The airport area, including terminals and runways, spans over three départements and six communes: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport covers 32.38 square kilometres (12.50 sq mi) of land. Marc Houalla has been the director of the airport since 12 February 2018. Īs of 2017, the airport offers direct flights to the most countries and hosts the most airlines in the world. It is also the airport that is served by most number of airlines, with more than 105 airlines operating at the airport. In terms of cargo traffic, the airport is the eleventh busiest in the world and the busiest in Europe, handling 2,102,268 tonnes (2,069,066 long tons 2,317,354 short tons) of cargo in 2019. Charles de Gaulle is also the busiest airport within the European Union. In 2019, the airport handled 76,150,007 passengers and 498,175 aircraft movements, thus making it the world's ninth busiest airport and Europe's second busiest airport (after Heathrow) in terms of passenger numbers. It is operated by Groupe ADP under the brand Paris Aéroport. Opened in 1974, it is in Roissy-en-France, 23 km (14 mi) northeast of Paris and is named after statesperson Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970).Ĭharles 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 a focus city for low-cost carriers easyJet and Vueling. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport ( French: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG) or Roissy Airport, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris, and the largest international airport in France. Passenger Traffic & Aircraft Movements.

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