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Saint-Exupéry International Airport

Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
Aéroport Lyon-Saint Exupéry
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Aéroport de Lyon
Serves Lyon, France
Location Colombier-Saugnieu
Focus city for Aigle Azur
Air France
EasyJet
HOP!
Transavia France
Twin Jet
Elevation AMSL 821 ft / 250 m
Coordinates 45°43′32″N 005°04′52″E / 45.72556°N 5.08111°E / 45.72556; 5.08111 (Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport)Coordinates: 45°43′32″N 005°04′52″E / 45.72556°N 5.08111°E / 45.72556; 5.08111 (Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport)
Website lyonaeroports.com
Maps
Rhône-Alpes region in France
Rhône-Alpes region in France
LFLL is located in Rhône-Alpes
LFLL
LFLL
Location of airport in Rhône-Alpes region.
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17R/35L 4,000 13,124 Asphalt
17L/35R 2,670 8,760 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 9,553,250
Passenger change 15-16 Increase 9.8%
Freight (tons) 59,407
Freight change 15-16 Increase 11.8%
Source: French AIP
French AIP at EUROCONTROL
Passengers 9,553,250
Passenger change 15-16 Increase 9.8%
Freight (tons) 59,407
Freight change 15-16 Increase 11.8%

Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (French: Aéroport de Lyon-Saint Exupéry) (IATA: LYSICAO: LFLL), formerly known as Lyon Satolas Airport, is the international airport of Lyon, the third-biggest city in France and an important transport facility for the entire Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It lies in Colombier-Saugnieu, 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) southeast of Lyon city centre.

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 could not be extended as it was located in an urban area.

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.

The airport was originally named Lyon Satolas Airport, 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.


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