Bishop International
FNT · KFNT · Flint, Michigan · Genesee County · map
Bishop International is a public-use airport, 4 miles southwest of Flint, Michigan, 782 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 7,852 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 98 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 45,908 takeoffs and landings a year. About 277,660 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KFNT · observed 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 UTC), 38 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 63°F (17°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.96 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 7:20 pm EDT (23:20 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 14 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFNT 062253Z 19007KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01720078 $
TAF KFNT 062320Z 0700/0724 21010KT P6SM SCT080 SCT250 FM071000 22012KT P6SM BKN060 FM071600 26014G20KT P6SM SCT040
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FNT · ICAO KFNT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 782 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 5:45 am to 11:30 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 7,852 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 7,201 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 202 ft, 7,650 ft available for landing, tree 79 ft high 2,229 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, 7,652 ft available for landing, tree 69 ft high 1,945 ft from the end
- Runway 09: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 60 ft high 2,460 ft from the end
- Runway 27: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 76 ft high 2,968 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 126.3 | Flint |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 133.15 | Flint |
| Clearance delivery | 121.75 | Flint |
| Ground | 121.9 | Flint |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 118.8 | Flint |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Class C (secondary) | 128.55 | Flint |
| Flint and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.75 | Flint |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 810-202-2914.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 45,908, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Flint from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Flint, Michigan: 18 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 3 piston twins, 3 helicopters, 3 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 09 and 27; runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 and 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- 100LL available self service at golf tees.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess left of centerline.
- Approach ratio 28:1 to dthr.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.