Bishop International Airport

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Bishop International Airport

IATA: FNT – ICAO: KFNT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Bishop International Airport Authority
Serves		Flint, Michigan
Elevation AMSL		782 ft / 238.4 m
Coordinates		42°57′56″N 083°44′37″W / 42.96556, -83.74361
Website		www.bishopairport.org
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
18/36	7,849	2,392	Asphalt
9/27	7,201	2,195	Asphalt
5/23	3,923	1,196	Asphalt/Concrete

Bishop International Airport (IATA: FNT, ICAO: KFNT) is a rapidly growing commercial airport located within the city of Flint, Michigan. It is the third busiest airport in the state, surpassing competitor MBS International Airport in 2002. In 2007, 1,072,420 passengers used Bishop Airport.^[1] There are currently five commercial airlines flying into and out of Flint today. It is also served by three major cargo operators. Accompanying the airlines is a fixed base operator and a small flight school.

1 Facilities
2 Airlines and destinations
3 Recent history
4 Ground transportation
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Facilities

Bishop International Airport covers 1,550 acres (6 km²) and has three runways:

Runway 18/36: 7,849 x 150 ft. (2,391 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
Runway 9/27: 7,201 x 150 ft. (2,195 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
Runway 5/23: 4,253 x 150 ft. (1,296 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Domestic Destinations Served From Flint Bishop (as of May 2008)

AirTran Airways Gates 4, 5 (Atlanta, Fort Myers [seasonal], Las Vegas [ends June 25], Orlando, Tampa)
American Airlines Gate 3
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
Continental Airlines Gate 7
- Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Cleveland)
Delta Airlines Gate 6
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
Midwest Airlines Gate 7
- Midwest Connect operated by SkyWest (Milwaukee, Muskegon)
Northwest Airlines Gates 1, 2, 8 (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Orlando [seasonal])
- Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit)
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, New York-LaGuardia)

[edit] Recent history

Air traffic and passenger numbers have grown since Air Tran started service in the early 2000s. At a time when passenger numbers dropped around the US, Flint was one of only a few airports to show growth.^{[citation needed]} Passengers from the Detroit area were choosing Flint because of low fares, and conveniences.^{[citation needed]} In 2002, Flint bypassed MBS International Airport in Saginaw to carrying more passengers to more destinations.^{[citation needed]} Flint has also gone over some recent baggage claim extensions adding two more carousels bringing the total number up to four.

Today, AirTran and Northwest Airlines compete for passengers. In 2005, AirTran announced service to Fort Myers. A day later Northwest announced the same service.^{[citation needed]} A week later Northwest announced service to Las Vegas. Two days later AirTran announced Las Vegas service starting a day before Northwest's planned start, and 20 minutes earlier departure.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005/2006 Flint has resumed operation to Chicago on American Eagle. In September 2007 American Eagle added a non-stop flight to Dallas Fort Worth. In November 2007 a non-stop flight to New York's LaGuardia airport was also added by both American Eagle and Northwest Airlink.

[edit] Ground transportation

Bishop International Airport is accessible from I-69, I-75, and US 23 by exiting Bristol road. The airport is also served by a bus line operated by the Flint MTA.