Airport

Airport loading screen

Airport is the fifth level in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. It reappears in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 as a Classic Mode level, and in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD as downloadable content. The level has been recreated in the style of play and to match the graphics of each of the games that it has reappeared in.

Origin

The origin of this level is unclear as THPS3 doesn't have any direct indications of its location. However, the welcoming billboard states "Welcome to the islands", there are palm trees all around the airport and player can notice the volcano at the entrance of the airport. According to the texture name, this is the Hawaiian volcano Diamond Head.

However, the globe map in THUG2 has it placed in Japan. This led people to presume that Airport is located in either Osaka, Fukuoka, or even Kyoto since both levels share the location spot. But there is no Japanese text at all, so this probably was just a random placement without a thought behind it, in a similar vein to some of the classic levels in THUG2 such as School and Downhill Jam.

The real-life equivalent of this airport remains unknown.

Layout

The level is an airport terminal, including waiting room, baggage claim, baggage handling, toilets, customs and a helipad.

Airport, as it appears in the GameBoy Advance version of THPS3.

The level is significantly different in appearance in the Game Boy Advance version of Pro Skater 3, in keeping with the graphics and capability of the console.

Goals

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - 6th Gen

• High Score: 75,000 points.
• Pro Score: 150,000 points.
• Sick Score: 300,000 points.
• Collect S-K-A-T-E
• Find the Secret Tape
• Airwalk Over An Escalator (Vert)
• Crooked Grind around the Baggage Claim (Street)
• Visit 10 Countries
• Get the Tickets to your Skate Buddy
• Stop the Pickpockets

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - 5th Gen

• High Score: 40,000 points.
• Pro Score: 100,000 points.
• Sick Score: 200,000 points.
• Collect S-K-A-T-E
• Snag the Flags
• Lost Luggage Found!
• Nosebluntslide the Airport Sign
• Grind the Plane
• Get the Secret Tape
• 100% Goals, Stats, and Decks

Tony Hawk's Underground 2

• High Score: 250,000 points
• Pro Score: 500,000 points
• Sick Score: 750,000 points
• High Combo: 200,000 points
• Collect S-K-A-T-E
• Collect C-O-M-B-O
• Find the Secret Tape
• Nosegrab Over the Copter
• Nose Manual the Escalator Slope
• Crush the Suspicious Suitcases

Additional info

Speaker

• "Flight 666 to Las Vegas is departing now from gate 1."
• "The yellow zone is for loading and unloading only."
• "Mr. Thorne, please, report to the white courtesy phone." - this one refers to Darren Thorne, one of game developers. This is also a reference to the film Airplane! (1980).
• "Flight 275 to Woodland Hills is departing in 5 minutes from gate 23."
• "Flight 275 to Pacoima is departing in 5 minutes from gate 23."
• "Flight 62 to Hollywood is departing in 10 minutes from gate 15."
• "Flight 62 to Petaluma is departing in 10 minutes from gate 15."
• "We are now boarding our first class and far superior individuals."
• "Now boarding coach, the lower class citizens."
• "Please do not park in front of the terminal. We will tow your car and send you the parts in a box."

Boards

• "Welcome to the islands"
• "We lost your bags again"
• "Noel owes me 5000 bucks" - may refer to Noel Hines, one of game developers.

Trivia

• During the development, Neversoft planned to include an objective which would involve terrorists. After 9/11 it was decided to replace the terrorists with pickpockets. However, the pickpocket model file is still called terrorist_a.
  • This seems to be a rushed change, due to how the pickpockets have a small animation where they seem to press something in their hand, and then hold the money up in their hand (as if it were a detonator) and cause the groups of people that they are nearby to cower and run away. Their voice lines also seem more violent, as it seems rather odd a pickpocket would yell out and bring attention to themselves. It also seems strange that they would all dress the same and be in strange locations (such as a women's restroom.)
• In THPS3, during the "Stop the Pickpockets" goal camera, a remix of a track from the Spider-Man PS1 game can be heard in the background.
• In THUG2 if the player skates into one of the steel doors at the end of the level, they will teleport back to the start.
• In THPSHD and the PS1/N64 versions of THPS3, Airport is set in the night, while the other versions are set in the day. Also, there are no pedestrians in either versions, aside from the caddy driver.
  • Also in THPSHD and the PS1/N64 versions of THPS3, the planes outside are based off Boeing 747's, while the other versions feature planes similar to the Airbus A340 and Boeing 707.
• The PS1/N64 versions of THPS3 replaces the helipad with a small room that slightly resembles a baggage processing area. It contains quarterpipes near the double doors, some rails on the ground, a ledge, a ramp, a rail over the secret entrance, and a small circular bowl.
• In THPS3 and THUG2, there are police officers guarding the bottom of the escalators. They will knock you down if you go anywhere near them.
• In THPS3 and THUG2, when the music level is turned off, the background sound effects use the same the audio track from both of its appearances. It features speakers over the PA system speaking in somewhat gibberish.
• The baggage caddy below the airport terminals goes backwards instead of turning.
• In THPS3, if one accesses the freecam mode, and proceeds to move the camera under the floors, one will find that the "reflections" on the floor were made by mirroring the level

See also

• Airport Walkthrough
• Airport Gap List

Gallery

The opening of the level, the most elevated area

Middle area

Airport terminal, lowest point of the level

Promotional screenshot of Eric Koston in the Airport

Airport map in THPSHD