Airports / France / CDG
Charles de Gaulle International Airport
LFPG / CDGParis (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise), FranceELEV 392 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Paris-Le Bourget International Airport (LBG) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG / CDG) sits in Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise), France, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 392 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
CDG has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Paris-Le Bourget International Airport (LBG, 5 nm), Creil Air Base (CSF, 15 nm), and Paris-Orly Airport (ORY, 18 nm).
For arrival logistics and seasonal timing, see the Paris, France destination guide. The airport is also known as PAR and Aéroport Roissy-Charles de Gaulle. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CDG, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
LFPG
IATA
CDG
FAA / Local
LFPG
Elevation
392 ft
Coordinates
49.0090° N · 2.5541° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs France fields
state range 7–3,362 ft
At 392 ft, CDG sits lower than 50% of the 135 France fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 5nmLBGParis-Le Bourget International AirportParis
- 15nmCSFCreil Air BaseCreil
- 18nmORYParis-Orly AirportParis (Orly, Val-de-Marne)
- 20nmVIYVélizy-Villacoublay Air BaseVélizy-Villacoublay, Yvelines
- 21nmPOXPontoise-Cormeilles AerodromeCormeilles-en-Vexin, Val-d'Oise
- 23nmTNFToussus-le-Noble AirportToussus-le-Noble, Yvelines
Destinations served
Location
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