Facts & Figures

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the primary international airport serving Paris, the capital city of France. Charles de Gaulle Airport serves as the principal hub for Air France and a destination for other legacy carriers (from Star Alliance, Oneworld and SkyTeam), as well as an operating base for easyJet and Norse Atlantic Airways. It is operated by Groupe ADP (Aéroports de Paris) under the brand Paris Aéroport.

In 2024, the airport handled 70,290,260 passengers and 460,916 aircraft movements, thus making Europe’s third busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers. Charles de Gaulle is also the busiest airport within the European Union. In terms of cargo traffic, the airport is the busiest in Europe, handling 2,102,268 tonnes of cargo in 2019. It is also the airport that is served by the greatest number of airlines, with more than 105 airlines operating at the airport.

Management of the airport lies solely on the authority of Groupe ADP, which also manages Orly (south of Paris), Le Bourget (to the immediate south-west of Charles de Gaulle Airport, now used for general aviation and Paris Air Shows), several smaller airfields in the suburbs of Paris, and other airports directly or indirectly worldwide.

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The airport opened in 1974 and is located in Roissy-en-France, 23 km  north-east of Paris. The choice of constructing an international aviation hub outside of central Paris was made due to a limited prospect of potential relocations or expropriations and the possibility of further expanding the airport in the future.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport covers 32.38 square kilometres (12.50 sq mi) of land. The airport area, including terminals and runways, spans over three départements and six communes

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Member of UECNA: ADVOCNAR
Member of UECNA: Alerte Nuisances Aériennes (Orly)
Member of UECNA: DRAPO (Orly)