Universal Registration Document 2024
PRESENTATION OF THE GROUP 1 MAIN HUBS
1.3.1.1 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 of the Paris 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 4.3% over 2023, passenger traffic at Paris-Charles de Gaulle in 2024 was 92.3% of 2019 traffic, due to the consequences of the pandemic, with 70.3 million passengers welcomed in 2024. The airport is third in the European ranking, behind London LHR and Istanbul IST, and is the leading French airport. Cargo and mail traffic totalled 1,915 thousand tonnes. Service was provided to 300 cities worldwide from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport in 2024 1 . In 2024, Paris-Charles de Gaulle was voted "Best European Airport" for the third year running and was ranked sixth in the Skytrax 2024 list of the world's best airports.
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 runway system is suitable for handling all types of aircraft. In 2024, the number of aircraft movements stood at 460,916, up by 2.8% over 2023, which was 92.5% of 2019 traffic due to the health crisis. Taking into account current development, the airport has 314 aircraft parking stands, including 90 stands in the cargo area. 147 aircraft stands are located at the contact and remote stands of the terminals 3 . The nominal capacity of Paris-Charles de Gaulle is estimated at around 81 million passengers per year 4 .
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 2024 summer season. 3 Net supply of commercial aircraft stands in December 2024, based on a configuration of usual maximum simultaneous use at peak times. Multiple parking configurations are possible, which may cause the overall total to vary. 4 Annual gross vision capacity, excluding the impact of maintenance work/regulatory compliance and/or adaptations to new health requirements, considering all passenger terminals. This figure includes the capacity of Terminal 2AC, currently under construction.
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