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Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG), also known as Roissy Airport, is the primary international airport serving Paris, the capital city of France.The airport was opened in 1974, and is located in Roissy-en-France, 23 km (14 mi) northeast of Paris and is named for World War II leader and French President Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), whose initials form its IATA airport code.
CDGVAL is a free shuttle rail service at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), using the VAL (English: automatic light vehicle) driverless, rubber-tyred people mover technology. The first line, which connects the three airport terminals, train stations, and parking lots, opened on 4 April 2007.
Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV station (French pronunciation: [aeʁɔpɔʁ ʃaʁl də ɡol dø teʒeve]) is a major passenger railway station in Tremblay-en-France, France. It is directly beneath terminal two of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (between the C/D and E/F concourses) and is operated by the SNCF .
The closest station to Roissy-en-France is Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 station on line B of the RER, Paris Region's express suburban rail system. This station is located inside the airport, on the part of the airport belonging to the commune of Tremblay-en-France, 3 km (1.9 mi) from the town center of Roissy-en-France.
In 1987, the French government decided to build a TGV station at the airport, and in 1989 airport managers agreed to allow the construction of a joint TGV and RER station under Terminal 2, with the RER tracks being extended east and south of this original station. The new station, Aeroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV, opened on 24 November 1994.
Groupe ADP, formerly Aéroports de Paris or ADP (Paris Airports), is an international airport operator based in Paris (France). Groupe ADP owns and manages Parisian international airports Charles de Gaulle Airport, Orly Airport and Le Bourget Airport, all gathered under the brand Paris Aéroport since 2016.