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Lyon Satolas Airport
Airport Directory » France » Lyon » Lyon Satolas AirportLyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (French: Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry) (IATA: LYS, ICAO: LFLL), once known as Lyon Satolas Airport, is an airport turn up near Lyon, France. The airport is named after the French author and airplane pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a native of Lyon.
The airport lies in Colombier-Saugnieu, approximately 20 kilometre (12 mi) to the east of Lyon town center. Its 2 landing track are line up north-south. It is an eminent transport installation for the stallion Rhône-Alpes district. Coach relates link the airport with the center of Lyon and other cities in the area including Chambéry and Grenoble.
History
The airport was kick off by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on twelve April 1975 and opened to riders a hebdomad after. It was projected to replace the old Lyon - Bron Airport which is able to not be continued as it was turn up in an urban area .
In 1994 the LGV Rhône-Alpes high-speed railway line conveyed TGV service to the airport, furnishing direct railroad train to Paris and Marseille. The fan-shaped canopy of the Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry, projected by designer Santiago Calatrava, is the airport's most eminent architectural characteristic.
Originally named Lyon Satolas Airport, in 2000 the airport and train depot were renamed in honor of Lyonnais air power open up and author Antoine de Saint Exupéry.
In 2007, the airport assisted 7,320,952 riders, make it France's 4th busiest airport after Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Nice airports.
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