Charles de Gaulle International Airport

Charles de Gaulle International Airport {{Airport codes|CDG|LFPG}} (French: Aéroport de Roissy-Charles de Gaulle), also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), serving Paris, is one of Europe's principal aviation centres, as well as France's main international airport. It is named after Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), a French general and former president. It is located near Roissy, 25 km to the north-east of Paris.

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French - Paris - Europe - France - Airport - Charles de Gaulle - Roissy

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In 2004, Charles de Gaulle Airport ranked second in Europe in terms of passenger traffic with 51,260,363 passengers http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci/display/main/aci_content.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-54_9_2__, behind London Heathrow Airport (67,344,054), and just above Frankfurt International Airport (51,098,271). In terms of plane movements, Charles de Gaulle Airport was number one in Europe with 525,660 planes http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci/display/main/aci_content.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-54-57_9_2__, above Frankfurt International Airport (477,475) and Heathrow (475,999). In terms of cargo traffic, Charles de Gaulle Airport was also number one in Europe in 2004 with 1,876,900 metric tonnes (2,068,928 US tons) http://www.aci.aero/cda/aci/display/main/aci_content.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-54-190_9_2__, above Frankfurt (1,838,894 metric tonnes) and Heathrow (1,412,033 metric tonnes).

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2004 - Heathrow Airport - Frankfurt International Airport

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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 Europe in Lille, Lyon Rail Station in Lyon, Marseille Rail Station in Marseille, Montpellier Rail Station in Montpellier, Nantes Rail Station in Nantes, Nimes Rail Station in Nîmes, Poitiers Rail Station in Poitiers, Rennes Rail Station in Rennes, Toulouse Rail Station in Toulouse, Tours Rail Station in Tours, and Valence Rail Station in Valence.

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RER - Commuter rail - High-speed rail - TGV - SNCF French Rail - Angers Rail Station - Angers - TGV Rail Station - Avignon - Gare de Bordeaux - Bordeaux - Le Mans Rail Station - Le Mans - Lille Europe - Lille - Lyon Rail Station - Lyon - Marseille Rail Station - Marseille - Montpellier Rail Station - Montpellier - Nantes Rail Station - Nantes - Nimes Rail Station - Nîmes - Poitiers Rail Station - Poitiers - Rennes Rail Station - Rennes - Toulouse Rail Station - Toulouse - Tours Rail Station - Tours - Valence Rail Station - Valence

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Also codeshared is Thalys International's service to Brussels's Midi Station.

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Thalys International - Brussels - Midi Station

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The other important airport in the Paris area is Orly Airport.

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