---
title: "Airspeed"
year: 1998
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/airspeed-1998"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 19568
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 98
community_rating: 4.3
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "PG"
---

# Airspeed (1998) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/airspeed-1998

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Airspeed is a film first released in 1998. Catalogued under Adventure, Action. Produced and broadcast by Melenny Productions. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A spoiled teenager must pilot a private jet through an electrical storm."

### Why Watch
- high-stakes airborne crisis
- survival story focusing on an unexpected hero

### Caveats & Content Note
- limited background details in available records
- single-scenario plot
- Tone & Suitability: Contains peril and intense situations suitable for a general audience.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: tense, action, adventure, suspenseful

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/airspeed-1998#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Robert Tinnell
- **Networks / Studios**: Melenny Productions

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Joe Mantegna** as *Raymond Stone*
- **Elisha Cuthbert** as *Nicole Stone*
- **Bronwen Booth** as *Andrea Prescott*
- **Lynne Adams** as *Marylin Stone*
- **Russell Yuen** as *Mark*
- **Gordon Masten** as *Frank*
- **Don Jordan** as *Pilot Greg*
- **Martin Lacroix** as *Co-Pilot Terry*
- **Yvan Ponton** as *Lee 'Bickster' Biquette*
- **Charles Edwin Powell** as *Jeff, A.T.C.*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was Airspeed released?
Airspeed was released on August 18, 1998 in the US.

### Q: What is the runtime of the film?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 38 minutes.

### Q: Who sends the private plane in the story?
Wealthy executive Raymond Stone sends out his private plane.

### Q: Who is left alone to keep the plane in the air?
His spoiled teenage daughter, Nicole, is left on her own to keep the plane in the air.

### Q: What kind of weather does the jet fly through?
The jet flies through an electrical storm.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Airspeed — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/19568)
- [Airspeed - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspeed)
- [Airspeed - LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/go-airspeed)

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