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Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
- Terminals
- 3
- Elevation
- 392 ft
- Hub airlines
- 1
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) is france's largest airport and Air France's global hub, the second-busiest in Europe. It has 3 terminals and sits 392 ft above sea level in Paris, France.
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About Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport — IATA CDG, ICAO LFPG — is the principal airport serving Paris, in France, and is one of the Europe hubs profiled across this guide. The airfield lies at 49.01° latitude and 2.55° longitude, 392 feet above mean sea level, and observes Europe/Paris local time. Arriving and departing passengers are handled across 3 passenger terminals.
Day-to-day operations at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport are anchored by Air France, which operates a hub or focus city here. That carrier bases aircraft and crews at Paris, scheduling banks of connecting flights that join short-haul feeder services to the longer trunk routes which make CDG a recognisable waypoint on the Europe network.
Principal nonstop destinations from Paris include New York (JFK), Los Angeles (LAX), Chicago (ORD), Miami (MIA), Amsterdam (AMS), Frankfurt (FRA), Madrid (MAD), Rome (FCO), London (LHR) and Barcelona (BCN). Each of those airports carries its own profile in this guide, so you can compare terminals, field elevation, based carriers and the busiest routes on the same terms before you book. Those links form part of the guide's internal route graph, connecting CDG to its principal Europe and intercontinental markets.
Airport facts
| IATA / ICAO | CDG / LFPG |
|---|---|
| City | Paris, France |
| Coordinates | 49.01°, 2.55° |
| Elevation | 392 ft |
| Terminals | 3 |
| Timezone | Europe/Paris |
| Hub airlines | Air France |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the airport code for Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport?
- Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, uses IATA code CDG and ICAO code LFPG.
- Which airlines are based at Paris (CDG)?
- Air France (AF) operates a hub or focus city at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- Where is Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport located?
- Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport sits at 49.01°, 2.55° and 392 feet above sea level, in the Europe/Paris timezone.
- How many terminals does Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport have?
- Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport has 3 passenger terminals.
- What city and country does CDG serve?
- CDG (Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport) serves Paris, in France.
- Is Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport a hub airport?
- Yes. Air France operates a hub or focus city at CDG, giving Paris a dense schedule of connecting flights across its 3 terminals.
- Which destinations can you fly to nonstop from Paris?
- Major nonstop markets from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport include New York (JFK), Los Angeles (LAX), Chicago (ORD), Miami (MIA), Amsterdam (AMS), Frankfurt (FRA), each with its own airport profile in this guide.
Data sources
- Airport identity and geography courtesy of OurAirports (ourairports.com) and Wikidata.