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Airship Fortress is the last track of the Star Cup in Mario Kart DS. This track makes a retro appearance in Mario Kart 7 as the third track of the Lightning Cup, and in Mario Kart Tour as of the Pirate Tour.
As its name implies, it takes place on a fortress with Bullet Bills (Banzai Bills in retro appearances) as obstacles, and a large airship with Rocky Wrenches and Flame Gears.
Layout[]
Mario Kart DS[]
At the beginning of the course, Bullet Bills are fired toward the racers along a straight brick driveway, and makes the character flip over and drop their item. The course only features one dash panel. Once you get on the ship's deck, you have to steer clear of Rocky Wrenches that pop up randomly for no reason other than to get hurt. The Rocky Wrenches can be KOed if you crash into them with a Star. Eventually, you'll get to be inside of the ship, where you have to dodge wooden boxes (if you hit these, then that is sad). Wooden boxes can be hit to see if they drop a Mushroom or a Banana, and they are just like the boxes in Delfino Square, but they don't always drop an item 100%. There are also columns of moving fire, so watch out for those. Eventually, you'll exit the ship to a cannon which launches the racers in a spiral tower. At the end, there is one side where it is open, and racers can be knocked off the edge and lose time. This course belongs to Bowser, and cannot be played on the game's online mode.
- Mission Information
- 6-2: Wario must run over 15 Rocky Wrenches with stars.
- 7-7: Bowser must collect 12 coins while driving backwards. If he runs into a burner, he fails.
Mario Kart 7[]
Airship Fortress reappears in Mario Kart 7 as the third course of the Lightning Cup. The Bullet Bills have been changed to Banzai Bills and the ship's interior has been changed, and in the beginning of the track you can now drive on the ledge to avoid Banzai Bills. The cannon has now been replaced by a gliding pad and the player now must manually fly to the tower, meaning they remain vulnerable to many items that weren't able to attack the player mid-air in the DS version of the track.
Mario Kart Tour[]
Airship Fortress reappears in Mario Kart Tour as a retro track starting with the Pirate Tour. The interior of the main airship now has Shy Guys as spectators and is remodeled to be similar to a drinking bar. It is during the day now.
Time Trial data[]
Mario Kart DS[]
Staff Ghost[]
| Course | Time | Player | Character | Kart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airship Fortress | 2:07:748 | Ninten★シュン |  Bowser
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 Hurricane
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World Record[]
| Course | Time | Player | Character | Kart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airship Fortress | 1:42:861 (video) | Beta |  Dry Bones
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 ROB-BLS
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Mario Kart 7[]
Staff Ghosts[]
| Character | Time | Kart Combination | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Tires | Glider | ||
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Normal | |||
| 02:23.323 | 
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| Expert | ||||
| 02:07.704 | 
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Trivia![]
- This track is inspired by the Airship levels from Super Mario Bros. 3.
- Ironically, the Bullet Bill obstacles in this track move slower than the Bullet Bill Item.
- This is the first course in Mario Kart history whose name starts with a vowel, and one of seven courses to do so, the others being Electrodrome, Excitebike Arena, Ice Ice Outpost, Animal Crossing, Amsterdam Drift and Athens Dash.
- The count could also add up to eight if you count the PAL name of Rock Rock Mountain (Alpine Pass).
- This is the only track with Bullet Bills/Banzai Bills as hazards.
- Airship forteress only appeared in handheld Mario kart game!
Gallery[]
Mario Kart DS[]
Mario Kart 7[]
Mario Kart Tour[]
Previous track:
Mario Circuit |
Current track:
Airship Fortress |
Next track:
Wario Stadium |
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Previous track:
GCN Dino Dino Jungle |
1st reappearance:
Mario Kart 7 |
Next track:
SNES Rainbow Road |
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Previous track:
N64 Kalimari Desert |
2nd reappearance:
Mario Kart Tour |
Next track:
Tokyo Blur 3 |
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| Mario Kart DS courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitro cups | Mushroom Cup | Figure-8 Circuit • Yoshi Falls • Cheep Cheep Beach • Luigi's Mansion | ||
| Flower Cup | Desert Hills • Delfino Square • Waluigi Pinball • Shroom Ridge | |||
| Star Cup | DK Pass • Tick-Tock Clock • Mario Circuit • Airship Fortress | |||
| Special Cup | Wario Stadium • Peach Gardens • Bowser Castle • Rainbow Road | |||
| Retro cups | Shell Cup | SNES Mario Circuit 1 • N64 Moo Moo Farm • GBA Peach Circuit • GCN Luigi Circuit | ||
| Banana Cup | SNES Donut Plains 1 • N64 Frappe Snowland • GBA Bowser's Castle 2 • GCN Baby Park | |||
| Leaf Cup | SNES Koopa Beach 2 • N64 Choco Mountain • GBA Luigi Circuit • GCN Mushroom Bridge | |||
| Lightning Cup | SNES Choco Island 2 • N64 Banshee Boardwalk • GBA Sky Garden • GCN Yoshi Circuit | |||
| Battle Courses | Nintendo DS • Twilight House • Palm Shore • Tart Top • N64 Block Fort • GCN Pipe Plaza | |||
| Unused Tracks | Dokan Course • Test Circle • GCN Mario Circuit | |||
| Mario Kart 7 courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitro cups | Mushroom Cup | Toad Circuit • Daisy Hills • Cheep Cheep Lagoon • Shy Guy Bazaar | ||
| Flower Cup | Wuhu Loop • Mario Circuit • Music Park • Rock Rock Mountain | |||
| Star Cup | Piranha Plant Slide • Wario Shipyard • Neo Bowser City • Maka Wuhu | |||
| Special Cup | DK Jungle • Rosalina's Ice World • Bowser's Castle • Rainbow Road | |||
| Retro cups | Shell Cup | N64 Luigi Raceway • GBA Bowser Castle 1 • Wii Mushroom Gorge • DS Luigi's Mansion | ||
| Banana Cup | N64 Koopa Troopa Beach • SNES Mario Circuit 2 • Wii Coconut Mall • DS Waluigi Pinball | |||
| Leaf Cup | N64 Kalimari Desert • DS DK Pass • GCN Daisy Cruiser • Wii Maple Treeway | |||
| Lightning Cup | Wii Koopa Cape • GCN Dino Dino Jungle • DS Airship Fortress • SNES Rainbow Road | |||
| Battle Courses | GBA Battle Course 1 • N64 Big Donut • DS Palm Shore • Honeybee Hive • Sherbet Rink • Wuhu Town | |||