Aeroportul Lyon-

Saint-Exupery

A elaborat Carcea Codrina Tur 183

Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (French: Aéroport de Lyon-Saint Exupéry), formerly known as Lyon
Satolas Airport (IATA: LYS, ICAO: LFLL), 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's city centre. The airport
is directly linked to Lyon-Part-Dieu Business District thanks to the Rhônexpress shuttle's 30-
minute ride.
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, 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
The airport consists of passenger terminals 1 and 2 which are interconnected on the landside by a central building
that itself has a foot-bridge to the nearby Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry high-speed railway station and the
Rhônexpress terminus
The airport also features two runways as well as cargo facilities. A total of 16,000 car spaces in
four car parks (P2-P5) are available. Two of the parks are underground (P2 and P3) while the long-
stay parks (P4 and P5) are located at a distance from the terminals behind the railway station.