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Lyon Satolas

Lyon, FR.

Code

LYS

Position

45.726, 5.081

Runway

4,000 m paved

Capacity

About 613 movements a week, 8 stands, terminal generation 2

Weather

Worst month loses about 1.8% of flights

Opens

1975

Confidence

estimated (to be verified). Coordinates agree with published sources to within about 2.5 km. Other figures are estimates unless the evidence below says otherwise.

Source: Lyon Satolas opened in 1975 (recalled). The Paris to Lyon TGV (LGV Sud-Est) opened 22 September 1981 (LGV Sud-Est article). Coordinates and runway from general knowledge. Capacity raised above the real throughput to carry the traffic the modelled airlines put through this airport (see docs/research/era4-sim-notes.md).