Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris, and the largest international airport in France. Opened in 1974, it is in Roissy-en-France, 23 km northeast of Paris and is named after statesperson Charles de Gaulle.
Charles de Gaulle Airport serves as the principal hub for Air France and a destination for other legacy carriers, as well as a focus city for low-cost carriers easyJet and Vueling. It is operated by Groupe ADP under the brand Paris Aéroport.
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 in terms of passenger numbers. Charles de Gaulle is also the busiest airport within the European Union. In terms of cargo traffic, the airport is the eleventh busiest in the world and the busiest in Europe, handling 2,102,268 tonnes of cargo in 2019. It is also the airport that is served by most number of airlines, with more than 105 airlines operating at the airport.
As of 2017, the airport offers direct flights to the most countries and hosts the most airlines in the world. Marc Houalla has been the director of the airport since 12 February 2018.
Location for baggage collection in a strange place. I ended up out of the "safe" zone, and then I had to go back in to the baggage collection area. Weird.
One of the most congested airports I have ever been in. Good exercise though, as walking is the only way to really navigate through the maze of people, carts and refuse. Surprised that it was so dirty as the French are usually meticulous regarding their public areas.
Has anybody figured out why this airport of all the airports on this site seems to get all the random drive-by spam? I must delete 2 or 3 comments a week from here. (And I'm still not sure whether "Hello. And Bye" and the Russian one are spam). It makes me wonder if the "code for this script" comment is about some spamming software.
Лада . согласен что я Олег Михайлович Миронов (ДР 21.08.1959 г.Москва) копрофил, долбаеб и шарлатан !!!Стас Кучер осень 2010 Берек ХИТРЫЙ КРАЙНИЙ Н.Н. Весна-Лето (Кретов Е.В. 2012) ... МИРОНОВ ИЗГОЙ - ВСЕМИ КИНУТ, ВСЕМИ ПОСЛАН Кузьма,Россельхозбанк дума интересно директор школы отношение Яхты Национальность Анна Чапман Децл ВТБ баскетбол Yandex мой город Зубков ОНФ , Победа ,Футбол театр Андрей Орлов %) блогеры ЖЖ с 01.07. – 06.12.2002г. – коммерческий директор ОАО «Эльдорадо М»; Кох !
Также я Миронов Олег Михайлович 1959 пиздобол и хуеплет :)
Due to the heavy foc over the Seine I had to abort my flight with the Mistral PH-2R8 from Lelystad (EHLE) in the Netherlands to Pont sur Yonne (LFGO) and had to land on La Ferté Gaucher.
I was welcomed very friendly bij people of the local "club ULM" and offered all the help I need (hangerspace, fuel).
There was a nice hotel and restaurant at the airport, so I had a good night sleep and reached my destination the next morning.
During 1980 - 90 Cpt Roger Laurent was based at Villacoublay . A long term personal friend now living in Wales lost contact and would welcome any information in order to make contact again. email @btinternet.com>
On 25 July 2000, Air France flight 4590, a Concord, had just taken off from nearby Charles-de-Gaulle Airport (CDG) with its fuel tank on fire. It attempted to divert to Le Bourget, but was not able to make it, and crashed into a hotel short of Le Bourget.
Restricted use airfield located inside Paris CTR (Class A airspace). Do not intend to fly inbound this airfield unless your are invited by les Ailerons flying club.
On the other hand, the 2008-06 ICAO Location Indicators doc no longer lists LFPR, so it looks pretty likely that it's closed. Can anyone confirm when the airport shut down? I've tagged it with my "fixme" tag for now, so that I'll remember to come back to it.
Paris Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) is not very practicable. Difficulties to access by the périphérique "highway" crowded traffic (Trucks). Baggage claim zone is a terrible jungle. A positive point is the RER between Paris "Gare du Nord" and Terminals not very cheap but very easy to use and fast. Negative point, sometimes not reliable due to strikes.
This is one of the BIG General Aviation Airport in Paris for Pistons and Small Jets. Airport of Entry 7 days a week. No public transportation available to Paris, a better option if you dont mind grass strips is LFPZ 6NM north with two parallel runways
I dont know what drugs were being used at the time by the architect that imagined that soviet-style concrete monstrosity. Not only is it ugly, but the baggage claim is an embarrassment with people walking on one another. When you think it's the first impression that so many holidaymakers are getting of France...
Other than for the bits that collapse on people underneath, T2 is somewhat more practical.
Well I am from the south of France, and we don't like Paris there, so maybe I have a bias.
The RER (the commuter light rail system) runs directly into Paris, and you can use the same ticket to transfer to the Paris Metro or another RER line. It's very inexpensive (about 8.10 euros, I think).
Île-de-France, France
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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
🔗 Sat, 04 Mar 2023
— @Richard747 at Chelles-le-Pin Airfield, France
From AIP FRANCE 11 AUG 2022
RWY 11, 22 and 29 TODA reduced due obstacles in the TKOF funnel.
Favour the use of RWY 04/22 due to the presence of obstacles in te clearances of RWY 11/29.
Preferred QFU 037°, due environmental reasons.
Landing prohibited on RWY 11.
It was not possible to enter all the runway limitations when entering the runway data so check AIP FRANCE.
Charles de Gaulle Airport
🔗 Sat, 05 Nov 2022
— @Silvanus_Tauris at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris, and the largest international airport in France. Opened in 1974, it is in Roissy-en-France, 23 km northeast of Paris and is named after statesperson Charles de Gaulle.
Charles de Gaulle Airport serves as the principal hub for Air France and a destination for other legacy carriers, as well as a focus city for low-cost carriers easyJet and Vueling. It is operated by Groupe ADP under the brand Paris Aéroport.
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 in terms of passenger numbers. Charles de Gaulle is also the busiest airport within the European Union. In terms of cargo traffic, the airport is the eleventh busiest in the world and the busiest in Europe, handling 2,102,268 tonnes of cargo in 2019. It is also the airport that is served by most number of airlines, with more than 105 airlines operating at the airport.
As of 2017, the airport offers direct flights to the most countries and hosts the most airlines in the world. Marc Houalla has been the director of the airport since 12 February 2018.
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🔗 Wed, 08 Jan 2020
— @jack18m at Paris-Orly Airport, France
Location for baggage collection in a strange place. I ended up out of the "safe" zone, and then I had to go back in to the baggage collection area. Weird.
Another complicated airport
🔗 Mon, 23 Oct 2017
— @Jogge at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
Not a great transit airport, not a place you want to be, bad service, lousy shops and restaurants, no resting area.
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🔗 Thu, 02 Jun 2016
— @alainadam at Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France
Be careful don't overfly houses neighbours are watching
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🔗 Thu, 02 Jun 2016
— @alainadam at Aérodrome d'Étampes-Mondésir, France
If you fly there ask for chief pilot GAMA (Alain) if you need help
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🔗 Sun, 15 May 2016
— Anonymous Flyer at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
Rather biased comments, some apparently posted by ppl who only used CDG once.
And outdated by years...
Who's perfect ? Not even me, alas...
THANX TO OUR GUIDES
🔗 Wed, 17 Feb 2016
— @babtek at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
It is a bit confusing, keep your eyes on your guides
Taken aback.
🔗 Mon, 06 Apr 2015
— @EN82 at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
One of the most congested airports I have ever been in. Good exercise though, as walking is the only way to really navigate through the maze of people, carts and refuse. Surprised that it was so dirty as the French are usually meticulous regarding their public areas.
nangis
🔗 Sat, 24 Jan 2015
— @lecavalierblanc at Nangis-Les Loges Aerodrome, France
Mon aérodrome
My Feedback
🔗 Fri, 08 Aug 2014
— @SeniorCaptainKevinSeanJiaWenLie at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
Quite a cool and creative donut design for T1.Biggest and best airport I have been to.
The manner city
🔗 Thu, 10 Jul 2014
— Anonymous Flyer at Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France
On to see the bone the houses in the cities, visitors usually instinctively ask how come the houses systematically
CGD
🔗 Sun, 22 Dec 2013
— Anonymous Flyer at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
Possibly the worst airport in the Western World,on a par with Mombassa in Kenya!!!!!!
re: Spam?
🔗 Mon, 09 Dec 2013
— @ptomblin at Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France
I've been lazy - normally I clean out the spam every week or so, but I haven't been doing it for a few weeks.
re: Spam?
🔗 Mon, 09 Dec 2013
— @david at Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France
We just had another burst, @ptomblin - I've cleaned them up.
Spam?
🔗 Sat, 12 Jan 2013
— @ptomblin at Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France
Has anybody figured out why this airport of all the airports on this site seems to get all the random drive-by spam? I must delete 2 or 3 comments a week from here. (And I'm still not sure whether "Hello. And Bye" and the Russian one are spam). It makes me wonder if the "code for this script" comment is about some spamming software.
2012 - The end!
🔗 Sun, 02 Dec 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France
2012 - The end? or not?
я Миронов Олег Михайлович подписываюсь что я хуеплет и ебан
🔗 Thu, 17 May 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
Лада . согласен что я Олег Михайлович Миронов (ДР 21.08.1959 г.Москва) копрофил, долбаеб и шарлатан !!!Стас Кучер осень 2010 Берек ХИТРЫЙ КРАЙНИЙ Н.Н. Весна-Лето (Кретов Е.В. 2012) ... МИРОНОВ ИЗГОЙ - ВСЕМИ КИНУТ, ВСЕМИ ПОСЛАН Кузьма,Россельхозбанк дума интересно директор школы отношение Яхты Национальность Анна Чапман Децл ВТБ баскетбол Yandex мой город Зубков ОНФ , Победа ,Футбол театр Андрей Орлов %) блогеры ЖЖ с 01.07. – 06.12.2002г. – коммерческий директор ОАО «Эльдорадо М»; Кох !
Также я Миронов Олег Михайлович 1959 пиздобол и хуеплет :)
одноклассники знакомства
🔗 Wed, 16 May 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
ОДНОКЛАССНИКИ ЗНАКОМСТВА
worth it?
🔗 Sun, 11 Mar 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France
In the midle of nowhere. Forget it.
re: BT frequency incorrect
🔗 Mon, 02 Jan 2012
— @david at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, France
Updated - thank you.
re: NDB CGO 344 kHz deleted
🔗 Sun, 04 Dec 2011
— @david at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
Thank you for the update. It's always sad when an NDB is decommissioned. I've removed it from the database.
NDB CGO 344 kHz deleted
🔗 Wed, 30 Nov 2011
— Anonymous Flyer at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
NDB CGO 344 kHz was deleted Feb 2011
My stay on the airport
🔗 Fri, 04 Nov 2011
— Anonymous Flyer at La Ferté-Gaucher Airfield, France
Due to the heavy foc over the Seine I had to abort my flight with the Mistral PH-2R8 from Lelystad (EHLE) in the Netherlands to Pont sur Yonne (LFGO) and had to land on La Ferté Gaucher.
I was welcomed very friendly bij people of the local "club ULM" and offered all the help I need (hangerspace, fuel).
There was a nice hotel and restaurant at the airport, so I had a good night sleep and reached my destination the next morning.
BT frequency incorrect
🔗 Tue, 30 Aug 2011
— Anonymous Flyer at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, France
Please update the VOR-DME frequency. It is now 116.1 MHZ
Source : AIP France AD2 LFPB (sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr)
Best regards
pilot from algeria
🔗 Sat, 26 Jun 2010
— Anonymous Flyer at Paris-Orly Airport, France
very good facility,love flying to paris ,very simple clear and easy not french but lol
Taxi
🔗 Tue, 25 May 2010
— Anonymous Flyer at Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France
ignore the TAXI number in the pilot planning facility and use
TAXIS ABEILLE service 01 39 50 50 00. This worked ok in April 2010 and cost about 18euro into Versailles
Public Transportation
🔗 Sat, 17 Apr 2010
— Anonymous Flyer at Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France
There is public transportation. A city bus (stop at a 10 mn walk) with regular schedule rides to Versailles, and from there Paris, by train.
Cpt Roger Laurent -
🔗 Thu, 29 Oct 2009
— Anonymous Flyer at Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base, France
During 1980 - 90 Cpt Roger Laurent was based at Villacoublay . A long term personal friend now living in Wales lost contact and would welcome any information in order to make contact again. email@btinternet.com>
LFPO Paris Orly NDB's
🔗 Fri, 02 Oct 2009
— @Nialan at Paris-Orly Airport, France
According to the "Service de l'Information Aéronautique" (SIA), (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr)
NDB's OYE 349KHz and POY 430KHz are both discommissionned.
There are no longer NDB's on this airport.
Concord crash site
🔗 Wed, 01 Jul 2009
— @david at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, France
On 25 July 2000, Air France flight 4590, a Concord, had just taken off from nearby Charles-de-Gaulle Airport (CDG) with its fuel tank on fire. It attempted to divert to Le Bourget, but was not able to make it, and crashed into a hotel short of Le Bourget.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_4590
Enghien Misselles
🔗 Thu, 23 Apr 2009
— Anonymous Flyer at Enghien-Moisselles Airfield, France
Restricted use airfield located inside Paris CTR (Class A airspace). Do not intend to fly inbound this airfield unless your are invited by les Ailerons flying club.
re: Closed?
🔗 Thu, 08 Jan 2009
— @david at Guyancourt Airport, France
Yes, the airport closed in 1989. It was actually a well-known airport before that. I found the information in the French Wikipedia.
re: Closed?
🔗 Thu, 08 Jan 2009
— @david at Guyancourt Airport, France
I agree, Paul. The Great Circle Mapper also has this airport, at almost the same location:
http://gc.kls2.com/airport/LFPR
On the other hand, the 2008-06 ICAO Location Indicators doc no longer lists LFPR, so it looks pretty likely that it's closed. Can anyone confirm when the airport shut down? I've tagged it with my "fixme" tag for now, so that I'll remember to come back to it.
Closed?
🔗 Wed, 07 Jan 2009
— @ptomblin at Guyancourt Airport, France
It sure doesn't look like an airport in the satellite photo.
Paris Charles de Gaulle
🔗 Sun, 05 Oct 2008
— @aero at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
Paris Charles de Gaulle (Roissy) is not very practicable. Difficulties to access by the périphérique "highway" crowded traffic (Trucks). Baggage claim zone is a terrible jungle. A positive point is the RER between Paris "Gare du Nord" and Terminals not very cheap but very easy to use and fast. Negative point, sometimes not reliable due to strikes.
Toussus le Noble
🔗 Wed, 15 Aug 2007
— @frac at Toussus-le-Noble Airport, France
This is one of the BIG General Aviation Airport in Paris for Pistons and Small Jets. Airport of Entry 7 days a week. No public transportation available to Paris, a better option if you dont mind grass strips is LFPZ 6NM north with two parallel runways
Terminal 1
🔗 Fri, 03 Aug 2007
— @Yannick at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
I dont know what drugs were being used at the time by the architect that imagined that soviet-style concrete monstrosity. Not only is it ugly, but the baggage claim is an embarrassment with people walking on one another. When you think it's the first impression that so many holidaymakers are getting of France...
Other than for the bits that collapse on people underneath, T2 is somewhat more practical.
Well I am from the south of France, and we don't like Paris there, so maybe I have a bias.
RER
🔗 Tue, 05 Jun 2007
— Anonymous Flyer at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, France
The RER (the commuter light rail system) runs directly into Paris, and you can use the same ticket to transfer to the Paris Metro or another RER line. It's very inexpensive (about 8.10 euros, I think).
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