Charles de Gaulle Airport

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Aéroport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle
Roissy Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Paris Aéroport
Serves Paris, France
Location 25 km (16 mi) NE of Paris
Hub for
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 119 m / 392 ft
Coordinates 49°00′35″N 002°32′52″E / 49.00972°N 2.54778°E / 49.00972; 2.54778Coordinates: 49°00′35″N 002°32′52″E / 49.00972°N 2.54778°E / 49.00972; 2.54778
Website aeroportsdeparis.fr
Maps

Location of Île-de-France region in France
CDG

Location in Île-de-France

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08L/26R 4,215 13,829 Asphalt
08R/26L 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
09L/27R 2,700 8,858 Asphalt
09R/27L 4,200 13,780 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft movements 472,950 Increase 0.8%
Passengers 65,933,145 Increase 0.3%
  • Source: AIP France[3]
  • Passenger Traffic & Aircraft Movements[4]

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (French: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG), also known as Roissy Airport (name of the local district), is the largest international airport in France. It is named after Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War, founder of the French Fifth Republic and President of France from 1959 to 1969. Charles de Gaulle Airport is located within portions of several communes 25 km (16 mi)[3] to the northeast of Paris. Charles de Gaulle Airport serves as the principal hub for Air France as well as a European hub for fellow SkyTeam alliance partner Delta Air Lines. Additionally, the airport serves as a focus city for low-cost carriers Vueling and Norwegian Air Shuttle.

In 2016, the airport handled 65,933,145 passengers and 472,950 aircraft movements,[5] thus making it the world's ninth-busiest airport, Europe's second-busiest airport (after London Heathrow) in terms of passenger numbers. It is also the world's tenth-busiest and Europe's second-busiest airport (after London Heathrow) in aircraft movements. In terms of cargo traffic, the airport is the twelfth-busiest in the world and the second-busiest in Europe (after Frankfurt Airport), handling 2,150,950 metric tonnes of cargo in 2012.[5] The incumbent director of the airport, Franck Goldnadel, was appointed to his position on 1 March 2011.[6][7]

Location

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:

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.

Management of the airport lies solely on the authority of Paris Aéroport, which also manages Orly (south of Paris), Le Bourget (to the immediate southwest of Charles de Gaulle Airport, now used for general aviation and Paris Air Shows), Marsa Alam in Egypt, and several smaller airfields in the suburbs of Paris.

History

Development

The planning and construction phase of what was known then as Aéroport de Paris Nord (Paris North Airport)[9] began in 1966. On 8 March 1974 the airport, renamed Charles de Gaulle Airport, opened. Terminal 1 was built in an avant-garde design of a ten-floors-high circular building surrounded by seven satellite buildings, each with six gates allowing sunlight to enter through apertures. The main architect was Paul Andreu, who was also in charge of the extensions during the following decades.

Corporate identity

The Frutiger typeface was commissioned for use in the airport and implemented on signs throughout the building in 1975. Initially called Roissy, it was renamed after its designer Adrian Frutiger.

Until 2005, every PA announcement made at Terminal 1 was preceded by a distinctive chime, nicknamed "Indicatif Roissy" and composed by Bernard Parmegiani in 1971. The chime can be heard in the Roman Polanski film Frantic. The chime was officially replaced by the "Indicatif ADP" chime.

Terminals

Airport Diagram
Aerial view of Terminal 1
Aerial view of Terminal 2A and 2B

Charles de Gaulle Airport has three terminals: Terminal 1 is the oldest and situated opposite to Terminal 3; Terminal 2 is located at another side with 7 sub-terminal buildings (2A to 2G). Terminal 2 was originally built exclusively for Air France;[10] since then it has been expanded significantly and now also hosts other airlines. Terminals 2A to 2F are interconnected by elevated walkways and situated next to each other. Terminal 2G is a satellite building connected by shuttle bus.[11]

Terminal 3 (formerly known as "Terminal 9") hosts charter and low-cost airlines. The CDGVAL light-rail shuttle connects Terminal 2 to Terminals 1/3 and their parking lots. Refer to Ground Transportation below for inter-terminal transfers and transport to central Paris.

Terminal 1

The first terminal, designed by Paul Andreu, was built in the image of an octopus. It consists of a circular terminal building which houses key functions such as check-in counters and baggage claim conveyors. Seven satellites with boarding gates are connected to the central building by underground walkways.

The central building, with a large skylight in its centre, dedicates each floor to a single function. The first floor is reserved for technical operations and not accessible to the public. The second floor contains shops and restaurants, the CDGVAL inter-terminal shuttle train platforms (for Terminal 2 and trains to central Paris) and check-in counters from a recent renovation. The majority of check-in counters, however, are located on the third floor, which also has access to taxi stands, bus stops and special pick-up vehicles. Departing passengers with valid boarding passes can reach the fourth floor, which houses duty-free stores and border control posts, for the boarding gates. The fifth floor contains baggage claim conveyors for arriving passengers. All four upper floors have assigned areas for parking and airline offices.

Passages between the third, fourth and fifth floors are provided by a tangle of escalators arranged through the centre of the building. These escalators are suspended over the central court. Each escalator is covered with a transparent tube to shelter from all weather conditions. These escalators were often used in film shootings (e.g. The Last Gang of Ariel Zeitoun). The Alan Parsons Project album I Robot features these escalators on its cover.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 is spread across seven sub-terminals: 2A to 2G. Terminals 2A to 2F are connected by inter-terminal walkways, but Terminal 2G is a satellite building 800 m (0.5 mi) away. Terminal 2G can only be accessed by shuttle bus from Terminals 1, 2A to 2F and 3. The CDGVAL inter-terminal shuttle train, Paris RER Regional-Express and high-speed TGV rail station, Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV, is located within the Terminal 2 complex and between 2C and 2E (on one side) or 2D and 2F (on the opposite side).

Terminal 2F was used for the filming of the music video for the U2 song "Beautiful Day". The band also had their picture taken inside Terminal 2F for the album artwork of their 2000 album "All That You Can't Leave Behind".

Collapse of Terminal 2E

Collapsed Terminal 2E, June 2004
Terminal 2

On 23 May 2004, shortly after the inauguration of terminal 2E, a portion of it collapsed near Gate E50, killing four people.[12] Two of the dead were reported to be Chinese citizens and another a Czech. Three other people were injured in the collapse. Terminal 2E had been inaugurated in 2003 after some delays in construction and was designed by Paul Andreu. Administrative and judicial enquiries were started. Andreu also designed Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport, which collapsed while under construction on 28 September 2004.

Before this accident, ADP had been planning for an initial public offering in 2005 with the new terminal as a major attraction for investors. The partial collapse and indefinite closing of the terminal just before the beginning of summer seriously hurt the airport's business plan.

In February 2005, the results from the administrative inquiry were published. The experts pointed out that there was no single fault, but rather a number of causes for the collapse, in a design that had little margin for safety. The inquiry found the concrete vaulted roof was not resilient enough and had been pierced by metallic pillars and some openings weakened the structure. Sources close to the inquiry also disclosed that the whole building chain had worked as close to the limits as possible, so as to reduce costs. Paul Andreu denounced the building companies for having not correctly prepared the reinforced concrete.

On 17 March 2005, ADP decided to tear down and rebuild the whole part of Terminal 2E (the "jetty") of which a section had collapsed, at a cost of approximately €100 million.[13] The reconstruction replaced the innovative concrete tube style of the jetty with a more traditional steel and glass structure. During reconstruction, two temporary departure lounges were constructed in the vicinity of the terminal that replicated the capacity of 2E before the collapse. The terminal reopened completely on 30 March 2008.

Terminal 2G

Terminal 2, display screen
Air France aircraft on stands at Terminal 2F at Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Terminal 2G, dedicated to regional Air France flights and its affiliates, opened in 2008. This terminal is to the east of all terminals and can only be reached by shuttle bus. Terminal 2G is used for passengers flying in the Schengen Area (and thus has no passport control) and handles Air France regional and European traffic and provides small-capacity planes (up to 150 passengers) with a faster turnaround time than is currently possible by enabling them to park close to the new terminal building and boarding passengers primarily by bus, or walking. A bus line called "navette orange" connects the terminal 2G inside the safety check area with terminals 2E and 2F. Passengers transferring to other terminals need to take a bus in the public area, and therefore pass through safety checks again.

Hall L (Satellite 3)

The completion of 750 m (2,460 ft) long Satellite 3 (or S3) to the immediate east of Terminals 2E and 2F provides further jetways for large-capacity airliners, specifically the Airbus A380. Check-in and baggage handling are provided by the existing infrastructure in Terminals 2E and 2F. Satellite 3 was opened in part on 27 June 2007 and fully operational in September 2007. It corresponds now to gates L of terminal 2E.

Hall M (Satellite 4)

The satellite S4, adjacent to the S3 and part of terminal 2E, officially opened on 28 June 2012. It corresponds now to gates M of terminal 2E. Dedicated to long-haul flights, it has the ability to handle 16 aircraft at the same time, with an expected capacity of 7.8 million passengers per year. Its opening has led to the relocation of all Skyteam airlines to terminals 2E (for international carriers), 2F (for Schengen European carriers) and 2G.

Future

Air France has moved all of its operations previously located at 2C to 2E. In October 2012, 2F closed its international operations and became completely Schengen, allowing for all Air France flights currently operating in 2D to relocate to terminal 2F. Further, in April 2013, Terminal 2B closed for a complete renovation (all airlines relocated to 2D) and will receive upgrades including the addition of a second floor completely dedicated to arrivals. Once 2B is completed, 2D will close and receive similar upgrades, including the addition of a new floor. Low-cost carrier easyJet has shown its interest in being the sole carrier at 2B.[14] To facilitate connections, a new boarding area between 2A and 2C was opened in March 2012. It allows for all security and passport control to be handled in a single area, allows for many new shopping opportunities as well as new airline lounges, and eases transfer restrictions between 2A and 2C.

According to La Tribune newspaper a new Terminal 4 is likely to be built around 2025, when Charles de Gaulle Airport's maximum capacity of 80 millions will be reached. This new Terminal 4, when constructed, will be able to accommodate 30-40 million passengers per year and will most likely be built north of Terminal 2E.[15]

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 is located 1 km (0.62 mi) away from Terminal 1. It consists of separate buildings for arrivals and departures. The walking distance between Terminals 1 and 3 is 3 km (1.9 mi) long, however, the rail station (named as "CDG Airport Terminal 1") for RER and CDGVAL trains are only at a distance of 300 m (980 ft). Terminal 3 has no boarding gates constructed and all passengers are ferried via boarding buses to the aircraft stands.

Roissypôle

Roissypôle is a complex consisting of office buildings, shopping areas, hotels, and a bus coach and RER B station within Charles de Gaulle Airport. The complex includes the head office of Air France,[16] Continental Square,[17] the Hilton Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport,[18] and le Dôme building. Le Dôme includes the head office of Air France Consulting, an Air France subsidiary.[19] Continental Square has the head office of XL Airways France,[20] the head office of Air France subsidiary Servair[21] and the Air France Vaccinations Centre.[22]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Adria AirwaysLjubljana
Aegean AirlinesAthens, Larnaca (ends 9 September 2017)
Seasonal: Corfu, Kalamata, Heraklion, Rhodes, Samos, Thessaloniki
Aer LingusCork, Dublin
AeroflotMoscow–Sheremetyevo
Aeroflot
operated by Rossiya
Saint Petersburg
AeroméxicoMexico City
Aigle Azur Algiers (resumes 29 October 2017)
Seasonal: Bamako, Sétif,[23] Tlemcen[24]
Air AlgérieAlgiers, Annaba, Chlef, Constantine, Oran
Seasonal: Batna,[25] El Oued
Air Arabia MarocFez, Tangier, Marrakesh (begins 31 October 2017)
Air AstanaAstana
Air AustralSaint-Denis de la Réunion
Seasonal: Dzaoudzi
Air Berlin Berlin–Tegel
Air CanadaMontréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Air Cairo Hurghada, Luxor
Air ChinaBeijing–Capital, Chengdu, Shanghai–Pudong
Air Corsica Seasonal: Bastia
Air EuropaMálaga, Valencia
Air FranceAbidjan, Abuja, Accra, Algiers, Amman–Queen Alia, Amsterdam, Antananarivo, Athens, Atlanta, Bamako, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Bangalore, Bangui, Barcelona, Beijing–Capital, Beirut, Berlin–Tegel, Birmingham, Bogotá, Bologna, Bordeaux, Boston, Brazzaville, Brest, Bucharest–Otopeni, Budapest, Buenos Aires–Ezeiza, Cairo, Cancún, Cape Town, Caracas, Casablanca, Chicago–O'Hare,[26] Conakry, Copenhagen, Cotonou, Dakar, Delhi, Detroit, Djibouti, Douala, Dubai–International, Dublin (begins 29 October 2017; ends 24 March 2018),[27] Edinburgh, Florence, Frankfurt, Freetown–Lungi, Geneva, Guangzhou, Hamburg, Havana, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston–Intercontinental, Istanbul–Atatürk, Johannesburg–Tambo, Kiev–Boryspil, Kinshasa–N'djili, Lagos, Libreville, Lima, Lisbon, Lomé, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Luanda, Lyon, Madrid, Malé (begins 1 November 2017),[28] Manchester, Malabo, Marseille, Marrakesh, Mauritius, Mexico City, Miami, Milan–Linate, Milan–Malpensa, Montevideo, Montpellier, Montréal–Trudeau, Moscow–Sheremetyevo, Mumbai, Munich, Nairobi–Kenyatta (resumes 25 March 2018),[29] N'Djamena, Nantes, Naples, New York–JFK, Niamey, Nouakchott, Nice, Oran, Osaka–Kansai, Ouagadougou, Palma de Mallorca,[30] Panama City, Papeete, Pointe-Noire, Port Harcourt, Porto, Prague, Punta Cana, Québec City, Rabat, Rio de Janeiro–Galeão, Riyadh, Rome–Fiumicino, Saint-Martin, Saint Petersburg, San Francisco, San José de Costa Rica, Santo Domingo–Las Américas, Santiago de Chile, São Paulo–Guarulhos, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tehran–Imam Khomeini, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita, Toronto–Pearson, Toulouse, Tunis, Vancouver, Venice–Marco Polo, Vienna, Warsaw–Chopin, Washington–Dulles, Yaoundé, Wuhan, Yerevan, Zagreb, Zürich
Seasonal: Agadir,[30] Minneapolis/St. Paul, Sofia
Seasonal charter: Fort-de-France
Air France
operated by CityJet
Dublin (ends 24 March 2018),[27] Hanover (ends 31 October 2017),[27] Newcastle upon Tyne (ends 31 October 2017),[27] Turin (ends 31 October 2017)[27]
Air France
operated by HOP!
Aberdeen, Basel/Mulhouse, Biarritz, Bilbao, Billund, Bremen, Brest, Budapest, Clermont-Ferrand, Dublin (begins 29 October 2017), Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Genoa, Glasgow (ends 28 October 2017), Gothenburg, Hanover, Ljubljana, Newcastle upon Tyne (begins 1 November 2017),[27] Nuremberg, Oslo–Gardermoen, Pau, Rennes, Stuttgart, Turin, Zagreb
Seasonal: Birmingham
Air India Delhi
Air MadagascarAntananarivo
Air MaltaMalta
Air MauritiusMauritius
Air NostrumSantander, Vigo
Air SerbiaBelgrade
Air SeychellesMahé
Air Tahiti NuiLos Angeles, Papeete
Air TransatMontréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Québec City, Vancouver
airBalticRiga, Tallinn, Vilnius
AlitaliaMilan–Linate, Rome–Fiumicino
All Nippon AirwaysTokyo–Haneda
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New York–JFK, Philadelphia
Seasonal: Boston, Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare
ArkiaTel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Seasonal: Eilat–Ovda
Asiana AirlinesSeoul–Incheon
ASL Airlines France Algiers[31]
Charter: Gran Canaria
Seasonal: Calvi, Dublin, Eilat–Ovda, Halifax, Kittilä, Oujda, Rhodes
Seasonal charter: Budapest, Dubrovnik, Porto, Seville, Split
AtlasGlobalIstanbul–Atatürk
Austrian AirlinesVienna
Azerbaijan AirlinesBaku
Azores AirlinesSeasonal: Ponta Delgada
BelaviaMinsk
BMI RegionalBristol
British AirwaysLondon–Heathrow
Brussels AirlinesBrussels
Brussels Airlines
operated by ASL Airlines France
Brussels
Bulgaria AirSofia
Cathay PacificHong Kong
Camair-CoDouala, Yaoundé
China Eastern AirlinesKunming, Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern AirlinesGuangzhou
Cobalt AirLarnaca
Croatia AirlinesZagreb
Seasonal: Dubrovnik, Pula, Split, Zadar
Czech AirlinesPrague
Delta Air LinesAtlanta, Boston, Cincinnati, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, Newark, Raleigh/Durham, Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
easyJetBarcelona, Belfast–International, Biarritz, Bristol, Budapest, Catania, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura (begins 31 October 2017), Glasgow, Kraków, Lanzarote (begins 31 October 2017), Lisbon, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Southend, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester,[32] Marrakesh, Milan-Linate, Milan–Malpensa, Nice, Porto, Prague (ends 28 October 2017), Pristina (ends 28 October 2017),[33] Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Tenerife–South, Toulouse, Venice–Marco Polo
Seasonal: Ajaccio, Bastia, Bilbao, Corfu, Figari, Heraklion, Ibiza, Minorca, Mykonos, Olbia, Palma de Mallorca, Pula, Split
EgyptAirCairo
Seasonal: Luxor
El AlTel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Seasonal: Eilat–Ovda
EmiratesDubai–International
Enter Air Seasonal charter: Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Palma, Kittilä
Ethiopian AirlinesAddis Ababa
Etihad AirwaysAbu Dhabi
EurowingsDüsseldorf, Salzburg
Eurowings
operated by Germanwings
Berlin–Tegel, Düsseldorf, Hamburg
EVA AirTaipei–Taoyuan
FinnairHelsinki
Seasonal: Kittilä (begins 12 December 2017)[34]
FlybeBirmingham, Cardiff, Doncaster/Sheffield, Edinburgh, Exeter, Manchester, Southampton
FlyOneSeasonal: Chișinău[35]
Freebird AirlinesSeasonal charter: Antalya, Dalaman
Gulf AirBahrain
Hainan AirlinesHangzhou, Xi'an
Iberia
operated by Air Nostrum
Seasonal: Vigo
Iberia ExpressMadrid
IcelandairReykjavík–Keflavík
Israir AirlinesSeasonal: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Japan AirlinesTokyo–Haneda
Seasonal: Tokyo–Narita[36]
Jet2.comEast Midlands, Leeds/Bradford
Jet AirwaysChennai (begins 29 October 2017),[37] Mumbai
Kenya AirwaysNairobi–Kenyatta
KLMAmsterdam
Korean AirSeoul–Incheon
Kuwait AirwaysKuwait
La CompagnieNewark
LATAM BrasilSão Paulo–Guarulhos
LOT Polish AirlinesWarsaw–Chopin
LufthansaFrankfurt, Munich
Lufthansa Regional
operated by Lufthansa CityLine
Munich
LuxairLuxembourg
Mahan AirTehran–Imam Khomeini
Middle East AirlinesBeirut
Montenegro AirlinesPodgorica
Seasonal: Tivat
Nordica
operated by LOT Polish Airlines
Seasonal: Tallinn
Norwegian Air Shuttle
operated by Norwegian Long Haul
Boston (begins 2 May 2018),[38] Denver (begins 9 April 2018),[39] Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, New York–JFK, Newark (begins 28 February 2018),[38] Oakland (begins 10 April 2018),[38] Orlando[40]
Oman AirMuscat
Onur AirIstanbul–Atatürk
Pakistan International AirlinesIslamabad, Lahore
Primera AirBoston (begins 21 June 2018),[41] Newark (begins 18 May 2018)[41]
Seasonal charter: Palma de Mallorca[42]
Qatar AirwaysDoha
Royal Air MarocCasablanca
Royal JordanianAmman–Queen Alia
SaudiaJeddah, Riyadh
Scandinavian AirlinesCopenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo–Gardermoen, Stockholm–Arlanda
Seasonal: Stavanger
Singapore AirlinesSingapore
SmartWings
operated by Travel Service Airlines
Seasonal: Ostrava, Prague
Sun D'Or
operated by El Al
Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
SunExpressİzmir
Swiss International Air LinesZürich
TACV Cabo Verde AirlinesSal, São Vicente
TAROMBucharest–Otopeni
Tassili AirlinesAlgiers
Thai AirwaysBangkok–Suvarnabhumi
Travel Service Seasonal charter: Shannon[43]
TUIfly Belgium Cagliari[44]
Seasonal: Burgas[44]
Seasonal charter: Lamezia Terme, Málaga, Menorca, Split
TunisairDjerba, Tozeur
Tunisair ExpressSfax, Tunis
Turkish AirlinesAnkara, Istanbul–Atatürk, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Turkmenistan AirlinesAshgabat
Ukraine International AirlinesKiev–Boryspil
United AirlinesChicago–O'Hare, Newark, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles
Ural AirlinesYekaterinburg
Uzbekistan AirwaysTashkent, Urgench
Vietnam AirlinesHanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
VuelingBarcelona, Copenhagen (ends 28 October 2017),[45] Granada (begins 2 December 2017),[46] Fuerteventura, London–Gatwick, Madrid, Naples, Oviedo, Prague, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Venice, Vienna
Seasonal: Bari, Tangier
WOW airReykjavík–Keflavík
XL Airways FranceCancún, Cayo Coco,[47] Fort-de-France (PSO)[48], Pointe-à-Pitre (PSO)[49], Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara,[47] Varadero
Seasonal: Ajaccio, Los Angeles, Miami, New York–JFK, Saint-Denis de la Réunion, Samaná, San Francisco, San Salvador (Bahamas), St. Maarten, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion[50]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Air France Cargo Algiers, Antananarivo, Atlanta, Bahrain, Bamako, Bangui, Boston, Brazzaville, Cairo, Casablanca, Chicago–O'Hare, Dammam, Djibouti, Douala, Dubai–International, Dublin, Guadalajara, Hong Kong, Houston–Intercontinental, Jeddah, Kuwait, Mexico City, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, N'Djamena, New York–JFK, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou, Pointe-Noire, Port Harcourt, Porto, Prestwick, Saint Denis de la Réunion, Seoul–Incheon, Shanghai–Pudong, Tokyo–Narita, Toronto–Pearson, Tripoli, Tunis, Zaragoza
Air France Cargo
operated by Martinair Cargo
Niamey
Air France Cargo
operated by MNG Airlines
Istanbul–Atatürk
ASL Airlines Belgium Liège
ASL Airlines France Bordeaux, Brest, Lorient, Lourdes, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Pau, Toulouse
Cargo Garuda Indonesia Jakarta–Soekarno–Hatta
Cathay Pacific Cargo Delhi, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London–Heathrow, Mumbai
China Airlines Cargo Taipei–Taoyuan
China Cargo Airlines Shanghai–Pudong
China Southern Cargo Guangzhou, Vienna
DHL Aviation
operated by DHL Air UK
Casablanca, Cincinnati, Leipzig/Halle, London–Heathrow
FedEx Express Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Basel/Mulhouse, Birmingham, Cologne/Bonn, Copenhagen, Delhi, Dubai–International, Guangzhou, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Indianapolis, Istanbul–Atatürk, London–Stansted, Madrid, Memphis, Milan–Malpensa, Mumbai, Munich, Newark, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion, Tokyo–Narita, Vienna
FedEx Feeder
operated by ASL Airlines Ireland
Belfast-International, Berlin–Schönefeld, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Lyon, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nice, Prague, Rome–Fiumicino, Shannon, Stuttgart, Toulouse, Warsaw–Chopin
FedEx Feeder
operated by Swiftair
Hanover
Korean Air Cargo Seoul–Incheon
MNG Airlines Cologne/Bonn, Istanbul–Atatürk, London–Luton
Swiftair Madrid
Turkish Airlines Cargo Istanbul–Atatürk
UPS Airlines Cologne/Bonn, Louisville
UPS Airlines
operated by Star Air
Cologne/Bonn

Ground transportation

Terminal 2, CDGVAL station
Terminal 2E, LISA station
RER station of Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV
Train station of Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV

CDGVAL

A free automatic shuttle rail service at Charles de Gaulle Airport, consisting of two lines (CDGVAL and LISA), is based on the VAL operational system. The shuttle train connects both railway stations for Terminals 1/3 and Terminal 2 in 8 minutes.

RER

Charles de Gaulle airport is connected to central Paris by the RER B Regional-Express services (€10 one-way as of 2016[51]). During off-peak hours and weekends, there are two types of services:

  1. 4 trains per hour to Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse calling at all intermediate stations to Cité Universitaire, then Bourg-la-Reine, La Croix de Berny, Antony, Massy–Palaiseau and then all stations to Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse; and
  2. 4 trains per hour to Massy–Palaiseau (on the Saint-Rémy line), non-stop express until Gare du Nord and then all stations to Massy–Palaiseau.

The express RER B only call at the railway stations of Terminal 1 (also for Terminal 3) and Terminal 2 before Gare du Nord. Journey time is 30–35 minutes. The stopping RER B take about 35–40 minutes and is sometimes overtaken by the express RER B trains.

RER B is jointly operated by SNCF and RATP (Transport for Paris), but the Regional-Express used to suffer from slowness and overcrowding. For these reasons, French authorities have started two projects: CDG Express,[52] which is supposed to link Charles de Gaulle Airport to Paris Gare de l'Est railway station (next to Gare du Nord) from 2023 with trains specifically designed for air travellers; RER B Nord Plus,[53] which modernised and streamlined RER B rail traffic and network north of Gare du Nord from 2008 to 2013 then renovated the trains from 2010 to 2015.

TGV

Terminal 2 includes a TGV station on the LGV Interconnexion Est high-speed line. SNCF operates direct TGV services to several French stations from CDG, including Lille, Strasbourg, Dijon, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes, Poitiers, Rennes, Toulon, as well as services to Brussels in Belgium.

Bus

After the last RER B service at 23:50, the Noctilien (Night Lines) N143 and N140 depart every 30 minutes and hour respectively from Terminal 1 Door D12, Terminal 2F Door 2 and Roissypôle coach station. Both bus lines run to Paris Gare de l'Est railway station.

Long-distance bus

Since 17 December 2012, SNCF's national and international coach network, OUIBUS, serves Charles de Gaulle Airport, by terminal 3, station CDG 1 to London, Lyon, Lille and Brussels. Flixbus serves CDG from at least Brussels and Amsterdam.

Car

Charles de Gaulle Airport is directly connected to Autoroute A1 which connects Paris and Lille.

Taxis and Transfers

The ride by taxi from CDG airport to city centre is 45 minutes and from €50 to €65, depending on the type of service/car required.

Alternative airports

The two other airports serving Paris are Orly Airport (south of Paris, the other major airport in Paris) and Le Bourget Airport (for general aviation and private jets).

Some low-cost airlines also advertise Beauvais–Tillé Airport and Châlons Vatry Airport, respectively 85 km and 165 km from Paris proper, as serving "Paris" with Paris–Beauvais and Paris–Vatry. Beauvais airport has no railway connections, but there is a shuttle bus to central Paris 15 times daily.

Accidents and incidents

Theft

Animals

The grassy lands on which the airport is located are notorious for rabbits and hares, which can be seen by passengers at certain times of the day. The airport organises periodic hunts and captures to keep the population to manageable levels.[61]

Statistics

Charles de Gaulle Airport Passenger Totals (millions)
Source: Airports Council International

The following table shows total passenger numbers.

Year Passengers
2016 65,933,145 (+0.3%)
2015 65,766,986 (+3.1%)
2014 63,813,756 (+2.8%)
2013 62,052,917 (+0.7%)
2012 61,611,934 (+1%)
2011 60,970,551 (+4.8%)
2010 58,167,062 (+0.5%)
2009 57,906,866 (-4.3%)
2008 60,874,681 (+1.5%)

Source: Airports Council International

Busiest Routes 2016
Rank Airport Passengers Carriers
1United States New York JFK1,496,505American Airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, XL Airways France
2United Kingdom London Heathrow1,282,061Air France, British Airways
3Spain Barcelona El Prat1,224,236Air France, EasyJet, Vueling
4United Arab Emirates Dubai1,194,786Air France, Emirates
5Netherlands Amsterdam Schiphol1,144,348 Air France, KLM
6Italy Roma Fiumicino1,143,804Air France, Alitalia
7Canada Montreal Trudeau1,076,875Air Canada, Air France, Air Transat
8Spain Madrid Barajas1,026,133Air France, EasyJet, Vueling
9Germany Frankfurt964,596Air France, Lufthansa
10Turkey Istanbul Atatürk920,841Air France, Turkish Airlines
11Germany Munich894,527Air France, Lufthansa
12France Toulouse Blagnac891,222Air France, EasyJet
13France Nice Côte d'Azur806,113Air France, EasyJet
14Israel Tel Aviv785,553Air France, El Al, Israir
15China Shanghai781,826Air China, Air France, China Eastern Airlines
16Denmark Copenhagen Kastrup760,379Air France, EasyJet, Scandinavian Airlines
17Austria Vienna754,080Air France, Austrian Airlines
18United States Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson752,014Air France, Delta Air Lines
19Qatar Doha721,615Qatar Airways
20Russia Moscow Sheremetyevo720,530Aeroflot, Air France

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Busiest intercontinental routes at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (2016) - Eurostat
Rank City Passengers
1 United States New York - JFK 1,496,505
2 United Arab Emirates Dubai 1,194,786
3 Canada Montreal 1,076,875
4 Israel Tel Aviv 785,553
5 China Shanghai 781,826
6 United States Atlanta 752,014
7 Qatar Doha 721,615
8 Algeria Algiers 649,333
9 China Beijing 592,134
10 South Korea Seoul 581,594
11 Brazil São Paulo 579,151
12 Hong Kong Hong Kong 563,597
13 Japan Tokyo - Haneda 560,461
14 United States Los Angeles 541,319
15 Lebanon Beirut 534,706
16 Morocco Casablanca 522,078
17 Canada Toronto 505,623
18 Thailand Bangkok 498,538
19 United States San Francisco 488,104
20 United States Washington D.C 479,141
21 Singapore Singapore Changi 453,768
22 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 438,276
23 Mauritius Mauritius 429,729
24 Mexico Mexico City 426,060
25 Japan Tokyo - Narita 412,353
26 United States Boston 401,356
27 Cuba Havana 374,746
28 United States Newark 371,617
29 United States Detroit 368,027
30 Dominican Republic Punta Cana 341,784

See also

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