Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.
| Directing | Stuart Baird | Director |
| Production | Joel Silver | Producer |
| Production | Jim Thomas | Producer |
| Production | John Thomas | Producer |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Alex Thomson | Director of Photography |
| Art | Terence Marsh | Production Design |
| Art | William Cruse | Art Direction |
| Art | Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Frogley | Costume Design |
| Production | Karyn Fields | Co-Producer |
| Production | Spencer Franklin | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Stuart Baird | Editor |
| Editing | Derek Brechin | Editor |
| Editing | Dallas Puett | Editor |
| Editing | Kevin Stitt | Editor |
| Editing | Frank J. Urioste | Editor |
| Production | Amanda Mackey | Casting |
| Production | Cathy Sandrich Gelfond | Casting |
| Production | Steve Perry | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Jim Thomas | Writer |
| Writing | John Thomas | Writer |
| Art | Robert Woodruff | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Edward F. LaLone | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Daril Alder | Leadman |
| Art | Jack Johnson | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Bill Taliaferro | Set Designer |
| Art | John Hinkle | Standby Painter |
| Camera | Don Burgess | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Ian Fox | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Chuck Bemis | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael J. Coo | Key Grip |
| Camera | Nico Bally | Grip |
| Camera | Gregory Lundsgaard | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Frank Masi | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barry Francis Delaney | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey L. Anzures | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Blondell | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melanie Hughes | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dennis Liddiard | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Wayne Lindholm | Carpenter |
| Crew | Willie Radcliff | Craft Service |
| Crew | Brad Kuehn | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Victor Anderson | Driver |
| Camera | Jason Garcia | Camera Loader |
| Crew | Debbi Bossi | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Michael W. Chase | Propmaker |
| Art | Michael Papac | Property Master |
| Crew | Joel Chernoff | Second Unit |
| Crew | Lockheed Martin | Security |
| Crew | Ken Pepiot | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Cheryl Gilbert | Stand In |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Pete Antico | Stunts |
| Crew | Vern Bautenhahn | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Gary Preece | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Paul Moen | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Patti Hawn | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Miller Drake | Visual Effects Editor |
| Directing | Denis L. Stewart | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jeanne Byrd | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Bob Kaiser | Color Timer |
| Lighting | Leslie J. Kovacs | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Billy Craft | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Glenn Corbett | Rigging Gaffer |
| Production | Elizabeth Lang | Casting Associate |
| Production | Stuart Raven Barter | Location Manager |
| Production | Thomas A. Davila | Production Accountant |
| Production | Gil Gagnon | Production Manager |
| Sound | Bill King | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Dean G. Manly | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Scott Burrow | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Darrell Hall | Music Editor |
| Sound | Alexander Courage | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Virginia Cook-McGowan | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Antonio Betancourt | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Robert G. Henderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Don Lee | Digital Compositors |
| Visual Effects | Janek Sirrs | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Robin Saxen | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Les Hunter | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Richard Chuang | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Tom Southwell | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annette Andreozzi | Costumer |
| Directing | Craig A. Pinckes | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lisa C. Satriano | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Craig Hosking | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Rick Chavez | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Richard Greenberg | Title Designer |
| Sound | William C. Carruth | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Brooke Henderson Ward | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eric Gotthelf | Foley Artist |
| Sound | James Simcik | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Crew | Tony Tortolano | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Donn Markel | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Mark Tait Lewis | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Peter Loop II | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Crew | Joe Bucaro III | Stunt Double |
| Camera | William E. Fitch | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Michael Brennan | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Keith Banks | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Stephen Sobisky | Project Manager |
| Production | Ann Lynch | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Nick Vidar | Music Programmer |
| Lighting | James Wirosko | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Production | Jennifer Corey | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Shane D. Kelly | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Michelson | Digital Effects Producer |
| Production | Mitzi Gallagher | Head of Production |
| Production | David Romano | Payroll Accountant |
| Crew | Kevin Eldridge | Pilot |
| Production | Peter Alun Thomas | Production Assistant |
| Production | Tiffany Scuitto | Production Secretary |
| Visual Effects | Karen Klein | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Crew | Sayed Badreya | Technical Advisor |
| Editing | Bobby Bell | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Boston Russell | Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Peter Donen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Directing | Steve Perry | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | David M. Horton | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dennis Liddiard | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Burton | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Kerry Lyn McKissick | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Les Fresholtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Rick Alexander | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Grover B. Helsley | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Greg Dillon | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Adam Johnston | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marshall Winn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Phillips | Sound Editor |
| Sound | David B. Cohn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | William L. Manger | Sound Editor |
| Production | Zoraida Sanjurjo López | Casting |
| Crew | Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Crew | John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Crew | John Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Crew | Peewee Piemonte | Stunts |
| Crew | Chris Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Maryellen Aviano | Stunts |
| Crew | Bobby Bass | Stunts |
| Crew | Joe Bucaro III | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Borne | Stunts |
| Crew | John Casino | Stunts |
| Crew | Max Daniels | Stunts |
| Crew | Eddy Donno | Stunts |
| Crew | Kerrie Cullen | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Crew | Kiante Elam | Stunts |
| Crew | Ousaun Elam | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Will Leong | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Lopez | Stunts |
| Crew | Henry Kingi Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Larissa Michieli | Stunts |
| Crew | Alan Oliney | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve Picerni | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| Crew | Don Pulford | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Romano | Stunts |
| Crew | Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Crew | John Rottger | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Stein | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Crew | Skip Ward | Stunts |
| Crew | Scott Wilder | Stunts |
| Crew | P.J. Wagner | Stunts |
| Crew | David Zellitti | Stunts |
| Crew | Birgit K. Schier | Stunts |
| Crew | Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Eric Chambers | Stunts |
| Camera | George Richmond | Second Assistant Camera |
