Paris, Charles de Gaulle (CDG/LFPG) France

29 juillet 2007

IATA: CDG – ICAO: LFPG
Summary
Airport type		Public, Charles de Gaulle International Airport, also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), in Paris, is one of world's principal aviation centres, as well as France's main international airport. It is named after Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970).
Owner/Operator		Aéroports de Paris
Serves		Paris
Location		25 km (16 mi) NE of Paris
Hub for		Air France easyJet FedEx Express
Fact.		In 2006, Charles de Gaulle Airport ranked second in Europe in terms of passenger traffic with 56,849,567 passengers , behind London Heathrow Airport (67,530,197), and above Frankfurt International Airport (52,810,683). In terms of plane movements, Charles de Gaulle Airport was number one in Europe with 541,566 landings and take offs , above Frankfurt International Airport (489,406) and Heathrow (477,029). In terms of cargo traffic, Charles de Gaulle Airport was also number one in Europe with 2,130,724 tonnes (2,348,721 US tons), just above Frankfurt (2,127,646 tonnes), and above Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (1,566,828 tonnes) and Heathrow (1,343,930 tonnes). The three other international airports serving Paris are Orly Airport, the most important after CDG, Paris-Beauvais-Tillé Airport, which mainly serves low-cost airlines, and Paris - Le Bourget Airport for General aviation (business jets).
Coordinates
Website		http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/ADP/en-gb
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
08L/26R	4,215	13,829	Asphalt
08R/26L	2,700	8,858	Concrete
09L/27R	2,700	8,858	Asphalt
09R/27L	4,200	13,780	Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft movements			559,812
Passengers			61,851,998