- Director:
- Lamont Johnson
- Captain Al Haynes:
- Charlton Heston
- Gary Brown:
- Richard Thomas
- Jim Hathaway:
- James Coburn
- Bob Hamilton:
- Leon Russom
- Lt Colonel Dennis Nielsen:
- John M Jackson
- Chris Porter:
- Tom O'Brien
- Sam Gochenour:
- Philip Baker Hall
- Dan Bennett:
- Tom Everett
- First Officer Bill Records:
- Carmen Argenziano
- Flight Engineer Dudley Dvorak:
- Bruce McGill
- Dennis Fitch:
- Arthur Rosenberg
- Chuck Sundberg:
- Bill Geissunger
- Gary Anderson:
- Steven M Porter
- Elaine Brown:
- Stephanie Dunnam
- Marcia Poole:
- Mariangela Pino
- Lead flight attendant:
- null Akuyoe
- BJ Johnson:
- Kenneth Stephens
- Marg Shuck:
- Judith Hart
- Dr Larry Foster:
- Matthew Nelson
- Spencer Bailey:
- Colt Sicher
- Dr Michael Wolpert:
- Joe Howard
- Shari Zenor:
- Robin Frates
- Tony Feeney:
- Jeremy Howard
- Nurse Colleen Johnson:
- Sharon Howard
- Nurse Barbara Small:
- Priscilla Hagen
- Woman:
- Mary Wayman
- Mrs Haynes:
- Mary Wayman
- Heidl:
- Jennifer Davis
- Joe:
- BJ Tobin
- Trooper:
- John Beumier
