Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport Aéroport de Lyon-Saint Exupéry | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Aéroports de Lyon (Vinci SA-Caisse des dépôts consortium) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Metropolis of Lyon | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, France | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 12 April 1975 | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 821 ft / 250 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°43′32″N 005°04′52″E / 45.72556°N 5.08111°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Location of airport in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Ministère de l’écologie | |||||||||||||||
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Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (IATA: LYS, ICAO: LFLL) — formerly known as Lyon Satolas Airport — is an international airport of Lyon, the third-largest 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's city centre. The airport is 30 minutes from the Lyon-Part-Dieu business district by the Rhônexpress tram.