Airport Statistics Updated November 2026

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152 Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Statistics for 2026

Paris Charles de Gaulle handled 72,029,407 passengers in 2025 on the count of its operator, Groupe ADP, making it the busiest airport in France and the third busiest in Europe. That is still below its 2019 record of 76,150,007. In 2026 its traffic has been flat, and in October ADP said it now expects passenger numbers at the Paris airports to fall slightly this year.

This page brings together the main figures on Paris-CDG: passengers each year since 2001, the recovery from the pandemic, traffic in 2026, its place in France, Europe and the world, markets, connecting passengers, Air France and low-cost airlines, flights, cargo, the 2024 Olympic Games, punctuality and delays, night flights and noise, ADP's finances and airport charges, investment, ADP's staff and the CDG Express rail link. Every number links to the body that published it, with the date.

CDG figures depend on who counts. Groupe ADP, the French civil aviation authority DGAC, Eurostat and ACI World each publish a passenger total for 2025, and four different bodies give four different counts of flights. ADP's market split and connecting rate cover CDG and Orly together. Each figure here says whose it is and what it measures.

Headline figures

  • Paris-CDG handled 72,029,407 passengers in 2025, up 2.5% on 2024, on the count of its operator Groupe ADP; ACI World uses the same figure. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)
  • CDG's busiest year is still 2019, when it handled 76,150,007 passengers on ADP's count. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2019 traffic release), Jan 2020)
  • 54,406,286 passengers used CDG from January to September 2026, 0.2% fewer than a year earlier, on ADP figures. (Groupe ADP (Sep 2026 traffic release), Oct 2026)
  • CDG and Paris-Orly together handled 106,958,316 passengers in 2025 on ADP figures, with CDG the larger of the two. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)
  • ADP's connecting rate for the Paris airports, CDG and Orly combined, was 20.3% in 2025, 2.4 points below 2019. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)
  • The French transport regulator ART puts the Air France group's share of traffic at the Paris airports regulated by ADP at around 40-50%. (ART (decision 2025-092), Dec 2025)
  • Low-cost airlines carried 7,888,000 passengers at CDG in 2025, 11% of its traffic, on DGAC figures. (DGAC (low-cost traffic note 2025), Jul 2026)
  • ACI World ranked CDG 19th in the world for cargo in 2025, with 1,939,526 tonnes of freight and mail. (ACI World (2025 rankings), Jul 2026)
  • Only 64.6% of departures from CDG were on time, within 15 minutes, in 2025 on EUROCONTROL's measure, against 76.2% of arrivals. (EUROCONTROL (Performance Review Report 2025), Mar 2026)
  • 17,500 flights ran at CDG in the core night period in the winter 2024 and summer 2025 seasons, just 57 below the legal cap, says the noise regulator ACNUSA. (ACNUSA (annual report 2026), Jun 2026)
  • Groupe ADP's revenue was €6,704m in 2025, up 8.9% on €6,158m, across its Paris airports and its international network. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • The CDG Express rail link is scheduled to open on 28 March 2027, with a 20-minute non-stop journey between the airport and Paris Gare de l'Est. (CDG Express (the journey so far), Nov 2026)

How many passengers use Paris-CDG each year?

CDG is the busiest airport in France. Its passenger numbers grew in most years from 2001 to 2019, fell by more than two thirds in 2020, and in 2025 were still below the 2019 record.

60.9m 2008 57.9m 2009 58.2m 2010 61.0m 2011 61.6m 2012 62.1m 2013 63.8m 2014 65.8m 2015 65.9m 2016 69.5m 2017 72.2m 2018 76.2m 2019 22.3m 2020 26.2m 2021 57.5m 2022 67.4m 2023 70.3m 2024 72.0m 2025
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Passengers at Paris-CDG each year, in millions, on Groupe ADP's count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. Eurostat's figures for 2001-2007 are a different count and are not drawn here.
PeriodValue
200860.9m
200957.9m
201058.2m
201161.0m
201261.6m
201362.1m
201463.8m
201565.8m
201665.9m
201769.5m
201872.2m
201976.2m
202022.3m
202126.2m
202257.5m
202367.4m
202470.3m
202572.0m
Passengers at Paris-CDG each year, in millions, on Groupe ADP's count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. Eurostat's figures for 2001-2007 are a different count and are not drawn here. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

ADP counts total passengers, arriving and departing, as first published in each December release. The DGAC counts commercial passengers on its own basis and Eurostat publishes the figures France reports to it, so the three totals differ slightly and each is named. Eurostat's 2001-2007 figures fill the years before ADP's releases in the regulated-information archive; they are not joined to ADP's series.

Is Paris-CDG back to its 2019 level?

Not yet. In 2025 CDG was still about 5% below its 2019 traffic while Orly was well above, and only a few winter months at CDG have reached their 2019 level.

75.5% 2022 88.5% 2023 92.3% 2024 94.6% 2025
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Passengers at Paris-CDG as a share of 2019, on ADP's count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
202275.5%
202388.5%
202492.3%
202594.6%
Passengers at Paris-CDG as a share of 2019, on ADP's count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

ADP measures recovery against the same period of 2019, CDG's record year. ART's figures for Orly and Le Bourget restate the operator's data. Le Bourget handles business aviation and is not part of ADP's passenger totals.

How busy is Paris-CDG in 2026, and what does ADP expect?

CDG's traffic in 2026 is almost exactly level with 2025. Each month has been within 2.2% of a year earlier, and ADP has cut its forecast for the Paris airports from small growth to a slight fall for the year.

5.37m Jan 4.98m Feb 5.59m Mar 6.05m Apr 6.25m May 6.29m Jun 6.80m Jul 6.86m Aug 6.22m Sep
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Passengers at Paris-CDG each month in 2026, in millions, on ADP's count. Each month comes from the release for that month; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
Jan5.37m
Feb4.98m
Mar5.59m
Apr6.05m
May6.25m
Jun6.29m
Jul6.80m
Aug6.86m
Sep6.22m
Passengers at Paris-CDG each month in 2026, in millions, on ADP's count. Each month comes from the release for that month; the link is to the latest one. (Groupe ADP (Sep 2026 traffic release), Oct 2026)

Monthly figures are ADP's preliminary counts as first published and can be revised. The 108.9 million and the slight decrease are ADP forecasts for CDG and Orly together, made in October 2025 and October 2026. ACI EUROPE's monthly figure is its own rounded count. October 2026 passenger figures were not out when this page was reviewed.

How does CDG compare with Orly and France's other airports?

CDG handles about twice as many passengers as Orly, and about a third of all air passengers in France. Orly has grown faster since 2019, so CDG's share of the Paris total has fallen.

  1. 1 Paris-CDG 72.04m
  2. 2 Paris-Orly 34.93m
  3. 3 Nice 15.23m
  4. 4 Marseille 11.26m
  5. 5 Lyon 10.67m
Commercial passengers at five French airports in 2025, in millions, from the DGAC's airport table. (DGAC (traffic bulletin 2025), May 2026)
  • In 2019, their record year, the Paris airports handled 108,003,056 passengers: CDG up 5.4% and Orly down 3.8% to 31,853,049, during runway works and after the collapse of the airline Aigle Azur. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2019 traffic release), Jan 2020)
  • The DGAC counted 106,967,110 commercial passengers at CDG and Orly in 2025, out of 210,590,662 at all French airports, so CDG alone had about 34% of the national total, calculated from DGAC figures. (DGAC (traffic bulletin 2025), May 2026)
  • On the DGAC table for 2025, Orly had 34,927,304 passengers, Nice 15,226,077, Marseille 11,258,580 and Lyon 10,666,333. (DGAC (traffic bulletin 2025), May 2026)
  • The Paris airports handled 80,885,831 passengers from January to September 2026, down 0.4% and 97.8% of the 2019 level. (Groupe ADP (Sep 2026 traffic release), Oct 2026)
  • ADP says its three airports in the Paris region, including Le Bourget, welcomed more than 103 million passengers in 2024. (Groupe ADP (company profile, Jan 2026), Jan 2026)
  • Across the 26 airports in which Groupe ADP has a stake, traffic was 378,984,019 passengers in 2025, up 4.2%, including 113,070,267 at TAV Airports and 121,343,155 at GMR Airports. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

The DGAC counts commercial passengers and ADP total passengers, so their Paris totals differ slightly. ADP's group traffic counts all passengers at airports where it holds a stake, whatever the size of that stake; it is context, not a CDG figure. ADP's September 2026 release headline gives 81.2 million for the nine months, but its October revenue release shows that 81.2 million is the 2025 comparison.

Where does CDG rank in Europe and the world?

CDG was Europe's third busiest airport in 2025, behind Heathrow and Istanbul, and the busiest in the EU. It ranked 14th in the world, a long way behind the leaders.

  1. 1 London Heathrow 84.48m
  2. 2 Istanbul 84.44m
  3. 3 Paris-CDG 72.02m
  4. 4 Amsterdam 68.77m
  5. 5 Madrid 68.12m
Europe's five busiest airports in 2025, passengers in millions, on ACI EUROPE's figures. (ACI EUROPE (2025 traffic report), Feb 2026)
  • ACI World ranked CDG 14th in the world for passengers in 2025, on the same count as ADP; Atlanta was first with 106,302,208. (ACI World (2025 rankings), Jul 2026)
  • The two European airports above CDG were Heathrow, seventh in the world with 84,482,126 passengers, and Istanbul, eighth with 84,437,710. (ACI World (2025 rankings), Jul 2026)
  • ACI EUROPE put CDG third in Europe in 2025, behind Heathrow (84.48 million) and Istanbul (84.44 million) and ahead of Amsterdam (68.77 million) and Madrid (68.12 million). (ACI EUROPE (2025 traffic report), Feb 2026)
  • On Eurostat's count CDG was the busiest airport in the EU in 2025, with 72,002,540 passengers carried, ahead of Amsterdam (68,770,805), Madrid (68,043,437) and Frankfurt (63,100,559). (Eurostat (airport passengers, avia_paoa), Nov 2026)
  • ADP reports that CDG was voted Best European Airport in the Skytrax World Airport Awards for the fourth year running in 2025, and ranked 7th in the world. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • In the 2026 awards, ADP says, CDG was Best European Airport for the fifth year running and ranked 6th in the world. (Groupe ADP (H1 2026 results), Jul 2026)

ACI World and ACI EUROPE count total passengers. Eurostat covers EU airports only, so Heathrow and Istanbul are not in its table, and we compared CDG with the largest EU airports, not the full list. The Skytrax awards come from a passenger survey run by a private company and are reported here as ADP states them.

Where do Paris passengers fly to and from?

Europe is the largest market for the Paris airports, and Africa is the second, ahead of North America. Domestic flights within mainland France have shrunk the most since 2019. ADP gives these figures for CDG and Orly combined, not for CDG alone.

  1. 1 Schengen Europe 36.6%
  2. 2 Africa 13.8%
  3. 3 North America 11.8%
  4. 4 Mainland France 10.6%
  5. 5 Asia-Pacific 5.9%
  6. 6 UK and EU outside Schengen 5.7%
  7. 7 Middle East 5.3%
  8. 8 French overseas territories 4.6%
  9. 9 Latin America 2.9%
  10. 10 Other Europe 2.8%
Passengers at Paris-CDG and Paris-Orly combined by market in 2025, share of passengers, on ADP's figures. ADP does not publish this split for CDG alone. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)
  • At CDG and Orly combined, Europe made up 45.0% of passengers in 2025: 36.6% to Schengen countries, 5.7% to the UK and EU countries outside Schengen and 2.8% to the rest of Europe. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)
  • Africa took 13.8% of passengers at the two airports, North America 11.8% and mainland France 10.6%. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)
  • Asia-Pacific took 5.9%, the Middle East 5.3%, French overseas territories 4.6% and Latin America 2.9%. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)
  • The fastest-growing markets at CDG and Orly in 2025 were the Middle East (up 12.7%), the rest of Europe (11.9%), Latin America (9.3%) and Asia-Pacific (6.9%); mainland France fell 2.0% to 70.1% of its 2019 level, while Africa was at 121.5%. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)
  • In 2019 mainland France had 15.0% of passengers at the two airports, Europe 43.8% and the rest of the world 41.3%, including Africa at 11.3% and North America at 10.9%. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2019 traffic release), Jan 2020)
  • From January to September 2026, Middle East traffic at CDG and Orly fell 12.9% and Latin America 3.3%, while Asia-Pacific grew 3.0% and mainland France 2.5%. (Groupe ADP (Sep 2026 traffic release), Oct 2026)
  • For CDG alone, the DGAC counted 64,402,410 international passengers in 2025, about 89% of its traffic, calculated from DGAC figures. (DGAC (traffic bulletin 2025), May 2026)

All ADP market figures cover CDG and Orly together. ADP regrouped its categories between 2019 and 2025: in 2019 French overseas territories sat inside the rest of the world, so the 2019 France share is mainland France only, and the European groups changed, so totals are compared with care. The DGAC's international count is for CDG alone and is a different measure.

How many passengers change planes at Paris-CDG?

CDG is Air France's hub, and about ten million passengers a year change flights there on the DGAC's count. ADP's connecting rate covers CDG and Orly together, and it has fallen by about 4 points since 2009.

24.7% 2009 24.1% 2013 24.0% 2015 23.1% 2017 21.7% 2018 22.7% 2019 23.1% 2020 22.0% 2021 20.6% 2022 20.0% 2023 20.3% 2024 20.3% 2025
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ADP's connecting rate for Paris-CDG and Paris-Orly combined, in selected years. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
200924.7%
201324.1%
201524.0%
201723.1%
201821.7%
201922.7%
202023.1%
202122.0%
202220.6%
202320.0%
202420.3%
202520.3%
ADP's connecting rate for Paris-CDG and Paris-Orly combined, in selected years. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

ADP's connecting rate is the share of departing passengers who are connecting, measured across CDG and Orly together; most connections are at CDG, but ADP does not split the rate by airport. The DGAC's connecting count is for CDG alone and on its own basis, so it is not turned into a rate here. Transit passengers who stay on board are a separate, much smaller group.

How big are Air France and the low-cost airlines at CDG?

Air France dominates traffic at the Paris airports, though no exact share for CDG alone is published. Low-cost airlines are a small part of CDG's traffic and a large part of Orly's.

  1. 1 Paris-Orly 66%
  2. 2 Paris-CDG 11%
Low-cost airlines' share of passengers at the two Paris airports in 2025, on DGAC figures. (DGAC (low-cost traffic note 2025), Jul 2026)
  • ART, ruling on ADP's charges, says an international hub mainly served by a strong national airline such as the Air France group is not an extra risk factor for ADP. (ART (decision 2025-092), Dec 2025)
  • Low-cost passengers at CDG fell 4% in 2025 and were 27% below 2019; at Paris-Orly low-cost airlines carried 22,890,000 passengers, 66% of its traffic. (DGAC (low-cost traffic note 2025), Jul 2026)
  • The DGAC says easyJet is the only low-cost airline with aircraft based at CDG. (DGAC (low-cost traffic note 2025), Jul 2026)

ART gives the Air France group's share as a range, around 40-50%, in the public version of its decision, and it covers the Paris airports ADP runs, not CDG alone. No Air France or ADP figure for CDG alone was found, so none is given. The DGAC rounds its low-cost figures to thousands.

How many flights does Paris-CDG handle?

CDG has fewer flights now than in 2008, though it carries more passengers, because aircraft are bigger and fuller. Four bodies count its 2025 flights and each gets a different total, so each is named.

551.2k 2008 491.9k 2010 491.3k 2012 465.2k 2014 473.0k 2016 480.9k 2018 498.2k 2019 212.3k 2020 250.1k 2021 402.8k 2022 448.3k 2023 460.9k 2024 473.8k 2025
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Aircraft movements at Paris-CDG, in thousands, on ADP's count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
2008551.2k
2010491.9k
2012491.3k
2014465.2k
2016473.0k
2018480.9k
2019498.2k
2020212.3k
2021250.1k
2022402.8k
2023448.3k
2024460.9k
2025473.8k
Aircraft movements at Paris-CDG, in thousands, on ADP's count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. (Groupe ADP (Dec 2025 traffic release), Jan 2026)

ADP, the DGAC, DSNA and ACI World with ACNUSA give four different 2025 movement counts, because they include different kinds of flight: the DGAC splits commercial from non-commercial, and DSNA counts every controlled flight. No single figure is used. Older ADP releases list commercial movements, so the early years of the chart may differ slightly in scope. Seat load factor is ADP's measure for CDG and Orly combined.

How much cargo goes through Paris-CDG?

CDG is France's main cargo airport by far and one of the five biggest in Europe. Its cargo has fallen since 2017 on Eurostat's figures, and producers differ on the 2025 total.

2,161k t 2017 2,096k t 2019 1,740k t 2020 1,913k t 2024 1,892k t 2025
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Freight and mail at Paris-CDG in selected years since 2014, in thousand tonnes, on Eurostat's figures. Earlier years are left out because of a break in the series.
PeriodValue
20172,161k t
20192,096k t
20201,740k t
20241,913k t
20251,892k t
Freight and mail at Paris-CDG in selected years since 2014, in thousand tonnes, on Eurostat's figures. Earlier years are left out because of a break in the series. (Eurostat (airport freight and mail, avia_gooa), Nov 2026)
  • The DGAC counted 1,891,666 tonnes of freight and mail at CDG in 2025. (DGAC (traffic bulletin 2025), May 2026)
  • All French airports handled 2,377,703 tonnes of freight and mail in 2025, so CDG had about 80% of the national total, calculated from DGAC figures. (DGAC (traffic bulletin 2025), May 2026)
  • Eurostat counted 2,161,317.1 tonnes of freight and mail at CDG in 2017, the highest since 2014, 2,096,289.9 tonnes in 2019, 1,739,951.3 in 2020 and 1,912,818.2 in 2024. (Eurostat (airport freight and mail, avia_gooa), Nov 2026)
  • In the 2000s Eurostat's series shows 1,101,316 tonnes in 2001, a peak of 1,434,770 tonnes in 2007 and 1,202,228 tonnes in 2009. (Eurostat (airport freight and mail, avia_gooa), Nov 2026)
  • In ACI World's 2025 cargo ranking, Frankfurt (2,026,789 tonnes) and Istanbul (1,980,600) were just above CDG and Heathrow (1,591,964) just below it; Hong Kong led with 5,066,345. (ACI World (2025 rankings), Jul 2026)
  • ACI puts global air cargo at more than 131 million tonnes in 2025, up 3.3%, with the top 20 cargo airports handling nearly 41% of it. (ACI World (2025 rankings), Jul 2026)

ACI World and the DGAC both count freight and mail but give different 2025 totals for CDG, so each is named and they are not merged; Eurostat's 2025 figure matches the DGAC's. Eurostat's series jumps by about 40% between 2013 and 2014, which looks like a change in reporting, not real growth, so its figures from before 2014 are not compared with later years or charted with them.

What did the 2024 Olympic Games do to traffic at CDG?

Very little, as ADP had expected. CDG grew more slowly in July 2024, when the Games opened, than earlier in the year, then picked up in August, and the Games cost ADP money.

  • In February 2024 ADP said it expected the Games to have a neutral effect on total passenger traffic at the Paris airports in 2024, as extra travel for the Games could be offset by a small fall in tourist traffic. (Groupe ADP (2023 results), Feb 2024)
  • CDG handled 6,662,862 passengers in July 2024, up 1.4% and 89.7% of July 2019, against growth of 3.9% from January to July. (Groupe ADP (Jul 2024 traffic release), Aug 2024)
  • In July 2024 traffic across CDG and Orly rose only 1.0%, to 9,870,896, and mainland France traffic fell 5.1%. (Groupe ADP (Jul 2024 traffic release), Aug 2024)
  • In August 2024 CDG handled 6,868,032 passengers, up 5.3%, and 43,875 aircraft movements, up 6.5%. (Groupe ADP (Aug 2024 traffic release), Sep 2024)
  • ADP's measures for the Games in 2023 and 2024 cost €50 million in total, with a net effect of €17 million on its 2024 recurring EBITDA. (Groupe ADP (2024 results), Feb 2025)
  • A Games command centre ran from 8 July to 11 September 2024, with 1,500 Groupe ADP volunteers, 20 field exercises and 50% more Parafe automatic border gates than in summer 2023. (Groupe ADP (2024 results), Feb 2025)

ADP does not give a count of passengers travelling for the Games. The February 2024 view was a forecast. The cost figures cover CDG and Orly together.

Are flights at Paris-CDG on time?

CDG has some of the worst departure punctuality among Europe's big hubs. Its arrivals do better, but aircraft queue longer to take off than at the average large European airport, and they spend more time flying level on the way in.

  1. 1 Istanbul 80.4%
  2. 2 London Heathrow 78.3%
  3. 3 Munich 76.3%
  4. 4 London Gatwick 70.9%
  5. 5 Madrid 70.6%
  6. 6 Frankfurt 67.0%
  7. 7 Amsterdam 65.2%
  8. 8 Paris-CDG 64.6%
  9. 9 Athens 64.0%
Departures on time, within 15 minutes, at large European airports in 2025, on EUROCONTROL's measure. (EUROCONTROL (Performance Review Report 2025), Mar 2026)
  • CDG's arrival punctuality rose 0.4 points in 2025 on EUROCONTROL's measure, and its departure punctuality 2.0 points. (EUROCONTROL (Performance Review Report 2025), Mar 2026)
  • On the same measure, departure punctuality in 2025 was 80.4% at Istanbul, 78.3% at Heathrow, 70.6% at Madrid, 67.0% at Frankfurt and 65.2% at Amsterdam. (EUROCONTROL (Performance Review Report 2025), Mar 2026)
  • Arrivals at CDG averaged 0.93 minutes of air traffic flow management delay in 2025, up 0.6 minutes, while the average for Europe's 30 busiest airports fell to 1.20; they also spent 2.53 extra minutes in holding and sequencing. (EUROCONTROL (Performance Review Report 2025), Mar 2026)
  • Departures averaged 0.79 minutes of local air traffic control delay before take-off and 4.32 minutes of extra taxi-out time, up 0.65 minutes and above the top-30 average of 4.13. (EUROCONTROL (Performance Review Report 2025), Mar 2026)
  • Aircraft descending into CDG flew level for 5.2 minutes on average in 2025, against a top-30 average of 2.8; on our comparison only Paris-Orly was higher, and Heathrow equal. (EUROCONTROL (Performance Review Report 2025), Mar 2026)

EUROCONTROL measures arrivals and departures separately, from airport operator data, and counts a flight as on time if it is no more than 15 minutes late. Its delay figures cover delays caused by air navigation services, not every cause of airline delay. Flying level on descent uses more fuel and makes more noise than a continuous descent.

How many night flights does CDG have, and how is noise policed?

CDG runs close to its legal limit on night flights, and on our comparison of ACNUSA's tables it had the most sanctions for breaking night rules of any French airport in four of the last five years. The independent regulator ACNUSA fines airlines that break the rules.

142 2021 75 2022 174 2023 76 2024 131 2025
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Sanctions at Paris-CDG for breaking night-protection rules, by year, from ACNUSA's 2026 annual report.
PeriodValue
2021142
202275
2023174
202476
2025131
Sanctions at Paris-CDG for breaking night-protection rules, by year, from ACNUSA's 2026 annual report. (ACNUSA (annual report 2026), Jun 2026)
  • In the previous season, winter 2023 and summer 2024, night flights at CDG were 326 below the cap, which ACNUSA says applies between midnight and 5am. (ACNUSA (annual report 2025), May 2025)
  • Inspectors opened 107 cases at CDG for breaches of environmental rules in 2021, 243 in 2022, 152 in 2023, 138 in 2024 and 140 in 2025, on ACNUSA's 2026 report. (ACNUSA (annual report 2026), Jun 2026)
  • ACNUSA issued 156 sanctions at CDG in 2025, 3.3 for every 10,000 movements, against 21.6 at Nantes and 13.4 at Lyon. (ACNUSA (annual report 2026), Jun 2026)
  • In 2024 CDG had 82 sanctions, 1.76 for every 10,000 movements. (ACNUSA (annual report 2025), May 2025)
  • Sanctions at CDG for breaking aircraft noise standards were 14 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 22 in 2023, 6 in 2024 and 20 in 2025; for running auxiliary power units on the ground they were 4, 3, 4, 0 and 5. (ACNUSA (annual report 2026), Jun 2026)
  • Across all French airports, ACNUSA issued 244 orders to recover fines in 2025, worth €13,048,800. (ACNUSA (annual report 2026), Jun 2026)
  • At December 2024, 16,866 homes and other buildings near CDG still needed soundproofing in theory, out of 31,322 identified in 2014; 14,456 had been approved for aid. (ACNUSA (annual report 2025), May 2025)
  • Between 22:00 and 06:00, CDG's southern pair of runways took 50-56% of movements in each month from January to October and the northern pair 44-50%, on DSNA's latest table. (DSNA (CDG traffic data), Nov 2026)

The night cap counts flights in the core night over an IATA season pair, winter then summer. ACNUSA's sanctions are counted in the year of the decision, often for breaches the year before. The 2023 case count comes from the 2026 report; the 2025 report gave a slightly different figure. ACNUSA's movement count is its own. The fines figure is for France, not CDG alone. DSNA's runway table does not label the year; it is assumed to be 2026.

How much does ADP earn, and what do airlines pay at CDG?

Groupe ADP's revenue rose strongly in 2025, and its airport fees at CDG and Orly need the approval of the regulator ART. Fees rose in 2025, then stayed at 2025 levels from April 2026 after ART twice refused ADP's proposals.

  • Passenger fees €880m
  • Safety and security €537m
  • Ancillary fees €302m
  • Landing fees €275m
  • Parking fees €172m
Main parts of ADP's aviation revenue in Paris in 2025, in € million, from its 2025 results. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • Groupe ADP's recurring EBITDA was €2,322m in 2025, up 12.3%, and its attributable net income €382m. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • Airport fees at CDG and Orly, for passengers, landing and aircraft parking, brought in €1,328m in 2025, up 7.5%, after an average 4.5% fee rise from 1 April 2025 approved by ART. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • ADP's aviation revenue in Paris was €2,192m in 2025, up 6.7%, with recurring EBITDA of €572m. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • Passenger fees made up €880m, up 9.9%, landing fees €275m, parking fees €172m, ancillary fees €302m and safety and security services €537m. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • Each departing passenger at the Paris airports spent €31.7 on average in airside shops, bars and restaurants, currency exchange and tax refunds in 2025, down 1.2%; Extime Duty Free Paris had revenue of €848m. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • Groupe ADP reports that ART refused its proposed 1.5% fee rise for CDG and Orly on 16 December 2025 and a second proposal for an average freeze on 10 February 2026, so the 2025 charges stayed in force from 1 April 2026. (Groupe ADP (H1 2026 results), Jul 2026)
  • In the first half of 2026 ADP's revenue was €3,215m, up 1.6%, recurring EBITDA €1,015m, down 1.0%, and spend per passenger €31.0. (Groupe ADP (H1 2026 results), Jul 2026)
  • From January to September 2026 ADP's revenue was €5,106m, up 1.4%, and its aviation revenue in Paris €1,666m, up 1.6%. (Groupe ADP (Jan-Sep 2026 revenue), Oct 2026)

Group revenue and EBITDA include ADP's international airports. Aviation revenue covers CDG, Orly and Le Bourget, and the fee and spend figures cover CDG and Orly together; ADP does not publish them for CDG alone. The account of ART's refusals is ADP's own.

What is being built at CDG, and how many staff does ADP have?

ADP is spending nearly €1 billion a year on its Paris airports and has proposed a much larger plan for 2027 to 2034. The CDG Express rail link, due in 2027, will give the airport a direct train to central Paris.

  • ADP's draft economic regulation agreement for the Paris airports from 2027 to 2034 is based on an €8.4 billion investment programme, with a proposed regulated return of 5.9% on average. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • Aéroports de Paris SA invested €906 million in 2025 and the group €1,265 million, excluding financial investments; Paris projects included rebuilding CDG's runway 1 and renovating departures at Terminal 2A-2C. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • The AGEN pier will add six wide-body aircraft stands to the east of CDG, linked to Terminal 2E-K by an extended shuttle; ADP SA invested €410 million in the first half of 2026. (Groupe ADP (H1 2026 results), Jul 2026)
  • CDG's terminals are being renamed, with numbers for terminals and letters for boarding areas, from September 2026, with the change due to be complete in March 2027. (Groupe ADP (2025 results), Feb 2026)
  • ADP describes a team of almost 6,000 in Paris. This counts its own staff, not everyone who works at the airports. (Groupe ADP (company profile, Jan 2026), Jan 2026)
  • CDG Express trains are due to run every 15 minutes from 5am to midnight, every day in both directions, with one-way tickets from €25. (CDG Express (home page), Nov 2026)
  • The CDG Express route is 32 km long, including 8 km of new track from Gare de l'Est. (CDG Express (the journey so far), Nov 2026)

The €8.4 billion plan is ADP's proposal, sent to ART for an opinion in February 2026, not an approved programme. The CDG Express date, timetable and fare are the operator's plans; the €25 is a starting price. No figure for the total number of people who work at CDG is given, because none from a primary source was found.

Glossary

Groupe ADP
The company that runs Paris-CDG, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget, trading in Paris as Paris Aéroport, with stakes in airports abroad.
AMF
France's financial markets authority. ADP files its regulated releases with it, and this page links to the copies on the state open-data service.
DGAC
France's civil aviation authority, which publishes yearly traffic figures for French airports.
DSNA
The French air navigation service, part of the DGAC, which counts controlled flights at the Paris airports.
ART
France's transport regulator, which approves or refuses ADP's airport charges.
ACNUSA
France's independent airport noise regulator, which sanctions breaches of night, noise and air-quality rules.
ACI
Airports Council International, the trade body for airport operators. ACI World publishes global rankings; ACI EUROPE covers Europe.
EUROCONTROL
The European organisation that manages air traffic across its member states and reviews airport performance.
Eurostat
The EU's statistics office, which publishes airport traffic reported by member states.
Aircraft movement
One landing or one take-off.
Connecting rate
ADP's share of departing passengers at CDG and Orly who are changing planes.
Transit passengers
Passengers who stay on board a flight that stops at the airport. They are not the same as connecting passengers.
Seat load factor
Passengers as a share of seats offered.
Core night
The night period in which CDG's flights are capped, midnight to 5am on ACNUSA's description.
APU
Auxiliary power unit, a small engine an aircraft runs on the ground for power and air conditioning.
ATFM delay
Air traffic flow management delay: time a flight is held because airspace or the airport is at capacity.
Taxi-out time
Time from leaving the gate to take-off; EUROCONTROL reports the extra time above an unimpeded taxi.
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
Low-cost carrier
An airline with a low-fare model, such as easyJet; the DGAC keeps its own list.

Methodology and sources

Figures come from Groupe ADP's traffic releases, results and revenue releases, the French civil aviation authority DGAC, the air navigation service DSNA, the transport regulator ART, the noise regulator ACNUSA, EUROCONTROL, Eurostat, ACI World, ACI EUROPE and the CDG Express operator. ADP is the producer of its figures; we link to the copies of its releases filed with the AMF, published on the French state's open-data service. Each figure links to the body that produced it, with the date. ADP, DGAC and Eurostat passenger counts are kept apart, as are the four counts of flights and the two cargo totals, and Eurostat's early figures are not joined to ADP's series. ADP's market split and connecting rate cover CDG and Orly together. Where we sorted or worked out a figure from a producer's data, the text says so. Forecasts and proposals are labelled with who made them and when. The page is reviewed monthly and the date is shown at the top.