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.

Terminals

Charles de Gaulle International Airport has three terminals. Terminal 2 was built for Air France, but now hosts other airlines as well. The third terminal (T3, formerly T9) hosts charter airlines.

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The so-called "terminal 2" is actually not really a terminal, but rather a name applied to six distinct so-called "halls", which posses each a letter (from Hall A to Hall F). In other airports, such as JFK or LAX, these "halls" would simply be called terminals, so that Charles de Gaulle International Airport can be more properly described as having eight terminals altogether. When landing at or taking off from Charles de Gaulle International Airport, one should always know precisely which of the eight terminals/halls the plane lands or takes off from, as these can be located quite far apart from each other. The eight terminals/halls are indicated distinctly on plane tickets: 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 3.

Related Topics:
JFK - LAX

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The six halls at Terminal 2, the newest part of the airport, have their own RER and TGV station underneath. Passengers may reach trains going to Paris or to other French and foreign cities by going through passages and moving walkways.

Related Topics:
RER - TGV - Moving walkway

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The RER station for Terminal 1 is quite distant from Terminal 1, and this terminal must, in fact, be reached using a free shuttle bus from the RER station. Shuttle buses also link Terminals 1, 2 (and its associated TGV station) and 3.

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A VAL transit system is currently under construction and should link all the eight terminal/halls in the near future. Its opening is forecast for the end of 2006.

Related Topics:
VAL - 2006

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