Universal Registration Document 2022

PRESENTAT I ON OF THE GROUP 1 MAIN PLATFORMS

1.2.1.1 PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE

© Aéroports de Paris

General description Located 25 kilometres north of Paris, Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport is built on 3,257 hectares. It handles the largest share of long-haul and intercontinental commercial connections in the airport system which also includes Paris-Orly and Paris Le Bourget. This positioning greatly structures the activity and identity of the airport, which is the world’s gateway to France. It has nine passenger terminals and six freight stations. Up by 119.4% over 2021, passenger traffic at Paris-Charles de Gaulle in 2022 was 75.5% of 2019 traffic, following the consequences of the pandemic, with 57.5 million passengers welcomed in 2022. The airport is third in the European ranking behind Istanbul IST and London LHR and the leading French airport. Cargo and mail traffic totalled 1,926 thousand tonnes. Service was provided to 300 cities worldwide from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2022 1 .

A world-class infrastructure Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport has an extremely efficient runway system thanks to its two parallel runways that can be used independently. Each pair includes one runway designed for take off and another for landing, which reduces the noise disturbance caused by air traffic. Thanks to this system and the resources implemented by the Air Navigation Services Department, the maximum scheduling capacity is 120 movements per hour 2 The entire runway system is suitable for handling all types of aircraft. In 2022, the number of aircraft movements stood at 402,849, up by 61.1% over 2021, which was 80.9% of 2019 traffic due to the health crisis.

1 With a minimum of 12 passenger and/or freight movements during the year. 2 Maximum hourly combined programming (arrivals + departures) capacity defined during the 2022 summer season.

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