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'''Springfield International Airport''' is the primary airport serving [[Springfield]]. The airport is the main hub of [[Air Springfield]].
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|district= East Springfield
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Scheduled flights are operated by Air Springfield, which is currently the only airline serving the airport. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines United Airlines] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines American Airlines] stopped their service from Springfield to various destinations around the US and around the world due for the [[Springfield's State|unknown state]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_New_Zealand Air New Zealand] used to offer flights to Auckland to attract [[The Simpson Family]] to come to New Zealand, but they never came and Air NZ disccontinued that service. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France Air France] stopped it's service to Paris due for poor loads. The last airline to pull out was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India Air India].
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'''Springfield International Airport''' is the primary airport serving [[Springfield]]. The airport has frequent and direct flights to both major and remote domestic and international destinations despite Springfield's relatively small size and population,
  
The airport does have seasonal chater flights operated by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Airlines World Airlines] to Boston, New York, Washington DC and Miami. There is also a private bar for pilots only. The airport is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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== Overview ==
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There is a private bar for pilots called [[The Little Black Box]]. It is the primary hub for [[Air Springfield]].
  
==Airlines and destinations==
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== Destinations ==
*''[[Air Springfield]]'': Anchorage (starts [[July 27]] [[2007]]), Beijing-Capital, Capital City, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Miami, New Delhi, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Shelbyville, Sydney, Tornto, Wahington DC.
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=== With Airline ===
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Airlines World Airlines]'': Boston (seasonal), Miami (seasonal), New York (seasonal), Washington DC (seasonal).
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*[[AeroBrasil]] ([[Aeroporto International de Galeão|Rio de Janeiro]]<ref>"[[Blame It on Lisa]]"</ref>)
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*[[Air Brasilia]] ([[Rio de Janeiro]]<ref>"[[You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee]]"</ref>)
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*[[Air China]] ([[Beijing]]<ref>"[[Goo Goo Gai Pan]]"</ref>)
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*[[Air Cincinnati]] ([[Cincinnati]]<ref>"[[The Road to Cincinnati]]"</ref>)
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*Air Delaware ([[Wilmington]]<ref>"[[Simpsons Tall Tales]]"</ref>)
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*[[Air France]] ([[Orly Airport|Paris-Orly]]<ref name="Crepes">"[[The Crepes of Wrath]]"</ref>)
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*[[Air India]] ([[Bangalore]],<ref>"[[Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore]]"</ref> [[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]]<ref>"[[The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons]]"</ref>)
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*[[Air Japan]] ([[Tokyo]]<ref name="Tokyo">"[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]"</ref>)
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*[[Air Napoli]] ([[Florence]]<ref>"[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]"</ref>)
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*[[Air Springfield]] ([[Bozeman]] via [[Miami Airport|Miami]],<ref name="Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson">"[[Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson]]"</ref> [[Chicago]],<ref name="Fear of Flying"/> [[Detroit]], [[Gainesville]],<ref name="Blues">"[[Lisa Gets the Blues]]"</ref> [[Heathrow Airport|London-Heathrow]], [[New Orleans]],<ref name="Blues"/> [[New York]], [[Paris]],<ref>"[[To Courier with Love]]"</ref> [[Seoul]]<ref>"[[E My Sports]]"</ref>)
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*Alitalia ([[Da Vinci Airport|Rome]]<ref name="The Italian Bob">"[[The Italian Bob]]"</ref>)
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*[[Danish Air]] ([[Copenhagen]]<ref>"[[Throw Grampa from the Dane]]"</ref>)
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*[[Derry Air]] ([[Ireland]]<ref>"[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]"</ref>)
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*[[Israeli Air]] ([[Jerusalem]]<ref name="Greatest">"[[The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]"</ref>)
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*[[Multi-Family Vacation Airlines]] ([[Costa Rica]]<ref>"[[Livin La Pura Vida]]"</ref>)
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*[[No-Frills Airlines]]<ref name="Greatest"/> ([[Aruba]],<ref>"[[Mommie Beerest]]"</ref> [[Capital City]]<ref>"[[Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]"</ref>)
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*[[Planespotting Airlines]] ([[Edinburgh]]<ref>"[[Ae Bonny Romance]]"</ref>)
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*SkyAmeriWestica ([[Hong Kong]]<ref name="Bart on the Road">"[[Bart on the Road]]"</ref>)
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*[[Solvang Air]] ([[Solvang]]<ref>"[[Little Orphan Millie]]"</ref>)
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*Southie West ([[Boston]]<ref>"[[The Town]]"</ref>)
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*[[Springfield Airways]] ([[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]<ref>"[[Judge Me Tender]]"</ref>)
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*[[Suntan Airlines]] ([[Miami Airport|Miami]]<ref name="Catch 'Em If You Can">"[[Catch 'Em If You Can]]"</ref>)
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*[[Trans Albanian Airlines]] ([[Tirana Airport|Tirana]]<ref name="Crepes"/>)
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*[[Transhemispheric Airlines]] ([[Australia]]<ref>"[[Bart vs. Australia]]"</ref>)
  
==Former airlines==
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=== Without Airline ===
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France Air France]''
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*[[Boise]]<ref>"[[Homerland]]"</ref>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India Air India]''
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*[[Capital City]]<ref>"[[How Lisa Got Her Marge Back]]"</ref>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_New_Zealand Air New Zealand]''
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*[[Dayton]] (routed through [[Nome]]<ref name="Catch 'Em If You Can"/>)
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Nippon_Airlines All Nippon Airlines]'' (Operated by ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Japan Air Japan''])
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*[[Dulles International Airport|Washington, D.C.]]<ref>"[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]"</ref>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines American Airlines]''
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*[[Honolulu]]<ref name="Tokyo"/>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Ariways British Airways]''
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*Kingston<ref name="Tokyo"/>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Pacific Cathay Pacific]''
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*[[Knoxville]]<ref name="Bart on the Road"/>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Airlines Continental Airlines]''
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*[[Marrakesh Airport|Marrakesh]]<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror II]]"</ref>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Airlines Delta Airlines]''
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*[[New York City|New York]]<ref>"[[A Star Is Burns]]"</ref>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates Emirates]''
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*[[Newark]]<ref name="Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington">"[[Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington]]"</ref>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etihad_Airways Etihad Airways]''
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*[[Phoenix]] (connecting from [[Dallas]]<ref name="Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington"/>)
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM KLM]''
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*[[Portland Airport|Portland]]<ref name="Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington"/><ref>"[[We're on the Road to D'ohwhere]]"</ref>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_America_World_Airlines Pan American World Airlines]''
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*[[San Diego]]<ref>"[[Three Dreams Denied]]"</ref>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas Qantas]''
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*[[Tahiti]] (non-stop with unscheduled layover in [[North Haverbrook]]<ref>"[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]"</ref>)
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_World_Airlines Trans World Airlines]''
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*[[Tanzania]]<ref>"[[Simpson Safari]]"</ref>
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines Untied Airlines]''
 
  
==Incidents==
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== Incidents and Accidents ==
In the episode [[Fear of Flying]], [[Homer Simpson]] went to the private pub at the airport after being kicked out of [[Moe's Tavern]]. Then he was sent to take charge of a flight (although he didn't know how to fly a plane). When he got into the [[Air Springfield]] DC-10, he acidently raised the landing gear while parked. There were a few minor injuries.
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*[[Homer Simpson]] went to [[The Little Black Box]], the last bar in Springfield after being kicked out of [[Moe's Tavern]]. Then he was sent to take charge of a flight to Chicago (although he didn't know how to fly a plane). When he got into the [[Air Springfield]] Airbus A340, he accidentally raised the landing gear while parked on the apron. There were no injuries.<ref name="Fear of Flying">"[[Fear of Flying]]"</ref>
  
There was also another incident in [[Fear of Flying]]. An [[Air Springfield]] DC-10 over-ran the runway and ended up in the water. There were no fatalities.
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*An [[Air Springfield]] Airbus A340 over-ran the runway and ended up in the river and magically seemed to change into a McDonnell Douglas DC-10. There were no minor injuries as well.<ref name="Fear of Flying"/>
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*Springfield mayor [[Joe Quimby]] attempted to hijack a Boeing 747.
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*When the Simpsons were flying to Italy, Homer tried to find a TV screen in his armrest, just like there are in first class. He found cables and he pulls them, causing an engine to fall from the plane and ended up in [[Cletus's farm]].<ref name="The Italian Bob"/>
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*An angry passenger by the name of [[Homer Simpson]] started a protest aboard an [[Air Springfield]] 737-200 during an extremely long delay. He stole the intercom and locked himself in the bathroom to speak to the passengers. He was eventually removed and the flight continued uneventfully. A video of it was shot by an anonymous person and put on the internet. It is unknown if charges were pressed by either Simpson or the airline.<ref name="Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson"/>
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== Non-canon ==
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{{Noncanon}}
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out buildings/Miscellaneous buildings (premium)|Airport}}
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== Appearances ==
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*{{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}}
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*{{ep|Itchy & Scratchy & Marge}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VII|(mentioned)}}
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*{{ep|Homer and Apu}}
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*{{ep|Bart vs. Australia}}
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*{{ep|A Star Is Burns}}
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*{{ep|Fear of Flying}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Wedding}}
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*{{ep|Mother Simpson}}
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*{{ep|The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons}}
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*{{ep|The Joy of Sect}}
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*{{ep|Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo}}
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*{{ep|Simpsons Tall Tales}}
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*{{ep|Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington}}
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*{{ep|We're on the Road to D'ohwhere}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XIX}}
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*{{ep|Elementary School Musical}}
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*{{ep|Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson}}
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*{{ep|Homerland}}
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*{{ep|To Courier with Love}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXIV}}
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*{{ep|Lisa Gets the Blues}}
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*{{ep|Livin La Pura Vida}}
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*{{ep|Bobby, It's Cold Outside}}
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*{{ep|The Road to Cincinnati}}
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*{{ep|A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas|(mentioned)}}
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*{{ep|Cremains of the Day|(mentioned)}}
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*{{game|The Simpsons Road Rage}}
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*{{game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}}
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}}
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{Airports}}
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{{Tapped Out buildings|miscprem=yes}}
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{{Springfield}}
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[[Category:Airports]]
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[[Category:Recurring locations]]

Latest revision as of 15:40, October 14, 2024

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Springfield International Airport
Airport.png
Location Information
District: East Springfield
Town: Springfield
Use: Transportation
First appearance: "The Crepes of Wrath"

Springfield International Airport is the primary airport serving Springfield. The airport has frequent and direct flights to both major and remote domestic and international destinations despite Springfield's relatively small size and population,

Overview[edit]

There is a private bar for pilots called The Little Black Box. It is the primary hub for Air Springfield.

Destinations[edit]

With Airline[edit]

Without Airline[edit]

Incidents and Accidents[edit]

  • Homer Simpson went to The Little Black Box, the last bar in Springfield after being kicked out of Moe's Tavern. Then he was sent to take charge of a flight to Chicago (although he didn't know how to fly a plane). When he got into the Air Springfield Airbus A340, he accidentally raised the landing gear while parked on the apron. There were no injuries.[12]
  • An Air Springfield Airbus A340 over-ran the runway and ended up in the river and magically seemed to change into a McDonnell Douglas DC-10. There were no minor injuries as well.[12]
  • Springfield mayor Joe Quimby attempted to hijack a Boeing 747.
  • When the Simpsons were flying to Italy, Homer tried to find a TV screen in his armrest, just like there are in first class. He found cables and he pulls them, causing an engine to fall from the plane and ended up in Cletus's farm.[16]
  • An angry passenger by the name of Homer Simpson started a protest aboard an Air Springfield 737-200 during an extremely long delay. He stole the intercom and locked himself in the bathroom to speak to the passengers. He was eventually removed and the flight continued uneventfully. A video of it was shot by an anonymous person and put on the internet. It is unknown if charges were pressed by either Simpson or the airline.[11]

Non-canon[edit]

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The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

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Springfield Airport
Image Cost Build time Reward Sell price Conformity increase Availability Unique? Dimensions - D x W
TSTO Springfield Airport.png FREE 6s XP100 Tapped Out Cross.png Obedience +10 Destination Springfield
Around the World Pt. 2
Tapped Out Tick.png 14 x 12
Mystery Box Token1 Cirque du Springfield
History Mystery Box
Donut100 Splash and Burn
Premium
Task Time Reward Cash/h XP/h
Scanning Baggage for Embarrassing Items 4h Cash90, XP10 Cash22.5 XP2.5
Internal Name Groups Tiles ID
SpringfieldAirport Misc Cash Grass, Pavement, Dirt, Sand 169001
Taps Final Update
Wave Cost Release
2 Donut100 October 1, 2024

Appearances[edit]

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