Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (IATA: LYS, ICAO: LFLL) — formerly known as Lyon Satolas Airport — is an international airport serving Lyon, France, as well as the entire Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is located in Colombier-Saugnieu, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Lyon city centre. The airport is 30 minutes from the Lyon-Part-Dieu business district by the Rhônexpress tram.
Location
45.726°N, 5.090°E · 250 m s. n. m. (821 ft)
General data
Runways · 2
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 11 Official publication
Tower
Ground
Clearance delivery
ATIS (automatic information)
Approach
Flight information
Frequencies from the official publication: AIP France (SIA), AIRAC 01 OCT 2026, checked on Oct 16, 2026. They change with each amendment: not for navigation without checking the current AIP. See the official publication In MHz.
History
Early years
The airport was inaugurated by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on 12 April 1975, and opened to passengers a week later. It was designed to replace the old Lyon–Bron Airport, which is now only used for general aviation.
In 1994, the LGV Rhône-Alpes high-speed rail line brought TGV service to the airport, providing direct trains to Paris and Marseille. The fan-shaped canopy of the Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, is the airport's most notable architectural feature.
Since 1997, the airport has been a focus city for the airline Air France.
Development since the 2000s
The airport was originally named Lyon Satolas Airport, after the nearby eponymous village, but in 2000 the airport and train station were renamed in honour of Lyonnais aviation pioneer and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, on the centenary of his birth. He was a native of Lyon, and a laureate of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, and died in World War II.
In 2013, the airport served 8,562,298 passengers, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year. Air freight increased by 22.7% to 44,820 tonnes, although overall aircraft movements dropped by 2.8% to 113,420.
Airlines operating here · 50
Airlines using it as a main base (hub)
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
Photo: Benoît Prieur · CC0 · view original
Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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APA
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BibTeX
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