Airport guide
Charles de Gaulle AirportIATA code CDG
Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Paris, France in Europe. Originfacts tracks 3 direct destinations across 2 countries departing from CDG.
- Serves
- Paris, France
- Codes
- CDG · LFPG
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris
- Region
- Europe
Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Paris, France in Europe. Operating on Europe/Paris local time at coordinates 49.000°, 2.570°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 3 destinations across 2 countries departing from CDG, with primary carrier operations including American Airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Sky Vision Airlines, connecting key routes to New York, Chicago and Montreal. Passengers traveling through Charles de Gaulle Airport are advised to verify terminal assignments, compare ground transport links into Paris, and plan check-in times with their operating airline before departure.
Charles de Gaulle Airport details
- IATA code
- CDG
- ICAO code
- LFPG
- City
- Paris
- Country
- France
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 49.009°, 2.554°
- From OurAirports
- Official website
- parisaeroport.fr/fr/passagers/roissy-charles-de-gaulle (opens in a new tab)
- From Wikidata
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 2 May 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Charles de Gaulle Airport’s own pages.
CDG airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 119 m (392 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Opened
- 8 March 1974
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
- Passengers, 2023
- 67.4 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing parisaeroport.fr (opens in a new tab)
- Named after
- Paris, Charles de Gaulle, Roissy-en-France
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Paris-Orly Airport ORY · 34 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at CDG
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
5 open runways, 4 lit. Longest 08L/26R: 4,215 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08L/26R | 4,215 m13,829 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 09R/27L | 4,200 m13,780 ft | 45 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 08R/26L | 2,700 m8,858 ft | 60 m | concrete | Lit |
| 09L/27R | 2,700 m8,858 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 08H/26H | 440 m1,444 ft | 30 m | grass | Not listed as lit |
Airlines and destinations from CDG
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from CDG in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from CDG to 198 destinations in 99 countries, on 65 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for CDG are listed separately below.
Airlines named on the fares
- AFAir France77 destinations
- U2easyJet26 destinations
- AHAir Algerie9 destinations
- A5HOP!6 destinations
- BTairBaltic4 destinations
- ECeasyJet3 destinations
- IBIberia3 destinations
- UAUnited Airlines3 destinations
- AMAeroméxico2 destinations
- UUAir Austral2 destinations
- VFAjet2 destinations
- DYNorwegian Air Shuttle2 destinations
- ATRoyal Air Maroc2 destinations
- SVSaudia2 destinations
- GQSky Express Greece2 destinations
- XQSunExpress2 destinations
- TUTunisair2 destinations
- VNVietnam Airlines2 destinations
- EIAer Lingus1 destination
- CAAir China1 destination
- AIAir India1 destination
- MKAir Mauritius1 destination
- HCAir Senegal1 destination
- TSAir Transat1 destination
- NHAll Nippon Airways1 destination
- AAAmerican Airlines1 destination
- A2Animawings1 destination
- 5OASL Airlines France1 destination
- OSAustrian Airlines1 destination
- AVAvianca1 destination
- J2Azerbaijan Airlines1 destination
- FBBulgaria Air1 destination
- VRCabo Verde Airlines1 destination
- MUChina Eastern1 destination
- CZChina Southern Airlines1 destination
- DECondor1 destination
- OUCroatia Airlines1 destination
- ETEthiopian Airlines1 destination
- EYEtihad Airways1 destination
- EWEurowings1 destination
- BREVA Air1 destination
- AYFinnair1 destination
- 5FFly One1 destination
- 3FFLYONE Armenia1 destination
- GFGulf Air1 destination
- AZITA Airways1 destination
- KMKM Malta Airlines1 destination
- KUKuwait Airways1 destination
- LOLOT Polish1 destination
- LHLufthansa1 destination
- LGLuxair1 destination
- MHMalaysia Airlines1 destination
- BJNouvelair1 destination
- WYOman Air1 destination
- PKPIA1 destination
- QFQantas1 destination
- WBRwandAir1 destination
- SKSAS Scandinavian1 destination
- ULSriLankan Airlines1 destination
- TWT'way Air1 destination
- TGTHAI Airways1 destination
- TBTUI fly Belgium1 destination
- HYUzbekistan Airways1 destination
- VYVueling1 destination
- WSWestJet1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- France (13)
- Ajaccio, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Brest, Clermont-Ferrand, Figari, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Pau, Toulouse
- United States (11)
- Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington
- Algeria (10)
- Algiers, Annaba, Bejaia, Biskra, Chlef, Constantine, El Oued, Oran, Setif, Tlemcen
- Italy (10)
- Bari, Bologna, Cagliari, Florence, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Rome, Turin, Venice
- Spain (10)
- Barcelona, Bilbao, Las Palmas, Madrid, Malaga, Palma, Puerto del Rosario, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia
- Germany (7)
- Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Nuremberg
- Morocco (7)
- Agadir, Casablanca, Marrakech, Oujda, Rabat, Tangier, Tetuan
- United Kingdom (7)
- Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester
- Canada (4)
- Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
- Turkiye (4)
- Ankara, Antalya, Istanbul, Izmir
- China (3)
- Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai
- Croatia (3)
- Dubrovnik, Split, Zagreb
- Egypt (3)
- Cairo, Hurghada, Sharm el Sheikh
- Mexico (3)
- Cancun, Guadalajara, Mexico City
- Norway (3)
- Bergen, Oslo, Tromso
- Portugal (3)
- Funchal, Lisbon, Porto
- Switzerland (3)
- Basel, Geneva, Zurich
- Tunisia (3)
- Djerba, Monastir, Tunis
- Cameroon (2)
- Douala, Yaounde
- Greece (2)
- Athens, Heraklion
- India (2)
- Mumbai, New Delhi
- Poland (2)
- Krakow, Warsaw
- Saudi Arabia (2)
- Jeddah, Riyadh
- South Africa (2)
- Cape Town, Johannesburg
- Sweden (2)
- Gothenburg, Stockholm
- Thailand (2)
- Bangkok, Phuket
- United Arab Emirates (2)
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai
- Vietnam (2)
- Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Angola (1)
- Luanda
- Argentina (1)
- Buenos Aires
- Armenia (1)
- Yerevan
- Australia (1)
- Sydney
- Austria (1)
- Vienna
- Azerbaijan (1)
- Baku
- Bahrain (1)
- Manama
- Benin (1)
- Cotonou
- Brazil (1)
- Rio de Janeiro
- Bulgaria (1)
- Sofia
- Cape Verde (1)
- Praia
- Chad (1)
- N'Djamena
- Chile (1)
- Santiago
- Colombia (1)
- Bogota
- Costa Rica (1)
- San Jose
- Cyprus (1)
- Larnaca
- Czech Republic (1)
- Prague
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
- Kinshasa
- Denmark (1)
- Billund
- Djibouti (1)
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic (1)
- Punta Cana
- Estonia (1)
- Tallinn
- Ethiopia (1)
- Addis Ababa
- Finland (1)
- Helsinki
- French Guiana (1)
- Cayenne
- French Polynesia (1)
- Papeete
- Gabon (1)
- Libreville
- Georgia (1)
- Tbilisi
- Guadeloupe (1)
- Pointe-a-pitre
- Guinea (1)
- Conakry
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hong Kong
- Hungary (1)
- Budapest
- Iceland (1)
- Reykjavik
- Ireland (1)
- Dublin
- Japan (1)
- Tokyo
- Kenya (1)
- Nairobi
- Kuwait (1)
- Kuwait City
- Latvia (1)
- Riga
- Lithuania (1)
- Vilnius
- Luxembourg (1)
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar (1)
- Antananarivo
- Malaysia (1)
- Kuala Lumpur
- Maldives (1)
- Male
- Malta (1)
- Malta
- Martinique (1)
- Fort-de-France
- Mauritania (1)
- Nouakchott
- Mauritius (1)
- Mauritius
- Mayotte (1)
- Mamoudzou
- Moldova (1)
- Chisinau
- Nigeria (1)
- Lagos
- Oman (1)
- Muscat
- Pakistan (1)
- Islamabad
- Panama (1)
- Panama City
- Peru (1)
- Lima
- Philippines (1)
- Manila
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Republic of the Congo (1)
- Brazzaville
- Réunion (1)
- Saint-Denis
- Romania (1)
- Bucharest
- Rwanda (1)
- Kigali
- Senegal (1)
- Dakar
- Serbia (1)
- Belgrade
- Singapore (1)
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (1)
- Sint Maarten
- Slovenia (1)
- Ljubljana
- South Korea (1)
- Seoul
- Sri Lanka (1)
- Colombo
- Taiwan (1)
- Taipei
- Tanzania (1)
- Zanzibar
- Togo (1)
- Lome
- Uzbekistan (1)
- Tashkent
Check schedules with the airline or Charles de Gaulle Airport before you book.
Airlines on routes from CDG
Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.
The airlines listed on the 3 routes Originfacts tracks from CDG. Only 3 routes from CDG are in Originfacts’ route records so far — a small sample, not Charles de Gaulle Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Routes from CDG
Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.
The 3 routes Originfacts tracks from CDG so far, listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Only 3 routes from CDG are in Originfacts’ route records so far — a small sample, not Charles de Gaulle Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.
Full list of destinations: parisaeroport.fr/fr/passagers/roissy-charles-de-gaulle (opens in a new tab) (the airport’s official site)
Airlines with a hub at CDG
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names CDG, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where CDG is
23 km northeast
Charles de Gaulle Airport lies 23 km northeast of Paris city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at CDG
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Paris, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Charles de Gaulle Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:parisaeroport.fr/fr/passagers/roissy-charles-de-gaulle (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at CDG, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 49.00°, 2.57° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: August (average high 26°C). Coolest: January (7°C high, 1°C low). Wettest: June (70 mm); driest: April (41 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7°C | 1°C | 69 mm | |
| Feb | 9°C | 2°C | 50 mm | |
| Mar | 13°C | 3°C | 58 mm | |
| Apr | 16°C | 5°C | 41 mm | |
| May | 20°C | 8°C | 69 mm | |
| Jun | 24°C | 13°C | 70 mm | |
| Jul | 25°C | 14°C | 49 mm | |
| Aug | 26°C | 14°C | 42 mm | |
| Sep | 22°C | 11°C | 53 mm | |
| Oct | 18°C | 8°C | 67 mm | |
| Nov | 11°C | 4°C | 61 mm | |
| Dec | 8°C | 2°C | 69 mm |
Airports near Paris
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- ParisParis Orly AirportORY34 km
- ParisBeauvais-Tille AirportBVA61 km
- Châlons-en-ChampagneChalons Vatry AirportXCR122 km
- LilleLille AirportLIL179 km
- DeauvilleSaint Gatien AirportDOL180 km
- BrusselsCharleroi Brussels South AirportCRL211 km
- ToursVal de Loire AirportTUF221 km
- CaenCarpiquet AirportCFR222 km
- BrugesOstend-Bruges International AirportOST246 km
Charles de Gaulle Airport: common questions
Where is Charles de Gaulle Airport?
Charles de Gaulle Airport serves Paris, France. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 49.009°, 2.554°.
What are the airport codes for Charles de Gaulle Airport?
The IATA code is CDG and the ICAO code is LFPG.
What time zone is CDG in?
Charles de Gaulle Airport is in the Europe/Paris time zone.
What is the official website of Charles de Gaulle Airport?
The airport’s official website is parisaeroport.fr/fr/passagers/roissy-charles-de-gaulle. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
Which airlines are listed on routes from CDG?
Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) list American Airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines, Sky Vision Airlines, United Airlines, Air Canada and Air Transat on routes from CDG. This is not a complete list of airlines at Charles de Gaulle Airport; check current schedules with the airline.
Where can you fly from CDG?
Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include only 3 routes from CDG so far, to New York, Chicago and Montreal. That is a small sample, not Charles de Gaulle Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (parisaeroport.fr/fr/passagers/roissy-charles-de-gaulle) or the airlines.
How many runways does Charles de Gaulle Airport have?
OurAirports lists 5 open runways at CDG: 08L/26R (4,215 m (13,829 ft), asphalt); 09R/27L (4,200 m (13,780 ft), asphalt); 08R/26L (2,700 m (8,858 ft), concrete); 09L/27R (2,700 m (8,858 ft), asphalt); and others.
Where can you fly nonstop from CDG?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from CDG to 198 destinations in 99 countries, the most in France (13), United States (11) and Algeria (10). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Charles de Gaulle Airport open?
Wikidata gives 8 March 1974 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Charles de Gaulle Airport?
Wikidata records 67.4 million passengers for 2023, the latest year it holds.
Who operates Charles de Gaulle Airport?
Per Wikidata, CDG is operated by Groupe ADP, which also owns it.
Which airlines have a hub at CDG?
Wikidata lists CDG as a hub of Air France, ASL Airlines France, CityJet, CMA CGM Air Cargo and Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Charles de Gaulle Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record2 May 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q46280 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Airlines and routesOriginfacts route records — the routes we track, not a full schedule21 May 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)