BISHOP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

'Bishop International Airport' is a commercial airport located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the city of Flint in Genesee County, Michigan, USA. It is currently the third busiest airport in the state. In 2005, 1,102,472 passengers used the airport, while in 2006, 1,062,728 passengers had used the airport.[1]

Contents

Facilities

Airlines and destinations

Recent history

Ground transportation

External links

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

Airlines and destinations

★ AirTran Airways Gates 4 and 5 (Atlanta, Fort Myers [seasonal], Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa [seasonal])

★ American Airlines Gate 3

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★ American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York-LaGuardia [begins November 4])

★ Continental Airlines Gate 7

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★ Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Cleveland)

★ Delta Air Lines Gate 6

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★ Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)

★ Midwest Airlines Gate 7

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★ Midwest Connect operated by Skyway Airlines (Milwaukee)

★ Northwest Airlines Gates 1, 2 and 8 (Detroit, Fort Myers [seasonal], Orlando, Tampa [seasonal])

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★ Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit)

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★ Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia [begins November 4])

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. 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.
In the past Flint has also seen service from the following airlines:

★ ATA Connection (Chicago Midway and Indianapolis)

★ Piedmont Airlines (Dayton)

★ US Airways (Pittsburgh)

★ America West Express (Columbus)

★ Prestige Airways (Orlando and Chicago Midway)

★ United Airlines (Chicago O'Hare and Denver)

★ Air Wisconsin (Chicago O'Hare)

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.

External links

★ Bishop International Airport (official site)