Bishop International Airport

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Bishop International

IATA: FNT - ICAO: KFNT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Bishop International Airport Authority
Serves		Flint, Michigan
Elevation AMSL		782 ft (238 m)
Coordinates		42°57′56″N, 83°44′37″W
Website		http://www.bishopairport.org
Parts of this article may come from Wikipedia
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
10/36	7,849	3,392	Asphalt
9/27	7,201	2,195	Asphalt
5/23	3,923	1,196	Asphalt/Concrete

1 General
2 Gate Assignment
3 Flight Planning Resources
4 IFR Routes

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General

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. Passengers from the Detroit area were choosing Flint because of low fares, and conveniences. In 2002, Flint bypassed MBS International Airport in Saginaw to carrying more passengers to more destinations. 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 battle it out for passengers. In 2005, AirTran announced service to Fort Myers. A day later Northwest announced the same service. 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. Currently Flint has resumed operation to Chicago, which ranks as one of the top 5 destinations from Flint. The airline carrying this newest addition to destinations from Flint is American Airlines, staffed by Flight-AV, a contractor to American Airlines.

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