🏛 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 4 more.
“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
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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
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
Filming locations nearby
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University of Southern California
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Bovard Administration Building
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🎬 Studios & sets
Paramount Pictures Studios
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Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Van Nuys Airport?
5 productions are recorded as filmed at Van Nuys Airport, including Pearl Harbor (2001), Casablanca (1942) and Air Force One (1997). 4 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, at 34.2097, -118.4900.
What other filming locations are near Van Nuys Airport?
Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ambassador Hotel, University of Southern California and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
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.