LYS

Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport

Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, France

Operated by VINCI Airports (incl. ANA Aeroportos de Portugal)private
Opened1975ICAOLFLLElev821 ft
The Verdict
60/100Aggressively average

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #78 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026
Operational30%
65Unremarkable
Sentiment25%
49Not great
Infrastructure15%
51Unremarkable
Sent. Velocity15%
50Middling
Connectivity15%
86Actually decent

What People Think

The trajectory at LYS suggests someone actually listens to feedback. Revolutionary.

3.9Avg Rating / 10
1,374
ReviewsGoogle 1364Skytrax 10
21%Positive
★ 3.3on Google Maps (1,364 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+0.97 over 3 years
Then: 4.1/5 (815 reviews)Now: 5.1/5 (552 reviews)
Positive21%
Neutral27%
Negative52%
Queuing
2.0
Cleanliness
2.5
Staff
1.8
Food & Bev
2.0
Wifi
3.0
Wayfinding
2.3
Transport
3.1
Shopping
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The Numbers

10.4MPassengers (2024)
+4.5%YoY Growth

10.4M passengers in 2024 — still 11% below the 2019 peak, though up 194% from the 2020 COVID crater.

8.1MInternational (78%)
2.3MDomestic (22%)
Passenger History

Lounges

2 available
221.Bar
Terminal 2
priority pass
Alpage
Terminal 1
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 173,741 flights
0.0%Flights Delayed83 of 173,741 flights
0.9minAvg Delay

On-time performance so good it feels like a statistical error.

Delay Causes (ATFM)
Weather0%
Carrier0%
ATC61%
Airport11%

Where You Can Escape To

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130 routes · 6 regions
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Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

The Runway Report

2 Runways
17L/35R8,760ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted
17R/35L13,124ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1975
Opened
HistoryThe airport was originally named ''Lyon Satolas Airport'', after the nearby eponymous village, 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...
Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.