Charles de Gaulle International
PAR · France airport logo & info
IATA: CDG
ICAO: LFPG
Charles de Gaulle International Logo Variants
CDG
LFPG
Quick Facts
CountryFrance
TimezoneEurope/Paris
Passengers/yr72,029,407
Movements/yr473,798
Elevation392 ft
Coordinates49.0128, 2.5500
About Charles de Gaulle International
Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG), also known as Roissy Airport, is the primary international airport serving Paris, the capital of France. The airport opened in 1974 and is located in Roissy-en-France, 23 km (14 mi) northeast of the city centre of Paris. It is named after World War II leader and French president Charles de Gaulle, whose initials form its IATA airport code.