Charles de Gaulle International Airport (original) (raw)
Charles de Gaulle International Airport, also known as Roissy Airport, serving Paris, is one of Europe's principal aviation centers. It is also France's main international airport. It is named after Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), a French general and statesman.
The airport has the IATA Airport Code CDG. The airport is near Roissy, to the north-east of Paris.
CDG is connected to the RER commuter rail network, and the high-speed rail TGV network providing service into downtown Paris three or four times per hour. SNCF French Rail operates rail service to several French stations from CDG, including Angers Rail Station IN Angers, TGV Rail Station in Avignon, Gare de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, Le Mans Rail Station in Le Mans, Lille Rail Station in Lille, Lyon Rail Station in Lyon, Marseille Rail Station in Marseille, France, Montpellier Rail Station in Montpellier, Nantes Rail Station in Nantes, Nimes Rail Station in Nimes, France, Poiters Rail Station in Poiters, Rennes Rail Station in Rennes, Tours Rail Station in Tours, and Valence Rail Station in Valence.
Also codeshared is Thalys International's service to Brussels's Midi Station.
The other important airport in the Paris area is Orly Airport.
History
After seven years of construction, CDG began service on March 8, 1974. Terminal one was built to an avange-garde design consisting of a ten-floor high circular building surrounded by seven satellite buildings each with four gates.
In 1975, a DC-10 of Turkish Airlines crashed immediately after take off from Charles de Gaulle, killing all its passengers.
On 19 September, 1989, UTA Flight 772 exploded over the Sahara Desert while on the second leg of the Brazzaville-Ndjamena-Paris route, killing all on board
On 24 December, 1994, Air France Flight 8969 was hijacked shortly after it took off from Algiers to Paris. It was flown to Strasbourg, where it was refuelling so that the hijackers could then ram it into the Eiffel Tower. French commandos made sure that the hijackers would not have a chance to hit the tower. 3 of the 267 passengers were killed by the hijackers after the takeoff from Algiers. The 4 hijackers would then die in the firefight in Strasbourg.
On 17 July, 1996, TWA Flight 800, which was bound for Charles de Gaulle International Airport from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, Queens, New York, New York, exploded near Long Island.
On July 25 2000, an Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde bound from Charles de Gaulle Airport for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City crashed in nearby Gonesse after coming in contact with material that had been left by another plane on the runway. The Concorde was on a charter flight for a tour company. Everyone on board died, as did four people on the ground. This was the first time a Concorde had crashed.
On 22 December, 2001, an Al-Qaida terrorist named Richard Reid tried to ignite explosives hidden in his shoes onboard American Airlines Flight 63, which was headed from Charles de Gaulle to Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida. He was subdued after a passenger smelled sulfur.
Charles de Gaulle International Airport has three terminals. Terminal 2 was built for Air France, but now hosts other airlines as well. The third terminal (T3, formerly T9) hosts charter airlines.
Terminals
Terminal 1
- Aer Lingus
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- Air Austral
- Air China
- Air Europa
- Air France
- Air Gabon
- Air Malta
- Air Moldova
- All Nippon Airways
- Air Plus Comet
- Air Vallee
- Air Zena
- Ambassade Croatie
- Antonov Design Bureau
- Armenian International Airways
- Azal Azerbaijan
- BmiBaby
- British Airways
- British Airways Citiexpress
- British Midland
- Cmdt du Transport Aerien Mil. Francais
- Cubana
- Cyprus Airways
- Divers Prives
- Egyptair
- El Al
- Emirates
- European Air Transport
- Eurowings
- EVA Air
- Gulf Air
- Hellas Jet
- Iberia
- Iberworld
- Icelandair
- Israir
- KLM
- Kuwait Airways
- Lithuanian Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Malaysia Airlines
- Northwest Airlines
- Olympic Airways
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Pulkovo Aviation
- Qantas
- Qatar Airways
- Royal Air Maroc
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Scandinavian Airlines System
- Singapore Airlines
- South African Airways
- Srilankan
- Star Airlines
- TACV Cabo Verde
- Thai Airways International
- Ukraine International
- United Airlines
- US Airways
- Uzbekistan Airways
- Varig
- Yemenia
Terminal 2
- Hall A
- Adria
- Air Canada
- Air France
- Air India
- Air Madagascar
- Air Mauritius
- Air Seychelles
- Air Tahiti Nui
- American Airlines
- Cameroon Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- China Eastern
- Continental Airlines
- Korean Air
- TAAG Angola
- Vietnam Airlines
- Hall B
- Aeroflot
- Air Algerie
- Air France
- Belavia
- Bulgaria Air Ead
- Croatia Airlines
- CSA Czech Airlines
- Estonian Air
- Jat Airways
- LOT Polish
- MALEV Hungarian
- Royal Air Maroc
- Swiss International Airlines
- TAROM
- Tunisair
- Hall C
- Hall D
- Hall E
- Hall F
- Air France
- Alitalia
- British European
- Iberia
- Japan Airlines
- Middle East Airlines Liban (MEA)
- TAM Airlines
Terminal 3 (T9)
- Aegean Cronus
- Aeris
- Afriqiyah Airways
- Aigle Azur
- Air Atlanta
- Air Holland
- Air Jet
- Air Littoral
- Air Mauritanie
- Air Mediterannee
- Air One
- Air Plus Comet
- Air Senegal International
- Air Togo
- Air Transat
- Air Vallee
- Alisea Airlines
- AMC Aviation
- Arkia
- Axis Airways
- Azzurra
- Blue Line
- Brittania
- Bulgarian Air Charter
- Corsair
- Easyjet
- Eagle Aviation
- Euralair Horizons
- Eurocypria
- Eurofly
- European Aviation Air Charter
- Futura
- Flash Airlines
- Flightline
- Fly Air Havayolarri
- Freebird Airlines
- Gambia International Airlines
- Germanwings
- Hamburg International
- Hola Airlines
- Iberworld
- Icelandair
- Intersky Luftfahrt
- Karthago Airlines
- KLM Exel
- Lotus Air
- LTE International
- Luxor Air
- Meridiana
- Mondair
- Montenegro Airlines
- Nordic Airlink
- Nouvelair Tunisie
- Onur Air
- Pegasus Airlines
- Portugalia
- Regional Compagnie Aerienne Europeenne (Regional)
- Royal Air Maroc
- Shorouk Air
- SkyEurope
- Spanair
- Star Airlines
- STA Trans African
- Transavia
- Travel Service Airlines
- Travel Service Hungary
- Tunisair
- Turkish Airlines
- Tyrolean
- VIA Airlines
- Viking Airlines
- VLM Airlines
- Volare Airlines
- West African
See also: Transportation in France, List of French Airports
External Links
- A�roports de Paris French language website