FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FNT |
| Lat/Long: | 42-57-55.5000N / 083-44-37.2000W 42-57.925000N / 083-44.620000W 42.9654167 / -83.7436667 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 782 ft. / 238.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of FLINT, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48507 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | DETROIT |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CLEVELAND CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FNT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA: 800'SNGL-ENG-ACFT & 1200'MULTI-ENG-ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MALSR RYS 09 & 27- CTAF. NO RDO CTL OF INTSTY AVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD; RY LGTS PRESET. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 126.3 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 133.15 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 810-232-4477 |
| FLINT GROUND: | 121.9 [0545-2330] |
| FLINT TOWER: | 126.3 257.9 [0545-2330] |
| FLINT APPROACH: | 118.8(E/S OF ACTIVE RY) 128.55(W/N OF ACTIVE RY) 257.9 [0545-2330] |
| CLEVELAND ARTCC APPROACH: | 133.8 [2330-0545] |
| FLINT DEPARTURE: | 118.8(E/S OF ACTIVE RY) 128.55(W/N OF ACTIVE RY) 257.9 [0545-2330] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.75 |
| CLASS C: | 128.55(W/N OF ACTIVE RY) 257.9 |
| CLASS C IC: | 118.8(E/S OF ACTIVE RY) |
| WX AWOS-3 at RNP (17 nm W): | 118.025 (989-729-2967) |
- EMERG FREQS NOT AVBL AT TWR.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY CLEVELAND ARTCC ON FREQS 126.75/348.75 (FLINT RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
- ASR 7 ELEVATION IS 778.5..
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FNT at field | | FLINT VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 06W |
| PSIr333/18.4 | | PONTIAC VORTAC | | 111.00 | | 03W |
| SVMr352/34.1 | | SALEM VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 03W |
| MBSr160/37.0 | | SAGINAW VOR/DME | | 112.90 | | 03W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HOWELL | | 033/22.5 | | 243 | | 05W | | OZW | --- --.. .-- |
| BROWNE | | 176/28.4 | | 385 | | 06W | | HYX | .... -.-- -..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 7848 x 150 ft. / 2392 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 169.0 | | Double tandem: | 270.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-58.363883N | | 42-57.071980N |
| Longitude: | 083-44.607438W | | 083-44.580550W |
| Elevation: | 763.9 ft. | | 779.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 179 true | | 005 magnetic, 359 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:7848 TODA:7848 ASDA:7848 LDA:7648 | | TORA:7848 TODA:7848 ASDA:7648 LDA:7648 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 79 ft. tree, 2229 ft. from runway, 299 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 28:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 69 ft. tree, 1945 ft. from runway, 485 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 7200 x 150 ft. / 2195 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 169.0 | | Double tandem: | 235.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 42-58.138510N | | 42-58.174627N |
| Longitude: | 083-45.589540W | | 083-43.976020W |
| Elevation: | 763.8 ft. | | 762.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 088 true | | 274 magnetic, 268 true |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. trees, 2460 ft. from runway, 540 ft. left of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear | | 76 ft. trees, 2968 ft. from runway, 98 ft. right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BISHOP INTL ARPT AUTH G-3425 W. BRISTOL RD FLINT, MI 48507 Phone 810-235-6560 |
| Manager: | JAMES RICE G-3425 W. BRISTOL RD FLINT, MI 48507 Phone 810-235-6560 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 93 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 72 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 18 | | Jet airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 125/day * | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 26% | air taxi | | 25% | local general aviation | | 16% | commercial | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS AND DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
9G2 - Price's Airport (10 nm S)
6G0 - Athelone Williams Memorial Airport (10 nm E)
KRNP - Owosso Community Airport (17 nm W)
D95 - Dupont-Lapeer Airport (22 nm E)
KOZW - Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport (23 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Bishop International Airport
Photo taken 06-Oct-2010
looking north.
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 09:37 |
| Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 00:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:26 | | 01:26 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:20:59 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:20:59 |
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| METAR |
| KFNT | 181153Z 06007KT 10SM SCT080 OVC110 14/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01390067 10139 20128 53007
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KRNP 17nm W | 181134Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM OVC060 13/08 A3016 RMK AO2 T01280075
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| TAF |
| KFNT | 181135Z 1812/1912 06006KT P6SM BKN070 OVC100 FM181400 10010KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150 FM190300 09005KT P6SM BKN250 FM190900 11003KT 4SM BR BKN010
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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