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Bishop International Airport is a commercial and general aviation airport located in Flint, Michigan. 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.〔(Arthur Giles Bishop ), Our Genealogy.com〕〔Picture History of Flint: U.S. Bicentennial Edition, Edited by Lawrence R. Gustin, Published in 1976 by The Flint Journal, ISBN 0-8028-7036-8〕 The third busiest airport in Michigan, it surpassed competitor MBS International Airport in terms of airline operations in 2002. In 2007, 1,071,238 passengers used Bishop International Airport; in 2011, 938,914 passengers used the airport.〔(Measures of Michigan Air Carrier Demand ), Michigan Department of Transportation, Retrieved January 24, 2012.〕 The airport is currently served by several passenger airlines: Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines operate mainline service out of the airport, as well as affiliates of Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines. Additionally, FedEx Express operates cargo services out of the airport. Accompanying the airlines is fixed-base operator Av Flight that handles both general aviation and airline operations and one flight school. Bishop International Airport is in southwestern Flint, and is surrounded by Flint Township to the north, east and west; and Mundy Township to the south. ==Terminal Renovations== In early February 2007, Bishop International Airport unveiled a comprehensive 5-year developmental plan that would be slated for continuation through late 2011. The program called for two phases of "Intermodal Facility Development," including the expansion of the West Cargo Apron, what is now known as the Abex and Emory GVA Freight Ramp,〔(FAA Bishop International Airport Airport Diagram )〕 located on the airport's northwest side. In May 2009, Bishop International Airport began Phase I of its Terminal Airside & Concourse Improvements program. Projects under this phase were developed in 2008. Included in this phase are upgrades to the terminal ramp, upon which the passenger concourse resides; the permanent closure and deconstruction of Runway 5/23; and the acquisition of new land for an envisioned Runway 9L/27R, which is scheduled to be designed in 2009 and constructed in 2010. Runway 5/23 was closed permanently on May 4, 2009,〔FNT NOTAM 05/006 "RWY 5/23 CLSD PERM. WIE UNTIL UFN. CREATED: 04 MAY 12:34 2009"〕 as progress continued in the Capital Improvement Program. The renovation and expansion of the terminal, originally built in 1993, was designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills.〔(Security process at Bishop International airport eases for seniors ) ''The Flint Journal'' via MLive.com June 1, 2012〕 On April 24, 2012, the airport's board of directors approved a $1.348 million project to repair the airport's tarmac. The project is scheduled to take four months to complete.〔(Flint Bishop International Airport board approves $1.3 million repair of tarmac ) ''The Flint Journal'' via MLive.com, April 24, 2012〕 On September 19, 2012, it was announced that the Federal Aviation Administration approved a grant to fund the project.〔(Federal $1.4 million grant for Bishop International Airport will help pay for pavement ) ''The Flint Journal'' via MLive.com, September 19, 2012〕 On October 6, 2012, a new Transportation Security Administration checkpoint opened in the terminal.〔(Bishop International Airport opens new TSA checkpoint as part of $16.8 million renovation project ) ''The Flint Journal'' via MLive.com, October 6, 2012〕 The completed terminal was dedicated on November 13, 2012.〔(Bishop International Airport to hold dedication for $16.8 million addition ) ''The Flint Journal'' via MLive.com, November 12, 2012〕 The airport's board has allocated an additional $10.9 million for upgrades in 2013 and 2014.〔(Bishop International Airport looks to make $10.9 million in improvements for next two years ) ''The Flint Journal'' via MLive.com, December 1, 2012〕 On August 29, 2013, the airport received a $2.87 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, which will be used to repair taxiways and lighting and to buy a replacement snow truck.〔(Flint's Bishop International Airport gets $2.9 million US grant ) WNEM-TV, August 29, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bishop International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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