Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is with 65 million passengers a year the largest international airport in France and second-largest in Europe (after Heathrow). The airport is located about 25 km northeast of Paris and was named after the French President and French General in WW II, Charles de Gaulle (1890 – 1970). This is one of two airports serving Paris, the other one is Orly Airport (ORY), located 15 km south of Paris. The CDG airport was built in the late 1960's as the Paris North Airport but was renamed to Charles de Gaulle on opening in 1974.
What are popular destinations from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport?
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is not a large airport so there are not many flights departing here. There are only a few destinations that you can reach from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, most of these are operated by Air France. Many people take a flight to Dusseldorf and transfer to another flight there.
Dusseldorf (DUS)
Bangkok (BKKA)
Manila (MNL)
Dubai (DXB)
