Charles de Gaulle International Airport

Paris Charles de Gaulle is Europe's second-busiest airport by passenger volume (70.0M in 2024) and its most-connected by total airline count — 105 carriers operate here, more than at any other airport on earth. The mix reflects Paris's status as a global political, commercial, and tourist capital as well as the hub operation of Air France, which anchors Terminal 2 across multiple sub-terminals (2A through 2G) plus the dedicated Terminal 2F for Schengen flights. The airport's three main terminal complexes — T1 (a circular brutalist structure from 1974, still operating), T2 (the sprawling Air France complex), and T3 (low-cost carriers) — sit on 8,100 acres (3,278 ha), connected by the CDGVAL automated people-mover. Four parallel runways support about 1,400 movements per day. CDG's SkyTeam anchor role makes it the primary European gateway for Delta and KLM's extended network, and a major connection point for long-haul flights to Africa — a legacy of France's former colonial ties, with dense service to Abidjan, Dakar, Algiers, Casablanca, Tunis, and beyond. The airport's 317 direct routes include almost every major city in Europe, all the major North American hubs, and an exceptionally deep network across West and North Africa that most European peers can't match. CDG has historically suffered from labor actions and crowded transfer logistics, but the ongoing renovation of Terminal 1 and the Grand Paris Express rail project (targeting a direct high-speed link to the city) are designed to modernize the passenger experience by 2030.