When Lincoln International Airport is hit by a violent snowstorm, things start to go badly wrong. A plane gets stuck on the main runway and it seems that the airport may have to close. As the storm gets worse many people struggle to keep the airport open - and some of them also try to decide what to do about marriages, relationships or mistakes at work.
At the height of the storm a man appears, determined to solve his problems by blowing up a plane. As the night goes on, the clearing of the runway becomes more and more urgent - and people come to some surprising decisions about their own lives.