# Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS / LFLL)

**Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport** (IATA: LYS, ICAO: LFLL) is a large airport in Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It opened on 20 Apr 1975. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 m (13,124 ft). In 2025 it handled 10.7 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LYS / LFLL
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Opened: 20 Apr 1975
- Elevation: 250 m / 821 ft
- Coordinates: 45.7260, 5.0901
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,124 ft
- Passengers: 10,655,816 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Website: https://www.lyonaeroports.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon%E2%80%93Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry_Airport (41 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1547
- Weather station: LFLL · WMO 07481
- Ident: LFLL

## Timeline

- 20 Apr 1975: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17R/35L | 4,000 m / 13,124 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 175° / 355° | yes |
| 17L/35R | 2,670 m / 8,760 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 175° / 355° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 8,399,500 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 8,635,079 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 9,504,596 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 10,229,723 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 10,975,608 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 11,689,945 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 3,539,768 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 4,504,305 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 8,532,521 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 9,944,283 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 10,414,275 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 10,655,816 | Eurostat |

## Routes

143 destinations in 45 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (104)

- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 97 km / 60 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [MRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfml.md) Marseille Provence Airport · France · 255 km / 158 mi · Air France
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 283 km / 176 mi · Twin Jet
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 285 km / 177 mi · Air France, easyJet
- [LIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbl.md) Limoges Airport · France · 304 km / 189 mi · Chalair Aviation
- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · France · 367 km / 228 mi · Twin Jet
- [TLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbo.md) Toulouse-Blagnac Airport · France · 376 km / 234 mi · Air France, easyJet
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 392 km / 244 mi · Transavia France
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 412 km / 256 mi · Air France
- [BOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbd.md) Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport · France · 465 km / 289 mi · Air France, easyJet
- [LRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbh.md) La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport · France · 488 km / 303 mi · easyJet
- [BIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkb.md) Bastia-Poretta International airport · France · 497 km / 309 mi · Air Corsica
- [BLQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipe.md) Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport · Italy · 504 km / 313 mi · Twin Jet
- [PUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbp.md) Pau Pyrénées Airport · France · 508 km / 316 mi · Air France, Twin Jet
- [AJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj.md) Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport · France · 517 km / 321 mi · Air Corsica
- [NTE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrs.md) Nantes Atlantique Airport · France · 537 km / 334 mi · Air France, easyJet, Volotea
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 544 km / 338 mi · Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 549 km / 341 mi · easyJet, Vueling
- [LIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfqq.md) Lille Airport · France · 558 km / 347 mi · Air France
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 565 km / 351 mi · easyJet, Volotea
- [CFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrk.md) Caen Carpiquet airport · France · 566 km / 352 mi · Air France
- [FSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkf.md) Figari Sud-Corse Airport · France · 570 km / 354 mi · easyJet
- [BRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebbr.md) Brussels Airport · Belgium · 577 km / 359 mi · Brussels Airlines
- [BIQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbz.md) Biarritz Pays Basque airport · France · 580 km / 360 mi · Air France, easyJet
- [RNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrn.md) Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport · France · 580 km / 360 mi · Air France
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 585 km / 364 mi · Lufthansa
- [AHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liea.md) Alghero-Fertilia Airport · Italy · 623 km / 387 mi · Volotea
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 631 km / 392 mi · Eurowings
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 717 km / 446 mi · easyJet
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 721 km / 448 mi · easyJet
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 732 km / 455 mi · Air France, KLM
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 758 km / 471 mi · British Airways
- [BES](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfrb.md) Brest Bretagne airport · France · 780 km / 485 mi · Air France
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 791 km / 492 mi · easyJet, Wizz Air
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 829 km / 515 mi · Volotea
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 838 km / 521 mi · easyJet, Volotea
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 910 km / 565 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 912 km / 567 mi · Iberia, easyJet
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 918 km / 570 mi · easyJet
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 946 km / 588 mi · Volotea
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 950 km / 590 mi · easyJet
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 958 km / 595 mi · Volotea
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,000 km / 621 mi · easyJet
- [BJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daae.md) Soummam–Abane Ramdane Airport · Algeria · 1,002 km / 623 mi · Transavia France, Air Algérie
- [AAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabb.md) Annaba Rabah Bitat Airport · Algeria · 1,015 km / 631 mi · Air Algérie
- [ALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daag.md) Houari Boumediene Airport · Algeria · 1,016 km / 631 mi · Transavia France, Air Algérie
- [CZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabc.md) Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport · Algeria · 1,059 km / 658 mi · Transavia France, Air Algérie
- [QSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daas.md) Ain Arnat Airport · Algeria · 1,062 km / 660 mi · Volotea, Air Algérie
- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 1,076 km / 669 mi · Transavia France, Tunisair
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Hungary · 1,098 km / 682 mi · easyJet
- [BLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dabt.md) Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport · Algeria · 1,114 km / 692 mi · Air Algérie
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 1,182 km / 734 mi · Aer Lingus
- [TGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lypg.md) Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase · Montenegro · 1,190 km / 739 mi · Air Montenegro
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 1,195 km / 743 mi · Wizz Air
- [MIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtmb.md) Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport · Tunisia · 1,206 km / 749 mi · Transavia France, Tunisair
- [OPO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppr.md) Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport · Portugal · 1,215 km / 755 mi · Transavia France, easyJet, Volotea
- [BSK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daub.md) Biskra - Mohamed Khider Airport · Algeria · 1,217 km / 756 mi · Air Algérie
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 1,221 km / 759 mi · Scandinavian Airlines, easyJet
- [ORN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daoo.md) Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport · Algeria · 1,222 km / 759 mi · Transavia France, Air Algérie
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,270 km / 789 mi · Wizz Air
- [EDI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egph.md) Edinburgh Airport · United Kingdom · 1,281 km / 796 mi · easyJet
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 1,285 km / 798 mi · Transavia France, easyJet, Volotea
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 1,297 km / 806 mi · easyJet
- [TLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/daon.md) Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport · Algeria · 1,313 km / 816 mi · Air Algérie
- [PRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bkpr.md) Priština Adem Jashari International Airport · Kosovo · 1,317 km / 818 mi · easyJet
- [OUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmfo.md) Oujda Angads Airport · Morocco · 1,353 km / 841 mi · Transavia France
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 1,358 km / 844 mi · LOT Polish Airlines
- [SKP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lwsk.md) Skopje International Airport · North Macedonia · 1,388 km / 862 mi · Wizz Air
- [LIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lppt.md) Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport · Portugal · 1,399 km / 869 mi · easyJet, TAP Air Portugal
- [DJE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dttj.md) Djerba Zarzis International Airport · Tunisia · 1,404 km / 872 mi · Transavia France, Nouvelair, Tunisair
- [CLJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrcl.md) Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport · Romania · 1,431 km / 889 mi · Wizz Air
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · Morocco · 1,445 km / 898 mi · Air Arabia Maroc
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,455 km / 904 mi · Transavia France, easyJet
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · Bulgaria · 1,495 km / 929 mi · Wizz Air
- [FEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmff.md) Fes Saïss International Airport · Morocco · 1,566 km / 973 mi · Transavia France, Air Arabia Maroc
- [RBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmme.md) Rabat-Salé Airport · Morocco · 1,641 km / 1,020 mi · easyJet
- [OTP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrop.md) Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport · Romania · 1,648 km / 1,024 mi · Wizz Air
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 1,748 km / 1,086 mi · Transavia France, Air Arabia Maroc, Royal Air Maroc
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 1,780 km / 1,106 mi · Sky Express (Greece), easyJet, Volotea
- [RMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lukk.md) Chişinău International Airport · Moldova · 1,828 km / 1,136 mi · FlyOne
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 1,935 km / 1,202 mi · Transavia France, easyJet, Royal Air Maroc
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,962 km / 1,219 mi · Transavia France, Turkish Airlines
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 2,023 km / 1,257 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [AGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmad.md) Al Massira Airport · Morocco · 2,125 km / 1,320 mi · Transavia France
- [FNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpma.md) Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport · Portugal · 2,363 km / 1,468 mi · Transavia France, easyJet
- [ACE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcrr.md) César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport · Spain · 2,480 km / 1,541 mi · easyJet, Volotea
- [FUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcfv.md) Fuerteventura Airport · Spain · 2,539 km / 1,578 mi · Volotea
- [ASR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltau.md) Kayseri Erkilet International Airport · Türkiye · 2,601 km / 1,616 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 2,674 km / 1,662 mi · easyJet, Volotea
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,735 km / 1,699 mi · easyJet, Volotea
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 2,865 km / 1,780 mi · Transavia France
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 2,892 km / 1,797 mi · Transavia France
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 2,971 km / 1,846 mi · Transavia France, Sun d'Or International Airlines
- [KUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugko.md) David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport · Georgia · 2,992 km / 1,859 mi · Wizz Air
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 3,072 km / 1,909 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 3,239 km / 2,013 mi · easyJet
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,263 km / 2,028 mi · easyJet
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,881 km / 2,412 mi · Transavia France
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 4,080 km / 2,535 mi · Transavia France
- [SID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvac.md) Amílcar Cabral International Airport · Cape Verde · 4,139 km / 2,572 mi · Transavia France
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 4,988 km / 3,099 mi · Emirates
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 4,997 km / 3,105 mi · Transavia France
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 5,197 km / 3,229 mi · Ethiopian Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 5,866 km / 3,645 mi · Air Canada, Air Transat

### Seasonal (62)

- [SXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfst.md) Strasbourg Airport · France · 367 km / 228 mi · Volotea
- [PIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfbi.md) Poitiers-Biard Airport · France · 381 km / 237 mi · Volotea
- [CLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkc.md) Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport · France · 462 km / 287 mi · easyJet, Air Corsica
- [BIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkb.md) Bastia-Poretta International airport · France · 497 km / 309 mi · Transavia France, easyJet, Volotea
- [AJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj.md) Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport · France · 517 km / 321 mi · Transavia France, easyJet, Volotea
- [FLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirq.md) Florence Airport, Peretola · Italy · 527 km / 327 mi · Volotea
- [FSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkf.md) Figari Sud-Corse Airport · France · 570 km / 354 mi · Air France, easyJet, Volotea, Air Corsica
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 585 km / 364 mi · Air Dolomiti
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 645 km / 401 mi · easyJet, Volotea
- [MAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemh.md) Menorca Airport · Spain · 656 km / 408 mi · Transavia France, easyJet, Volotea
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 713 km / 443 mi · Transavia France, easyJet, Volotea
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 717 km / 446 mi · Wizz Air, British Airways
- [SEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egmc.md) London Southend Airport · United Kingdom · 725 km / 450 mi · easyJet
- [CAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liee.md) Cagliari Elmas Airport · Italy · 790 km / 491 mi · easyJet
- [IBZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leib.md) Ibiza Airport · Spain · 821 km / 510 mi · Transavia France, easyJet
- [VLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/levc.md) Valencia Airport · Spain · 829 km / 515 mi · Transavia France
- [BRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggd.md) Bristol Airport · United Kingdom · 851 km / 529 mi · easyJet
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 912 km / 567 mi · Volotea
- [NAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirn.md) Naples International Airport · Italy · 918 km / 570 mi · Volotea
- [SPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsp.md) Split Saint Jerome Airport · Croatia · 919 km / 571 mi · easyJet, Volotea, Croatia Airlines
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 950 km / 590 mi · Volotea
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 958 km / 595 mi · easyJet
- [QSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/liri.md) Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport · Italy · 977 km / 607 mi · Volotea
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 1,000 km / 621 mi · Jet2.com
- [PMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licj.md) Falcone–Borsellino Airport · Italy · 1,068 km / 664 mi · easyJet, Volotea
- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 1,070 km / 665 mi · easyJet, Volotea
- [TUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtta.md) Tunis Carthage International Airport · Tunisia · 1,076 km / 669 mi · Nouvelair
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · Croatia · 1,107 km / 688 mi · easyJet
- [BLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekbi.md) Billund Airport · Denmark · 1,149 km / 714 mi · Volotea
- [BDS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libr.md) Brindisi Airport · Italy · 1,183 km / 735 mi · easyJet
- [ORK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eick.md) Cork International Airport · Ireland · 1,202 km / 747 mi · Aer Lingus
- [MIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtmb.md) Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport · Tunisia · 1,206 km / 749 mi · Nouvelair
- [CTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/licc.md) Catania-Fontanarossa Airport · Italy · 1,236 km / 768 mi · Transavia France, easyJet
- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · Albania · 1,270 km / 789 mi · Transavia France
- [SVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezl.md) Seville Airport · Spain · 1,297 km / 806 mi · Transavia France
- [MLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lmml.md) Malta International Airport · Malta · 1,352 km / 840 mi · KM Malta Airlines
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 1,387 km / 862 mi · easyJet, Volotea
- [TNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmtt.md) Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport · Morocco · 1,445 km / 898 mi · easyJet
- [FAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lpfr.md) Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport · Portugal · 1,455 km / 904 mi · Volotea
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 1,767 km / 1,098 mi · Transavia France
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 1,780 km / 1,106 mi · Transavia France, Aegean Airlines
- [JMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmk.md) Mykonos Island National Airport · Greece · 1,913 km / 1,189 mi · Transavia France
- [RAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmx.md) Marrakesh Menara Airport · Morocco · 1,935 km / 1,202 mi · Volotea
- [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 1,960 km / 1,218 mi · Transavia France, easyJet
- [JTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsr.md) Santorini International Airport · Greece · 1,991 km / 1,237 mi · Transavia France
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 1,993 km / 1,238 mi · Transavia France
- [ESU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmi.md) Essaouira-Mogador Airport · Morocco · 2,039 km / 1,267 mi · easyJet
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 2,044 km / 1,270 mi · Transavia France, Sky Express (Greece), easyJet, Volotea, Aegean Airlines
- [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · Greece · 2,080 km / 1,292 mi · easyJet
- [AGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmad.md) Al Massira Airport · Morocco · 2,125 km / 1,320 mi · easyJet
- [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 2,178 km / 1,353 mi · Transavia France, Volotea
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,347 km / 1,458 mi · Transavia France
- [PFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lcph.md) Paphos International Airport · Cyprus · 2,610 km / 1,622 mi · Transavia France
- [RVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/efro.md) Rovaniemi Airport · Finland · 2,620 km / 1,628 mi · easyJet
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 2,653 km / 1,648 mi · easyJet
- [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 2,674 km / 1,662 mi · Transavia France
- [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 2,735 km / 1,699 mi · Transavia France
- [EVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/udyz.md) Zvartnots International Airport · Armenia · 3,226 km / 2,005 mi · Transavia France, FlyOne
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 3,263 km / 2,028 mi · Transavia France
- [LXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/helx.md) Luxor International Airport · Egypt · 3,315 km / 2,060 mi · Air Cairo, easyJet
- [DSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gobd.md) Blaise Diagne International Airport · Senegal · 4,027 km / 2,502 mi · Transavia France
- [RAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gvnp.md) Nelson Mandela International Airport · Cape Verde · 4,339 km / 2,696 mi · Transavia France

### Cargo (3)

- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 412 km / 256 mi · ASL Airlines France
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 591 km / 367 mi · UPS Airlines
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 4,997 km / 3,105 mi · Emirates SkyCargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LYS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 14
- A5 [Air France Hop](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france-hop)

### Passenger (42)

- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 62
- TO [Transavia France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia-france) · 50
- V7 [Volotea](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volotea) · 37
- AH [Air Algérie](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-algerie) · 9
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 9
- XK [Air Corsica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-corsica) · 4
- T7 [Twin Jet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/twin-jet) · 4
- 3O [Air Arabia Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia-maroc) · 3
- BJ [Nouvelair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nouvelair) · 3
- TU [Tunisair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tunisair) · 3
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 2
- EN [Air Dolomiti](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-dolomiti) · 2
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 2
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 2
- 5F [FlyOne](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyone) · 2
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 2
- AT [Royal Air Maroc](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-air-maroc) · 2
- GQ [Sky Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-express) · 2
- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 1 · seasonal
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1
- ZQ [Air Montenegro](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-montenegro) · 1
- TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 1
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 1
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1
- SN [Brussels Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brussels-airlines) · 1
- CE [Chalair Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/chalair-aviation) · 1
- OU [Croatia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/croatia-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1
- IB [Iberia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iberia) · 1
- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 1 · seasonal
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- KM [KM Malta Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/km-malta-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- SK [Scandinavian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/scandinavian-airlines) · 1
- LY [Sun d'Or International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sun-dor-international-airlines) · 1
- TP [TAP Air Portugal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tap-air-portugal) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- VY [Vueling](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vueling) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- 5O [ASL Airlines France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/asl-airlines-france) · 1
- EK [Emirates SkyCargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates-skycargo) · 1
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [AéroLyon](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerolyon), [Brit Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/brit-air).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 10.7M (2025) | #202 of 3,974 | #55 in Europe | #5 in FR |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,124 ft | =102 of 29,858 | #7 in Europe | #2 in FR |
| Elevation | 250 m / 821 ft | =20,946 of 43,403 | #1,784 in Europe | #427 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =1,194 in Europe | =126 in FR |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =25 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | Lyon approach | 136.075 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.175 |
| GND | GND | 121.825 |
| PFLT | PREFLIGHT | 121.650 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [LYN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfly.md) Lyon Bron Airport · 11 km / 7.1 mi
- [LFXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfxa.md) Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) · 34 km / 21 mi
- [GNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfls.md) Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport · 44 km / 28 mi
- [CMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lflb.md) Chambéry Aix les Bains airport · 62 km / 39 mi
- [EBU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmh.md) Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport · 65 km / 40 mi
- [LFLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lflm.md) Mâcon-Charnay Airfield · 67 km / 42 mi

## In collections

- [Most connected](https://dromopedia.com/collections/most-connected) #68

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lyon–Saint-Exupéry_Airport&oldid=1373846647), revision of 8 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfll/data