fly-over state
States in the middle of the United States that generally aren't destinations for travelers or tourists and are generally flown over when traveling from coast to coast.  Some fly-over states include Nebraska, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico, Iowa, and Arkansas.
Ari Gold in Entourage: The last thing we need is the soccer moms in the fly-over states thinking that Aquaman is a homewrecker.