Where is LYS airport?

LYS is a large airport in Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, at 45.7260, 5.0901, 250 m above sea level. It serves Lyon.

What time zone is LYS in?

LYS is in the Europe/Paris time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use LYS?

10,655,816 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Mar 2026: 2,328,898 passengers, −0.7% on the same months of 2025.

Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport opened in 1975.

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LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport

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Large airport in Lyon, France.

IATA code: LYS
ICAO code: LFLL
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 10,655,816; 2025 · +2.3% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 73; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Paris
Elevation: 250 m; 820 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 4,000 m

Jan–Mar 2026: 2,328,898 passengers, −0.7% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About LYS

Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport is a large airport serving Lyon, France. It opened in 1975. 10,655,816 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 73 nonstop routes from LYS.

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Busiest nonstop routes from LYS

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LYS → CDG	Paris, France	412 km	559,818
LYS → BOD	Bordeaux, France	466 km	369,338
LYS → NTE	Nantes, France	539 km	332,313
LYS → LIS	Lisbon, Portugal	1,401 km	321,603
LYS → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	544 km	312,513
LYS → OPO	Porto, Portugal	1,218 km	301,345
LYS → LGW	London, United Kingdom	718 km	297,849
LYS → TUN	Tunis, Tunisia	1,075 km	296,773
LYS → BCN	Barcelona, Spain	549 km	279,342
LYS → FCO	Rome, Italy	722 km	273,635
LYS → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	732 km	272,887
LYS → SAW	Istanbul, Turkey	2,028 km	261,932
LYS → MAD	Madrid, Spain	913 km	261,237
LYS → RAK	Marrakech, Morocco	1,934 km	253,873
LYS → ALG	Algiers, Algeria	1,015 km	231,345
LYS → TLS	Toulouse, France	376 km	226,326
LYS → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,967 km	215,272
LYS → LHR	London, United Kingdom	758 km	215,245
LYS → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4,994 km	191,364
LYS → MUC	Munich, Germany	586 km	189,916
LYS → YUL	Montreal, Canada	5,883 km	173,957
LYS → PMI	Palma, Spain	712 km	155,887
LYS → CMN	Casablanca, Morocco	1,748 km	153,038
LYS → BRU	Brussels, Belgium	577 km	148,762
LYS → DJE	Djerba, Tunisia	1,402 km	137,163
LYS → QSF	Sétif, Algeria	1,060 km	127,244
LYS → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	1,184 km	123,328
LYS → VCE	Venice, Italy	567 km	123,283
LYS → ORN	Oran, Algeria	1,221 km	117,619
LYS → MIR	Monastir, Tunisia	1,205 km	114,925
LYS → ATH	Athens, Greece	1,783 km	114,492
LYS → BIQ	Biarritz, France	582 km	112,356
LYS → HER	Heraklion, Greece	2,047 km	103,970
LYS → LTN	London, United Kingdom	792 km	98,247
LYS → AJA	Ajaccio, France	517 km	92,983
LYS → BIA	Bastia, France	498 km	90,897
LYS → RNS	Rennes, France	581 km	90,506
LYS → BES	Brest, France	782 km	87,740
LYS → FAO	Faro, Portugal	1,456 km	83,132
LYS → NCE	Nice, France	285 km	83,077

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
GNB	Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport	Grenoble, France	44 km
CMF	Chambéry Aix les Bains airport	Chambéry, France	62 km
NCY	Annecy Meythet airport	Annecy, France	81 km
GVA	Geneva International Airport	Geneva, Switzerland	97 km
LPY	Le Puy-Loudes Airfield	Le Puy-en-Velay, France	126 km
DLE	Dole Tavaux Airport	Dole, France	148 km
CFE	Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport	Clermont-Ferrand, France	149 km

Distance from LYS to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LYS → LHR	London, United Kingdom	758 km	215,245
LYS → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4,994 km	191,364
LYS → CDG	Paris, France	412 km	559,818
LYS → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	544 km	312,513
LYS → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,967 km	215,272
LYS → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	732 km	272,887
LYS → JFK	New York, United States	6,171 km	—
LYS → ATL	Atlanta, United States	7,392 km	—
LYS → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,518 km	—
LYS → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,594 km	—
LYS → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,924 km	—
LYS → DOH	Doha, Qatar	4,705 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
17R/35L	4,000 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes
17L/35R	2,670 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

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Location

Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France · 45.7260, 5.0901

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Questions

Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport has the IATA code LYS and the ICAO code LFLL. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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