Runway Finale

The Runway Finale is the fifth and final chapter of the third campaign, Dead Air.

The survivors reach the airport runway in time to see a jet air-liner crash. They then make their way towards a military plane and establish radio contact with the pilot.

The ground team of the airport seem to all be dead or infected - the Pilot informs the survivors that the plane is in desperate need of refueling. After opening a valve on a connected fuel tanker, the plane beings to re-fuel and the pilot gives the group notification as the tank begins to fill.

The survivors must hold out until the plane is air-worthy against waves of common Infected, several  Tanks and other  Special Infected. A minigun turret helps in this regard.

Eventually, the plane is filled with fuel, the engine starts, and the survivors must board the plane from the opened hatch at the rear, evading a final rush of Infected. Success grants a view of the plane's successful departure, followed by the display of the campaign credits.

Tactic 1
There is a small closet in the building to the far left of the minigun (if you are manning it). If possible, have two people armed with pipe bombs, and two with molotovs. When the fuel is started, have everyone hide in the closet, with the people in front crouching so the people behind can shoot over them easily. The closet will funnel the infected and make it easy to mow them down, and make it hard for special infected to get to the survivors. If someone is grabbed by a smoker, melee them immediately so they do not get pulled from the closet. Use a pipe bomb if the horde starts to overwhelm the survivors. When the pilot announces the plane is half-full, exit the closet and prepare to face a tank. If you have molotovs, light the tank on fire, and then just run from it until it burns to death. Use this time to also restock on ammo, grenades, and health if need be. Once the tank is dead, get back into the closet and fight off the common infected until the pilot announces the plane is almost full. Exit the closet again for the 2nd tank fight; burn it to death too if possible. Once the tank is dead, get to the back of the plane and hold off the infected until the ramp is lowered.