Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

IATA: LYS ICAO: LFLL

Longest Active Runway

13,124 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

821 ft

250 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

45.7260°, 5.0901°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #51 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#91 of 7558

Top 1.3% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (France)

#2 of 9 in FR

#2 of 119 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LYS in numbers: 13,124 ft longest runway · tied #51 of 650 published · #91 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.3%) · #2 in France.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LYS lies at 250 m (821 ft), #214 of 650 published airports by elevation and 62.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 429 ft above the France median (392 ft, 9 airports); CFE is highest at 1,090 ft, 269 ft higher than LYS.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Geneva International Airport (GVA), 52.5 NM, 12,795 ft. Next: CFE 80.6 NM. LYS has the longest runway in this radius, 329 ft over GVA.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,124 ft (4,000 m)

LYS runways: 17R/35L 13,124 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 17L/35R 8,760 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #2 of 9 in France; CDG leads by 705 ft (13,829 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
17R/35L	13,124 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
17L/35R	8,760 ft (2670 m / 2.670 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Geneva International Airport (Geneva)	`GVA`	52.5 NM (97.2 km)	12,795 ft	✅ Lighted
Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (Clermont-Ferrand)	`CFE`	80.6 NM (149.3 km)	9,885 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →