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119-449: 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

238-533: A Chinese fighter plane collided over the South China Sea, and a dispute between Japan and North Korea when the North Korean leader's son, Kim Jong-nam , attempted to sneak into Tokyo Disneyland . Achievement tests and stricter penalties against delinquent students became controversial educational practices in several countries. Belgium set precedent when the government prosecuted crimes of

357-520: A challenge against Colombia regarding maritime borders. It delivered judgement in a 1991 case of a territorial dispute between Bahrain and Qatar, and it ruled in a German challenge against the United States that the court's own provisional orders are binding. The religiously motivated September 11 attacks came to dominate global discourse about religion in 2001. Following the attacks, both religious tolerance and religious intolerance came to

476-564: A decline in international trade by about 1.5%, which contrasted with the 11% increase in 2000. This was the first negative change in international trade since 1982. IT industries and the dot-com crash are attributed for the decline in trade. Economic crises took place in Argentina and in Turkey . The recession in Argentina negatively affected the economy throughout Latin America, and

595-611: A freight terminal used by FedEx Express and an affiliate of FedEx Feeder . Accompanying the airlines is fixed-base operator AvFlight, which handles both general aviation and airline operations. Also based at the airport are flight schools Greater Flint Pilots Association, American Wings Aviation, and Crosswinds Aviation. In 1928 , the Arthur Giles Bishop family gave to the City of Flint 220 acres for aeronautical purposes. The city-operated Bishop Airport until 1987 when

714-456: A need for international law to address terrorism and other non-state actors, and a push by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in November saw progress in multiple international treaties. The Convention on Cybercrime , the first international treaty to address cybercrime , was signed on November 23. Diplomatic disputes in 2001 included a diplomatic incident when an American spy plane and

833-711: A new 6,000 feet (1,800 m) service road and taxilane on the field. Also on that date, Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee said he plans to seek another $ 4.5 million in the 2025 federal budget for undisclosed safety and accessibility improvements. Bishop International Airport covers 1,550  acres (6 km²) and has two runways: In the year ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 44,632 operations, an average of 122 aircraft operations per day: 78% general aviation , 21% scheduled commercial / air taxi , and less than 1% military. At that time, there were 93 aircraft based at this airport: 70 single-engine, 21 multi-engine, and two jet aircraft. Source: Source: 2020

952-567: A new airport is built, replacing the old one, leaving the city's new "major" airport (or the only remaining airport) code to no longer correspond with the city's name. The original airport in Nashville, Tennessee, was built in 1936 as part of the Works Progress Administration and called Berry Field with the designation, BNA. A new facility known as Nashville International Airport was built in 1987 but still uses BNA. This

1071-423: A rematch on November 11. In cricket, Australia's record-setting streak of sixteen Test victories in a row was broken by India. A minor economic decline took place among many developed economies in 2001. It was amplified by the dot-com crash , in which dot-com companies went out of business every day for much of the year due to an overvaluation of the tech industry. Further economic disruption occurred in

1190-633: A result of the September 11 attacks , and many would go on to suffer chronic illness as a result of exposure. A series of anthrax attacks against American government and media figures in October further spurred precautions against bioterrorism. Freedom House recognized 63% of national governments as electoral democracies by the end of 2001, with the Gambia and Mauritania being recognized as democracies following peaceful transfers of power. Peru also saw

1309-508: A significant expansion of civil rights after emerging from the authoritarian rule of Alberto Fujimori . Argentina, Liberia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe underwent significant democratic backsliding in 2001, with Liberia and Zimbabwe recognized as authoritarian governments by the end of the year. 64.65% of the world's population lived in countries that generally respected human rights, while 35.35% lived in countries that denied political rights and civil liberties. Islamic terrorism became

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1428-458: 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

1547-509: Is GSN and its IATA code is SPN, and some coincide with IATA codes of non-U.S. airports. Canada's unusual codes—which bear little to no similarity with any conventional abbreviation to the city's name—such as YUL in Montréal , and YYZ in Toronto , originated from the two-letter codes used to identify weather reporting stations in the 1930s. The letters preceding the two-letter code follow

1666-627: Is administered by the IATA's headquarters in Montreal , Canada. The codes are published semi-annually in the IATA Airline Coding Directory. IATA provides codes for airport handling entities, and for certain railway stations. Alphabetical lists of airports sorted by IATA code are available. A list of railway station codes , shared in agreements between airlines and rail lines such as Amtrak , SNCF , and Deutsche Bahn ,

1785-554: Is available. However, many railway administrations have their own list of codes for their stations, such as the list of Amtrak station codes . Airport codes arose out of the convenience that the practice brought pilots for location identification in the 1930s. Initially, pilots in the United States used the two-letter code from the National Weather Service (NWS) for identifying cities. This system became unmanageable for cities and towns without an NWS identifier, and

1904-523: Is different from the name in English, yet the airport code represents only the English name. Examples include: Due to scarcity of codes, some airports are given codes with letters not found in their names: The use of 'X' as a filler letter is a practice to create three-letter identifiers when more straightforward options were unavailable: Some airports in the United States retained their NWS ( National Weather Service ) codes and simply appended an X at

2023-513: Is in conjunction to rules aimed to avoid confusion that seem to apply in the United States, which state that "the first and second letters or second and third letters of an identifier may not be duplicated with less than 200 nautical miles separation." Thus, Washington, D.C. area's three airports all have radically different codes: IAD for Washington–Dulles , DCA for Washington–Reagan (District of Columbia Airport), and BWI for Baltimore (Baltimore–Washington International, formerly BAL). Since HOU

2142-543: Is not followed outside the United States: In addition, since three letter codes starting with Q are widely used in radio communication, cities whose name begins with "Q" also had to find alternate codes, as in the case of: IATA codes should not be confused with the FAA identifiers of U.S. airports. Most FAA identifiers agree with the corresponding IATA codes, but some do not, such as Saipan , whose FAA identifier

2261-523: Is regarded as an industry-defining work. Many sports events were postponed in the final months of 2001 after the September 11 attacks, particularly in the United States. Other sports were postponed in the United Kingdom and Ireland because of foot-and-mouth disease. Throughout the year, Salt Lake City , Utah, prepared for the 2002 Winter Olympics , while Beijing was announced as the host of

2380-655: 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

2499-416: Is used for William P. Hobby Airport , the new Houston–Intercontinental became IAH. The code BKK was originally assigned to Bangkok–Don Mueang and was later transferred to Suvarnabhumi Airport , while the former adopted DMK. The code ISK was originally assigned to Gandhinagar Airport (Nashik's old airport) and later on transferred to Ozar Airport (Nashik's current airport). Shanghai–Hongqiao retained

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2618-411: The 2008 Summer Olympics . Qualifications for the 2002 FIFA World Cup were the main football events in 2001. The world record for largest victory in an international football match was set by Australia in a 0–22 victory against Tonga on April 9. Australia set this record again with a 31–0 victory against American Samoa on April 11. The unbalanced nature of these matches prompted changes to

2737-1019: The African meningitis belt as well as Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia. Other major disease outbreaks included Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever in Kosovo and Pakistan, measles in India and South Korea, Legionnaires' disease in Spain and Norway, dengue fever in Venezuela, and plague in Zambia. Spain's outbreak of Legionnaires' disease was the largest ever recorded, with 449 confirmed cases and more than 800 suspected ones. An ebola outbreak continued from 2000 in Uganda until

2856-571: The Canadian transcontinental railroads were built, each station was assigned its own two-letter Morse code : When the Canadian government established airports, it used the existing railway codes for them as well. If the airport had a weather station, authorities added a "Y" to the front of the code, meaning "Yes" to indicate it had a weather station or some other letter to indicate it did not. When international codes were created in cooperation with

2975-628: The FIFA qualification process. In Europe, the UEFA Women's Cup began its first season, establishing a continent-wide women's league for association football under the UEFA . American tennis players Jennifer Capriati and Venus Williams shared the four Grand Slam tournaments, whilst France won the Davis Cup for the 9th time. NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt , described as the greatest driver in

3094-947: The Karen conflict continued, and the insurgency of the Shan State resumed hostilities after a temporary peace in 1999. The Tamil Tigers declared a ceasefire and requested peace talks during the Eelam War III in Sri Lanka, but hostilities resumed on April 25, and the Tamil Tigers launched several suicide attacks in July, including the Bandaranaike Airport attack . The Nepalese Civil War also saw increased hostilities in 2001. The only major conflict in Europe

3213-679: The Organisation of African Unity in 2002. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was announced on June 15 to facilitate political and economic cooperation between Asian countries. Three countries joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001: Lithuania on May 31, Moldova on July 26, and China on December 11. The WTO began the Doha Development Round in November to negotiate lower trade barriers between countries and integrate developing nations into

3332-750: The Queen Elizabeth II Great Court in the British Museum and the entrance wing of the Milwaukee Art Museum . Preservation efforts were also completed on the Leaning Tower of Pisa , and it reopened to the public on December 15 after 12 years of reconstruction. Damaged and destroyed buildings included the World Trade Center buildings which were destroyed in the September 11 attacks, and

3451-557: The Rwandan genocide , invoking a 1993 law that gave Belgian courts jurisdiction over Geneva Conventions violations that take place anywhere in the world. In another first for international law, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia determined that wartime sexual violence was a war crime. President Slobodan Milošević of Serbia (1997–2000) was arrested on April 1 for his role in

3570-1233: The Sendai Mediatheque in Sendai , the DG Bank building in Berlin , and Aurora Place in Sydney . Museums that opened in 2001 include the Jewish Museum Berlin designed by Daniel Libeskind , the National Museum of Australia designed by Howard Raggatt in Canberra , the Changi Chapel and Museum in Singapore, the Neue Galerie New York , and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg . Prominent renovations made in 2001 include

3689-599: The Srebrenica massacre and other crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War . He was the first head of state to see trial for war crimes in this manner. The tribunal also prosecuted general Radislav Krstić , bringing its first conviction for genocide. The International Court of Justice heard two new cases in 2001: Liechtenstein challenged Germany's claim that Lichtenstein property had been seized from Germany during World War II, and Nicaragua brought

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3808-863: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute . Four new armed conflicts emerged in 2001: the insurgency in Macedonia , the attempted coup in the Central African Republic , the United States invasion of Afghanistan , and the entry of Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front into the RFDG Insurgency in Guinea. The Sierra Leone Civil War was the only conflict that ended in 2001. The Second Congo War continued with

3927-583: The World Trade Center , one into the Pentagon , and one near Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania . 2,977 people were killed; the attacks and the subsequent global war on terror are widely recognized as events that defined 2001. This was internationally recognized as an armed attack against the United States under the UN charter , and NATO invoked Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty for

4046-604: The assassination of President Laurent-Désiré Kabila on January 16. The 1999 ceasefire was mostly respected by the government and the various rebel groups, and United Nations ceasefire monitors established a presence throughout the year. The Algerian Civil War , the Angolan Civil War , and the Burundian Civil War all saw continued fighting between governments and rebels in Africa. The latter began

4165-519: The election of Ariel Sharon as Prime Minister of Israel . Other leaders saw reconfirmation, including the reelection of Mohammad Khatami as President of Iran and the victory of the United Kingdom's Labour Party led by Tony Blair in the 2001 election . In response to the September 11 attacks, the United States passed the controversial Patriot Act that granted the U.S. government significant surveillance powers. Ghana underwent its first peaceful transfer of power since 1979 when John Kufuor

4284-513: The iTunes media library on January 9 and the first iPod music player device on October 23. The music sharing program Napster ended its services after it was accused of facilitating music piracy , but it was replaced by other programs such as FastTrack . Worldwide, the best-selling albums were Hybrid Theory (2000) by Linkin Park , No Angel (1999) by Dido , and Survivor (2001) by Destiny's Child . The best-selling non-English album

4403-573: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation . Despite ending Flint service, Delta still serves nearby airports such as MBS International Airport near Saginaw and Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus . In early February 2007, Bishop International Airport unveiled a comprehensive five-year developmental plan that would be slated for continuation through late 2011. The program called for two phases of "Intermodal Facility Development," including

4522-626: The 2018 results, early 2019 saw Allegiant become the number-one air carrier in Flint, carrying 41% of Flint's passengers in February. Envoy Air (as American Eagle) also started a fourth daily flight to Chicago O'Hare . On April 11, 2019, PSA Airlines (as American Eagle) announced twice daily service to Charlotte to begin in September 2019. American's flights to Charlotte were discontinued in 2022. Delta Air Lines indefinitely suspended flights their last remaining service from Flint to Atlanta due to

4641-530: The 21st century could cause decreases in crop yields and an increase in temperature-related ailments and deaths. Droughts occurred in Australia, Central America, Kenya, and the Middle East, the latter continuing from years prior. Hungary, Russia and Southeast Asia experienced significant rains, causing flooding. North Asia underwent a severe winter. La Niña , which had been ongoing since 1998, ended in

4760-536: The Biblioteca Gallardo in El Salvador, which was destroyed in an earthquake. The 49th Venice Biennale shifted from traditional paintings and sculptures, giving an increased focus to film and architectural sculpture. Avant-garde works of art sold well, with the highest earning being Gerhard Richter 's painting of candles, which sold for US$ 5.4 million. A decline in the fashion industry

4879-595: The Central African Republic , and in Guinea . Political challenges or violent conflicts caused changes in leadership in Argentina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines. 2001 was the second hottest year on record at the time, which was amplified by the end of a years-long La Niña . The Atlantic and Pacific tropical storm seasons were both more active than usual. The deadly Bhuj Earthquake took place in Gujarat on January 26, while

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4998-469: The Comoros was amended on December 24, creating a federal government with a rotating presidency and granting increased autonomy to the three island administrations. Two major regional organizations were announced in 2001. The African Union was established on May 26 as a pan-African forum to promote unity between African countries, including cooperation in economic and security issues, and would replace

5117-502: The Flint area. Several car rental agencies are also available at the airport. The Bishop International Airport Authority (BIAA) is the joint public authority created by Genesee County and the city of Flint to run Bishop International Airport. The Authority Board has nine members appointed to three-year terms. BIAA operates the airport's public safety and maintenance departments. On January 27, 2014, airport director Jim Rice retired after 24 years of service. The service drive in front of

5236-408: The September 11 attacks, including The Falling Man and Raising the Flag at Ground Zero . Fritz Koenig 's Sphere was the only artwork to be recovered from the site, and the sculpture continued to be displayed in its damaged form as a memorial. The most popular exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City was artwork depicting Jacqueline Kennedy 's time as first lady of

5355-415: The Taliban surrendered to the Northern Alliance in Kandahar on December 6. The American-led coalition attacked the Al-Qaeda headquarters in Tora Bora in December, but Al-Qaeda's leadership had gone into hiding. An interim government of Afghanistan led by  Hamid Karzai was formed on December 22. New buildings constructed or opened in 2001 include the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria ,

5474-426: The U.S. For example, several airports in Alaska have scheduled commercial service, such as Stebbins and Nanwalek , which use FAA codes instead of ICAO codes. Thus, neither system completely includes all airports with scheduled service. Some airports are identified in colloquial speech by their IATA code. Examples include LAX and JFK . 2001 This is an accepted version of this page 2001 ( MMI )

5593-436: The United States , followed an exhibition of works by Johannes Vermeer and the Delft School . Both exhibitions were seen by over 500,000 visitors. New art galleries and museums opened in Tokyo, Vienna and New York. The highest-grossing films in 2001 were Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring , and Monsters, Inc. The highest-grossing non-English-language film

5712-406: The United States without reaching hurricane strength. The 2001 Pacific typhoon season was slightly larger than average, including 28 tropical storms, 20 typhoons, and 11 intense typhoons. The most powerful storms were Typhoon Podul in October and Typhoon Faxai in December. The World Health Organization (WHO) began a five-year program to reduce road injury fatalities following a warning of

5831-481: The United States, because "Y" was seldom used in the United States, Canada simply used the weather station codes for its airports, changing the "Y" to a "Z" if it conflicted with an airport code already in use. The result is that most major Canadian airport codes start with "Y" followed by two letters in the city's name (for example, YOW for O tta w a , YWG for W innipe g , YYC for C algar y , or YVR for V ancouve r ), whereas other Canadian airports append

5950-460: The aftermath of the September 11 attacks. These factors gave the first major demonstration of globalization causing mutual downturn across nations rather than the more typical mutual growth. Global growth in 2001 was the lowest in a decade, though middle income countries such as those in Eastern Europe were able to sustain growth despite the global downturn. Unemployment and deflation became concerns across developed nations. The year also marked

6069-440: The airport itself instead of the city it serves, while another code is reserved which refers to the city itself which can be used to search for flights to any of its airports. For instance: Or using a code for the city in one of the major airports and then assigning another code to another airport: When different cities with the same name each have an airport, they need to be assigned different codes. Examples include: Sometimes,

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6188-428: The airport received a $ 2.87 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation , which was used to repair taxiways and lighting and to buy a replacement snow truck. On September 28, 2017, the airport received a $ 4.302 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration which will be used to rehabilitate the pavement of Taxiway C, construct asphalt shoulders and install runway guard lights at each access point to

6307-430: The airport that leads to the terminal and front parking lot has since been renamed in his honor. The board later named Craig Williams, former Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority board member, as his successor on July 22, 2014. Combined Statistical Area : Combined Statistical Area : Combined Statistical Area : IATA airport code The assignment of these codes is governed by IATA Resolution 763, and it

6426-495: The airport's board of directors approved a $ 1.348 million project to repair the airport's ramp . On September 19, 2012, it was announced that the Federal Aviation Administration approved a grant to fund the project. On October 6, 2012, a new Transportation Security Administration checkpoint opened in the terminal. The completed terminal was dedicated on November 13, 2012. The airport's board allocated an additional $ 10.9 million for upgrades in 2013 and 2014. On August 29, 2013,

6545-418: The airport's former name, such as Orlando International Airport 's MCO (for Mc C o y Air Force Base), or Chicago's O'Hare International Airport , which is coded ORD for its original name: Or char d Field. In rare cases, the code comes from the airport's unofficial name, such as Kahului Airport 's OGG (for local aviation pioneer Jimmy H ogg ). In large metropolitan areas, airport codes are often named after

6664-573: The beginnings of the Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings film franchises, the development of the iPod and iTunes for music, and the release of three major video game systems . The year also saw the release of Mac OS X and Windows XP , as well as the launch of Misplaced Pages . The world population on January 1, 2001, was estimated to be 6.190 billion people and increased to 6.272 billion people by January 1, 2002. An estimated 133.9 million births and 52.1 million deaths took place in 2001. The average global life expectancy

6783-486: The city and Genesee County formed the Bishop International Airport Authority to run the airport. The renovation and expansion of the current terminal, originally built in 1993 , was designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills . When the current terminal was completed in 1993 , most airlines serving Flint were using propeller aircraft, which included Northwest Airlink (the regional service of Northwest Airlines ) and Skyway Airlines (operating as Midwest Connect ). USAir

6902-423: The code SHA, while the newer Shanghai–Pudong adopted PVG. The opposite was true for Berlin : the airport Berlin–Tegel used the code TXL, while its smaller counterpart Berlin–Schönefeld used SXF; the Berlin Brandenburg Airport has the airport code BER, which is also part of its branding. The airports of Hamburg (HAM) and Hannover (HAJ) are less than 100 nautical miles (190 km) apart and therefore share

7021-434: The decline of dial-up and rise of broadband , and the deal would fall apart before the end of the decade, which would be regarded as one of the world's greatest business failures. Major businesses that ended operations in 2001 included the American energy company Enron and the national airlines of Belgium and Switzerland ( Sabena and Swissair , respectively). The Enron scandal took place in October 2001 when, Enron

7140-522: The east Atlantic by April 2001. The Kyoto Protocol was weakened in March when President George W. Bush determined that the United States would relinquish its commitments to the agreement, but an effort to maintain the agreement in Europe was led by Germany. There was an environmental scare in Europe during an investigation into depleted uranium from the Kosovo War , but it was shown to pose no threat. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants , which restricted several organic pollutants,

7259-425: The end of that year. American Eagle also had flights from Flint to Dallas/Fort Worth and LaGuardia Airport in New York in the late 2000s. Northwest Airlines was merged into Delta Air Lines in 2009. After the merger, Delta continued to operate flights to Detroit and Minneapolis/St. Paul (both of which were previously operated by Northwest) in addition to their service to Atlanta. However, Delta discontinued

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7378-730: The end. Examples include: A lot of minor airfields without scheduled passenger traffic have ICAO codes but not IATA codes, since the four letter codes allow more number of codes, and IATA codes are mainly used for passenger services such as tickets, and ICAO codes by pilots. In the US, such airfields use FAA codes instead of ICAO. There are airports with scheduled service for which there are ICAO codes but not IATA codes, such as Nkhotakota Airport/Tangole Airport in Malawi or Chōfu Airport in Tokyo, Japan. There are also several minor airports in Russia (e.g., Omsukchan Airport ) which lack IATA codes and instead use internal Russian codes for booking. Flights to these airports cannot be booked through

7497-409: The expansion of the West Cargo Apron, what is now known as the Abex and Emory GVA Freight Ramp, 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;

7616-431: The failure of the Dreamcast . The year 2001 is considered important in the video game industry, partly because of the release of many games recognized as classics. Many video games released in 2001 defined or redefined their respective genres, including hack and slash game Devil May Cry , first-person shooter game Halo: Combat Evolved , and open world action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto III , which

7735-400: The fall of the interim government soon after. Kosovo and East Timor both held elections for the first time in 2001 as they sought independence. Other changes in leadership included the inauguration of George W. Bush as President of the United States , the election of Alejandro Toledo as President of Peru , the selection of Junichiro Koizumi as Prime Minister of Japan , and

7854-489: The final case was diagnosed on January 16. Another outbreak occurred in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo in October, which continued until July 2002. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease occurred among livestock in the United Kingdom in 2001, resulting in millions of farm animals being slaughtered to prevent spread. Approximately 400,000 people in New York City were exposed to air pollution by carcinogens and other harmful particles such as asbestos and metals as

7973-557: The first three letters of the city in which it is located, for instance: The code may also be a combination of the letters in its name, such as: Sometimes the airport code reflects pronunciation, rather than spelling, namely: For many reasons, some airport codes do not fit the normal scheme described above. Some airports, for example, cross several municipalities or regions, and therefore, use codes derived from some of their letters, resulting in: Other airports—particularly those serving cities with multiple airports—have codes derived from

8092-435: The first time in its history. The Afghan Civil War between the de jure Northern Alliance government and the de facto Taliban government continued from previous years. When the Taliban refused to extradite Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden , the United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan on 7 October. The American-led coalition and the Northern Alliance captured Afghan cities until

8211-425: The following format: Most large airports in Canada have codes that begin with the letter "Y", although not all "Y" codes are Canadian (for example, YUM for Yuma, Arizona , and YNT for Yantai , China), and not all Canadian airports start with the letter "Y" (for example, ZBF for Bathurst, New Brunswick ). Many Canadian airports have a code that starts with W, X or Z, but none of these are major airports. When

8330-399: The fore, with an increase in Islamophobia , particularly in the United States and Europe. The imposition of religious law became a major subject of debate, particularly in Afghanistan, where the perpetrators of the attacks were protected by the fundamentalist Taliban, as well as Nigeria, where conflict between Christians and Muslims escalated amid the implementation of Islamic law. Prior to

8449-545: The form of " YYZ ", a song by the rock band Rush , which utilizes the Morse code signal as a musical motif. Some airports have started using their IATA codes as brand names , such as Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Numerous New Zealand airports use codes that contain the letter Z, to distinguish them from similar airport names in other countries. Examples include HLZ for Hamilton , ZQN for Queenstown , and WSZ for Westport . Predominantly, airport codes are named after

8568-579: The global war on terror . The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan after the Taliban government was unable to extradite Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden within 24 hours. Other international conflicts in 2001 were the standoff between India and Pakistan as well as the Second Intifada between Israel and Palestine. Internal conflicts began in Macedonia , in

8687-597: The global economy. The World Conference against Racism 2001 began on August 31, in Durban , South Africa, under the auspices of the United Nations . Israel and the United States withdrew from the conference on September 3 over objections to a draft resolution document equating Zionism with racism and singling out the Jewish state for war crimes. The Aarhus Convention took effect on October 30, establishing

8806-487: The international air booking systems or have international luggage transferred there, and thus, they are booked instead through the airline or a domestic booking system. Several heliports in Greenland have 3-letter codes used internally which might be IATA codes for airports in faraway countries. There are several airports with scheduled service that have not been assigned ICAO codes that do have IATA codes, especially in

8925-612: The name of the airport itself, for instance: This is also true with some cities with a single airport (even if there is more than one airport in the metropolitan area of said city), such as BDL for Hartford, Connecticut 's B ra dl ey International Airport or Baltimore's BWI, for B altimore/ W ashington I nternational Airport ; however, the latter also serves Washington, D.C. , alongside Dulles International Airport (IAD, for I nternational A irport D ulles) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, for D istrict of C olumbia A irport). The code also sometimes comes from

9044-564: The next month. The 2001 Atlantic hurricane season was slightly more active than normal, including 15 tropical storms and hurricanes. The deadliest storms were Tropical Storm Allison in June, Hurricane Iris in October, and Hurricane Michelle in November. All three of these storms had their names retired by the World Meteorological Organization . Tropical Storm Allison was the deadliest tropical storm to hit

9163-625: The number of refugees to remain largely unchanged. The largest sources of refugees were from Afghanistan and Macedonia. The number of internally displaced persons decreased from 21.8 million to 19.8 million in 2001, with the most affected areas being Afghanistan, Colombia, and Liberia. There were 34 active armed conflicts in 28 countries in 2001, the total numbers remaining unchanged from 2000. The majority of these conflicts took place in Africa and Asia: 14 occurred in Africa and 13 occurred in Asia. 15 were classified as "major armed conflicts" by

9282-416: The one they are located in: Other airport codes are of obscure origin, and each has its own peculiarities: In Asia, codes that do not correspond with their city's names include Niigata 's KIJ , Nanchang 's KHN and Pyongyang 's FNJ . EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg , which serves three countries, has three airport codes: BSL, MLH, EAP. Some cities have a name in their respective language which

9401-664: The peace process through a provisional government on November 1. The Second Sudanese Civil War between the ruling National Islamic Front and various other groups escalated in 2001. This included a sub-conflict, the War of the Peters , which continued into 2001 until a ceasefire was negotiated in August. Two failed coup attempts took place in 2001: a group of junior officers sought to overthrow President Pierre Buyoya in Burundi while he

9520-521: The permanent closure and deconstruction of Runway 5/23; and the acquisition of new land for an envisioned Runway 09L/27R, which was scheduled to be designed in 2009 and constructed in 2010. Runway 5/23 was closed permanently on May 4, 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. On April 24, 2012,

9639-500: The predominant global political concern amidst the September 11 attacks and the War on Terror. Islamic extremism was identified as a major threat to democracy and human rights, both in the Muslim world through the implementation of Islamism and in the rest of the world through terrorism. Racial discrimination , the ability to prosecute human rights violators, the number of refugees, and

9758-540: The previous year between Israel and Palestine. The conflict escalated into an undeclared war in which Palestinian militants targeted Israeli civilians with weapons and suicide bombers with the Israeli military responding with fighter jets and missile strikes against Palestinians. Every ceasefire ended within a day of its establishment. The September 11 attacks were carried out by Al-Qaeda when 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes and crashed two of them into

9877-826: The problem's severity by the Red Cross the previous year. The WHO's Commission on Macroeconomics and Health released a report in 2001 detailing how spending by developed nations could protect health in developing nations. New drugs developed in 2001 include imatinib to treat cancer, and nateglinide to treat diabetes. 2001 saw the first self-contained artificial heart implanted in a patient. Outbreaks of cholera occurred in Chad, India, Pakistan, Tanzania, South Africa, and throughout Western Africa; outbreaks of yellow fever took place in Brazil, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Peru; and outbreaks of meningococcal disease occurred in

9996-507: The problems of economic disadvantage were among the global human rights concerns that were given the most attention in 2001. The Islamic State of Afghanistan was the de jure government of Afghanistan in 2001, but for several years it had operated as a government in exile while the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan held de facto control over most of the country. The Islamic State of Afghanistan

10115-471: The right to environmental information and environmental justice for European and Central Asian countries. The 27th G8 summit was marred by anti-globalization protests in Genoa , Italy. Massive demonstrations, drawing an estimated 200,000 people, were held against the meeting. One demonstrator, Carlo Giuliani , was killed by a policeman, and several others were injured. The September 11 attacks demonstrated

10234-489: The runway. On July 30, 2018, the FAA gave the airport a $ 4,012,542 grant for taxiway construction, rehabilitation and lighting. On June 5, 2019, the FAA gave the airport $ 8,056,505 for runway reconstruction, the addition of runway shoulders, and enhancements to the runway’s lighting system. On August 8, 2024, the airport received $ 2 million from the FAA for upgrades to the gate counters, ticket counters, information displays, and

10353-506: The same first and middle letters, indicating that this rule might be followed only in Germany. Many cities retain historical names in their airport codes, even after having undergone an official name/spelling/transliteration change: Some airport codes are based on previous names associated with a present airport, often with a military heritage. These include: Some airports are named for an administrative division or nearby city, rather than

10472-455: The short flight and ceased service to Flint in 2018. After Southwest's service downgrade in 2016, Allegiant Air saw the demand in Flint for low cost flights to popular tourist destinations and began service to Orlando/Sanford and Tampa/Clearwater – St. Petersburg in 2016. The success of those routes led to additional service to Punta Gorda, Florida , in 2018 and seasonal service to both Ft. Lauderdale and Myrtle Beach . Although Allegiant

10591-648: The short flights to Detroit in 2013. United Express added flights to Chicago O'Hare International Airport in 2014 after discontinuing flights to Cleveland (which had started years earlier by United's predecessor Continental Airlines ). AirTran was merged into Southwest Airlines in 2014. Southwest continued to serve Flint briefly following the merger and offered Boeing 737 flights from Flint to Las Vegas , Orlando , Tampa , Baltimore , and seasonal service to Fort Myers before dropping them and serving only Chicago Midway Airport in 2016. While flights to Midway were full, Southwest did not see adequate profit from

10710-475: The sport's history, died in a crash during the 2001 Daytona 500 on February 18. In April, golf player Tiger Woods became the only player to achieve a " Tiger Slam " after winning the 2001 Masters Tournament , in which he consecutively won all four championship golf titles outside of a single calendar year. The " Thunder in Africa " boxing match ended in a major upset after Hasim Rahman defeated champion Lennox Lewis on April 22. Lewis would go on to win

10829-500: The station code of Malton, Mississauga , where it is located). YUL is used for Montréal–Trudeau (UL was the ID code for the beacon in the city of Kirkland , now the location of Montréal–Trudeau). While these codes make it difficult for the public to associate them with a particular Canadian city, some codes have become popular in usage despite their cryptic nature, particularly at the largest airports. Toronto's code has entered pop culture in

10948-552: The strongest earthquake in 36 years took place in Peru on June 23. A potential health crisis occurred when a major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease spread among British livestock, bringing about the deaths of millions of animals. Four hominid species were described or proposed, and several major archaeological finds took place, including a set of terracotta citizens near the Terracotta Army . The pygmy three-toed sloth

11067-422: The strongest that had occurred globally since 1965 , killed at least 77 people in Peru on June 23. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck China with an epicenter near Kokoxili , close to the border between Qinghai and Xinjiang , on November 14, but it occurred in a sparsely populated mountainous region and there were no casualties. Sicily saw the eruption of Mount Etna , beginning on July 17 and continuing into

11186-816: The two airlines was so heavy, both airlines would often announce new competing services within days of each other. In 2001 , Delta Air Lines began flights to Flint starting with Delta Connection flights to their hub in Cincinnati which operated for a few years. Delta flights to their hub in Atlanta were added in 2003. In 2002, ATA Connection (operated by Chicago Express Airlines ) began flights from Flint to Chicago Midway Airport using Saab 340 turboprop aircraft. ATA Connection also briefly operated flights to Indianapolis before ATA Airlines shutdown ATA Connection in 2005. American Eagle subsequently started flights to Chicago O'Hare International Airport by

11305-568: The two-letter code of the radio beacons that were the closest to the actual airport, such as YQX in Gander or YXS in Prince George . Four of the ten provincial capital airports in Canada have ended up with codes beginning with YY, including: Canada's largest airport is YYZ for Toronto Pearson (as YTZ was already allocated to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport , the airport was given

11424-529: The use of two letters allowed only a few hundred combinations; a three-letter system of airport codes was implemented. This system allowed for 17,576 permutations, assuming all letters can be used in conjunction with each other. Since the U.S. Navy reserved "N" codes, and to prevent confusion with Federal Communications Commission broadcast call signs , which begin with "W" or "K", the airports of certain U.S. cities whose name begins with one of these letters had to adopt "irregular" airport codes: This practice

11543-629: The war significantly escalated after the end of a ceasefire and breakdown of peace talks. The New People's Army rebellion saw two ceasefires between the Philippine government and the New People's Army , separated by a brief surge of heavy fighting after the assassination of a member of parliament. A ceasefire was also established with the nation's other insurgent group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front . In Myanmar,

11662-543: The years-long economic crisis reached its peak in December, causing widespread social unrest and the resignation of the President of Argentina. America Online ( AOL ), a U.S. online service provider, was at the apex of its popularity and purchased the media conglomerate Time Warner . The deal was announced on January 10, in the largest merger in history at that time. AOL would rapidly shrink thereafter, partly due to

11781-640: Was Cieli di Toscana ( transl.   Tuscan Skies ; 2001) by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli , which topped the charts in the Netherlands and Sweden and was the 23rd best-selling album globally. Three major video game systems were released in 2001: the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance by Nintendo and the Xbox by Microsoft. Meanwhile, Sega ended its involvement in the market after

11900-661: Was Studio Ghibli 's Spirited Away (Japanese), the 15th highest-grossing film of the year. The inaugural entries in the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film franchises brought fantasy into mainstream culture, popularizing young adult novels and catering to fandom communities. In music, 3.2 billion units were sold with a value of US$ 33.7 billion. DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD rose to prominence, with approximately 600 titles available in these formats. Portable music grew in popularity after Apple released

12019-409: Was 66.8 years, an increase of 0.3 years from 2000. The rate of child mortality was 7.32%, a decrease of 0.26 pp from 2000. 28.25% of people were living in extreme poverty , a decrease of 0.88pp from 2000. There were approximately 12 million global refugees in 2001. 500,000 were settled over the course of the year, but about the same number of people were displaced in other locations, causing

12138-552: Was Bishop's worst year since 2002, with departures down about 42%: from 597,000 in 2019 to 346,000 in 2020. This was largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bishop International Airport is accessible from I-69 , I-75 / US-23 , and I-475 at Bristol Road. The airport is also served by a bus line operated by the Flint Mass Transportation Authority , local taxi services, and Uber which operates in

12257-532: Was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar , the 2001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century , and the 2nd year of the 2000s decade. The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda , which killed 2,977 people and instigated

12376-1029: Was a welcome to passengers at Flint, the lack of daily flights that Southwest had offered plus the Delta Connection cancellation of their twice daily Minneapolis flight led Flint to their lowest passenger numbers in over a decade. Statistics from the airport for 2018 show the number of passengers boarding flights at Bishop down about 10%: from 400,781 in 2017 to 360,609 in 2018, the lowest number of departing flights from Flint since 2002. Allegiant Air added service between Flint and Nashville on June 5, 2020. On November 17, 2020, Allegiant announced it would begin service between Flint and Las Vegas, starting March 4, 2021. Allegiant has announced it will offer service to Boston and Jacksonville, Florida starting in March 2022. In February 2022, Fline became an operating base for Allegiant Air. Allegiant began service between Flint and Savannah, Georgia on April 15, 2022. Despite

12495-408: Was active in 2001, as Pope John Paul II went on several goodwill trips to meet with non-Catholic religious groups and investigations of sexual abuse cases among the church's priests began. Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević was arrested and became the first head of state to be charged with crimes against humanity by an international body. The 27th G8 summit took place in Genoa and

12614-439: Was also first described in 2001. The year had the fewest successful orbital spaceflights since 1963, with eight crewed missions. Successes in space exploration included the landing of NEAR Shoemaker on an asteroid and the arrival of 2001 Mars Odyssey on Mars. Politics and religion in the final months of 2001 focused intently on the Muslim world and Islamic terrorism after the September 11 attacks. The Catholic Church

12733-617: Was authorized on August 21. Yugoslavia similarly saw an insurgency by Albanian rebels, but the conflict did not escalate. The only major conflict in South America was the Colombian conflict between the Colombian government and various far-left and far-right groups. The United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia expanded into Ecuador in 2001 and carried out attacks on Ecuadorian citizens. The 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff

12852-432: Was exacerbated by the September 11 attacks; styles with military or otherwise violent iconography were phased out. Improvements in inkjet printing made high resolution photography more practical. Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibited his photographs of wax statues of historical figures to provoke questions about the nature of artistic depiction. Several iconic works of photojournalism were produced during

12971-495: Was found to be committing fraud, bringing about the criminal conviction of several executives and causing the company to undergo the largest bankruptcy at that point in U.S. history. E-commerce declined in 2001, with the exception of eBay , which saw significant growth. 2001 was the second hottest year on record at the time, exceeded only by 1998 . The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its Third Assessment Report on July 12. It warned that climate change in

13090-410: Was merged into AirTran Airways later that year, who continued to provide flights to Atlanta . The success of AirTran's flights led them to increase service which prompted Northwest Airlines to also increase service to Flint. For much of the 2000s, competition between AirTran and Northwest brought growth in air service to Flint which included flights to Florida and Las Vegas . Competition between

13209-473: Was met by 200,000 protestors, where one was killed . 2001 took place during a minor recession among developed and developing nations, with only middle income nations avoiding an economic downturn. The recession saw economic crises take place in Argentina and in Turkey . American energy company Enron and the European airlines Sabena and Swissair all ended operations in 2001. Popular culture in 2001 saw

13328-651: Was out of the country on April 18, and André Kolingba , a former president of the Central African Republic, led a military coup against his successor Ange-Félix Patassé on May 28, causing several days of violence. Several conflicts continued in Indonesia, though the insurgency in Aceh between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement was the only one to see widespread violence in 2001, as

13447-496: Was replaced by Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri , daughter of former president Sukarno . The Second EDSA Revolution took place in the Philippines in January when President Joseph Estrada resigned amid an impeachment , and he was succeeded by Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . The Argentine great depression escalated with rioting in December, prompting President Fernando de la Rúa to resign on December 20 and

13566-419: Was restored to power following the invasion of Afghanistan with the appointment of president Hamid Karzai on December 22. Joseph Kabila became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the assassination of his father, President. Laurent-Désiré Kabila . President Abdurrahman Wahid of Indonesia was removed from office after thousands of protesters stormed the parliament building, and he

13685-515: Was signed on May 22 and 23. There were four earthquakes in 2001 that caused significant casualties. El Salvador was struck by two of them: a 7.6-magnitude earthquake on January 13 and a 6.6-magnitude earthquake on February 13, which resulted in the deaths of at least 944 and 315 people respectively. The Bhuj earthquake , a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Gujarat , India, on January 26 killed between 13,805 and 20,023 people, and destroyed nearly 340,000 buildings. An 8.4-magnitude earthquake , then

13804-412: Was sworn in as President of Ghana on January 7. The Netherlands became the first modern country to legalize same-sex marriage on April 1. The royal family of Nepal was killed on June 1 by Crown Prince Dipendra , who became king upon his father's death. Dipendra fell into a coma after shooting himself, and he died days later. He in turn was succeeded by his uncle Gyanendra . The Constitution of

13923-730: Was the Second Chechen War between the Russian government and the separatist Chechen Republic of Ichkeria . Russian forces controlled the republic's population centers, but Chechen forces continued to use guerrilla warfare . Macedonia saw a smaller scale conflict between the Macedonian government and the National Liberation Army (NLA), which sought reform for the status of Albanian people in Macedonia. The deployment of NATO peacekeeping forces to Macedonia

14042-469: Was the only airline providing jet service at the time, which they operated to their hub in Pittsburgh . Northwest Airlines, who operated a major hub nearby at Detroit Metropolitan Airport , would upgrade most of their flights from Detroit to Flint (and other Michigan cities) to DC 9 jets in 1996. In 1997, ValuJet Airlines began service to Flint, which became Flint's first low-cost carrier. ValuJet

14161-406: Was the only conflict between two national governments in 2001. The territorial dispute over the region of Kashmir consisted primarily of small scale attacks by militant groups until two attacks on Indian legislature buildings: one in October and one in December . The latter provoked a major escalation of troop deployments with preparations for a major war. The Second Intifada continued from

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