport as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Casablanca 1942
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Air Force One
1997
“At the Van Nuys Airport, production would take place in some of the hangars while Dante's Peaks film crew occupied the other buildings.” Wikipedia
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Mortal Kombat
1995
“The fight between Reptile and Liu Kang was filmed on a set in a hangar in Van Nuys Airport.” Wikipedia
- Outbreak 1995
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Dante's Peak
1997
“The scene itself was actually filmed on the tarmac of Van Nuys Airport, while the Mount Adams image was composited in later.” Wikipedia
- Firefox 1982
- Point Blank 1967
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Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB
1967
“Because of the Navy connection, Lucas was able to access filming locations which would not otherwise have been available to him: the USC computer center, a parking lot at UCLA, the Los Angeles International Airport, and the Van Nuys Airport.” Wikipedia
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Chain Lightning
1950
“Location shooting also occurred at the San Fernando Valley Airport (now Van Nuys Airport).” Wikipedia
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Project X
1987
“The film was shot in Los Angeles and at Camarillo Airport and at Van Nuys Airport.” Wikipedia
- Fighter Squadron 1948
Named here by Van Nuys Airport’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Van Nuys Airport, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Casablanca 1942
“Parts of the climactic scene of the film Casablanca (1942) were filmed at Van Nuys Airport, at the time known as Metropolitan Airport.” Wikipedia
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24 2001–
“Many television shows have filmed episodes at the airport, including 24 (Season 5), Alias, JAG, T. J. Hooker, and Wonder Woman.” Wikipedia
From published sources
Productions a newspaper, a film office, a broadcaster, a national film archive, a city filming permit or the production itself says were filmed at Van Nuys Airport, where no wiki records it. Each one below says where it comes from, with its source linked beside it.
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Airwolf
1984–
“The 1980s action-espionage series Airwolf used the Van Nuys Airport hangars regularly as the site of "Santini Air", the charter air service company owned and operated by Ernest Borgnine's character (Dominic Santini) in the series.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
United States·1 km north-east
brewery complex in Los Angeles, California
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Landmarks & buildings
Birmingham High School
United States·3 km south-west
independent charter coeducational high school in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California
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Landscapes & nature
The Japanese Garden
United States·3 km south
Japanese garden located on the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, California, USA
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Landmarks & buildings
Tillman Water Reclamation Plant
United States·3 km south
a water reclamation plant located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, USA
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Towns & cities
North Hills
United States·3 km north-east
neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Bull Creek
United States·4 km south
river in Los Angeles
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Van Nuys Airport?
12 productions are recorded as filmed at Van Nuys Airport, including Pearl Harbor (2001), Casablanca (1942) and Air Force One (1997). 11 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Van Nuys Airport?
Pearl Harbor (2001), covered by 57 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Van Nuys Airport?
Van Nuys Airport is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.2097, -118.4900.
What other filming locations are near Van Nuys Airport?
Anheuser-Busch Brewery (1 km north-east), Birmingham High School (3 km south-west), The Japanese Garden (3 km south), Tillman Water Reclamation Plant (3 km south) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Platinummedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.