CDG

Charles de Gaulle International Airport

Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise), France

Opened1974ICAOLFPGElev392 ft
The Verdict
59/100Could be worse (but not by much)

Passengers have noticed — and they're not happy about it. The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #10 of 42 airportsBased on data from 2001–2026
Operational25%
83Actually decent
Sentiment25%
28Dire
Infrastructure15%
65Passable
Sent. Velocity15%
54Passable
Connectivity10%
84Actually decent
Operator10%
50Passable

Carbon Accreditation

Level 5/7Transformation
2024

Offsetting residual Scope 1 & 2 emissions

What People Think

CDG: aggressively adequate. Not great, not terrible — the airport equivalent of a shrug.

3.0Avg Rating / 10
1,135
ReviewsSkytrax 1135
14%Positive
SKYTRAX STARS:★★★★☆
★★★★★skytrax
Mar 2026

✅ Trip Verified | Upon arrival at CDG airport from Singapore, I had left my passport and boarding pass on the plane when I disembarked, and only rea...

★☆☆☆☆skytrax
Mar 2026

✅ Trip Verified | Terminal 3 is not the best airport I’ve came across. Rude staffing at checkpoint. Inspected our carry on bags and Took a lotion fr...

★☆☆☆☆skytrax
Feb 2026

✅ Trip Verified | I have just had the great misfortune to use CDG which reinforced my view that it is by far the worst airport in the world. Even wi...

★☆☆☆☆skytrax
Feb 2026

Being made to wait 1 hour for passport control upon departure is unacceptable in a country like France. 3 booths only out of 8 were operating. Surely...

★☆☆☆☆skytrax
Feb 2026

✅ Trip Verified | Unprofessional, rude, and aggressive behaviour from security staff at the Terminal F security checkpoint. Luggage inspections were...

Sentiment Trajectory (2010–2025)+0.37 over 17 years
Then: 2.2/5 (62 reviews)Now: 2.5/5 (27 reviews)
Positive14%
Neutral32%
Negative55%
Queuing
2.1
Cleanliness
2.9
Staff
2.4
Food & Bev
2.3
Wifi
—
Wayfinding
2.8
Transport
3.6
Shopping
—

The Numbers

47.9MPassengers (2001)
-0.7%YoY Growth

47.9M passengers in 2001 — still 37% below the 2019 peak, though up 115% from the 2020 COVID crater.

43.0MInternational (90%)
5.0MDomestic (10%)
Passenger History

Lounges

1 available
YotelAir Paris Charles de Gaulle
Terminal 2E
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2014/12–2014/01 · 0 flights
—Flights Delayed
—Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

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Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

4 Runways
08L/26R13,829ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted
08R/26L8,858ft × 197ft · CON · Lighted
09L/27R8,858ft × 197ft · ASP · Lighted
09R/27L13,780ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1974
Opened
HistoryThe planning and construction phase of what was known then as ''Aéroport de Paris Nord'' (Paris North Airport) began in 1966. On 8 March 1974 the airport, renamed Charles de Gaulle Airport, opened. Terminal 1 was built in an avant-garde design of a t...
ACI Service Quality Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.