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Coordinates: 45°43′37.82″N 004°56′39.39″E / 45.7271722°N 4.9442750°E / 45.7271722; 4.9442750
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Lyon - Bron Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesLyon, France
Standort45°43′37.82″N 004°56′39.39″E / 45.7271722°N 4.9442750°E / 45.7271722; 4.9442750
Elevation AMSL659 ft / 201 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,971 1,820 Asphalt

Lyon - Bron Airport is a general aviation airport located 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Lyon, France.

Built during the 1920s, during World War II it was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Force 50th Fighter Group during 1944. After the war, it was the main commercial airport for Lyon. In 1975, commercial airline traffic was moved to the new Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport.