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KFNT Bishop International Airport VFR

  • Name
    Bishop International Airport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    KFNT / FNT / KFNT
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    7:17 am (EST)
  • Municipality
    Flint
  • Coordinates
    42° 57′ 55″ N 83° 44′ 36″ E
  • Elevation
    782 ft (238 m MSL)

About Bishop International Airport

Bishop International Airport (IATA: FNT, ICAO: KFNT, FAA LID: FNT) is a commercial and general aviation airport located in Flint, Michigan, United States. It is named after banker and General Motors board member Arthur Giles Bishop (April 12, 1851 – January 22, 1944), who donated 220 acres of his farmland for the airport in 1928. It is located in southwestern Flint, and is surrounded by Flint Township to the north, east and west; and Mundy Township to the south.

The third busiest airport in Michigan after those of Detroit and Grand Rapids, it surpassed competitor MBS near Saginaw in terms of airline operations in 2002. 1,071,238 passengers used Bishop International Airport in 2007; 938,914 passengers used the airport in 2011.

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.

The airport is currently served by three passenger airlines: Allegiant Air operates mainline service out of the airport, and regional services are provided by affiliates of United Express and American Eagle. The airlines offer passenger flights to 13 cities across the United States. The airport became a focus city for Allegiant on February 19, 2022. The airport also includes a freight terminal used by FedEx Express and an affiliate of FedEx Feeder.

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