Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) opened in 1974 and is named after France’s former president. Last year, the facility processed more than 67 million passengers, making it the third-busiest airport in Europe and the ninth-busiest airport in the world by passenger numbers. However, this is still far behind the airport’s pre-pandemic peak of 76 million passengers in 2019.

Several Air France aircraft at Paris Charles De Gaulle International Airport.

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Today, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the primary hub of the French flag carrier, Air France, and also sees services operated by international airlines worldwide. In 2023, the busiest routes from the airport were:

  1. New York (JFK) – 886,000 passengers
  2. Montreal (YUL) – 729,000 passengers
  3. Dubai (DXB) – 610,00 passengers
  4. Nice (NCE) – 585,000 passengers
  5. Barcelona (BCN) – 556,000 passengers.

Some of the routes from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport are quite long. Using data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, we dive into the five longest routes flown from the airport in January 2025 and which airlines operate them.

5

Paris (CDG) – Singapore (SIN)

6,666 miles

Two airlines currently connect Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) with Singapore Changi Airport (SIN): Air France and Singapore Airlines. At 6,666 miles long, this is the fifth-longest non-stop route to be flown from the French capital in January 2025. Between them, the two carriers will offer a total of 23,011 seats between the two cities.

Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER

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Both airlines will offer a daily service throughout January 2025 with the Boeing 777-300ER. Air France will also operate an additional 13 services over the month with its Boeing 787-9s, bringing the total number of flights in each direction operated by the SkyTeam member to 44. Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines will operate an additional eight flights with its Airbus A350-900s, bringing its total for the month to 39.

Singapore Airlines currently operates 22 Boeing 777-300ERs, each able to carry 264 passengers in a four-class configuration—four in first class, 48 in business class, 28 in premium economy, and 184 in economy class. The carrier is based at Singapore Changi Airport, which is widely regarded in the industry as one of the best airports in the world.

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4

Paris (CDG) – Manila (MNL)

6,678 miles

Air France will operate 13 flights in each direction between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) in January 2025, equating to three flights per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday departures from Paris). The carrier deploys its Airbus A350-900s on the route. Air France’s partner airline, KLM, also offers direct services from its hub at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) to Manila four times per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays).

Air France Airbus A350-900 Inflight

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Launched in December 2024, Air France is today the sole operator of direct flights between Paris and the capital of the Philippines. However, the carrier faces indirect competition from several airlines, including Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines, which link the two cities via their respective hubs in Dubai (DXB), Hong Kong (HKG), Doha (DOH), and Istanbul (IST).

Air France took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 in September 2019, and the latest data from ch-aviation shows that the carrier currently operates 35 of the aircraft. As the airline takes delivery of more A350-900s, the new aircraft will replace its aging A330-200s and Boeing 777-200ERs.

Air France’s flights to and from Manila are operated by the Airbus A350-900, which can carry up to 324 passengers in a three-class configuration—34 in business class, 24 in premium economy, and 266 in business class. Although not on this route, the carrier also operates a more premium-heavy configuration on some of its A350-900s, totaling 292 passengers, split between 48 in business class, 32 in premium economy, and 212 in economy class.

F-HTYA Air France Airbus A350-900 Departing New York JFK

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3

Paris (CDG) – Buenos Aires (EZE)

6,881 miles

The third-longest route from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is to Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In January 2025, Air France will operate 31 flights between the two cities, equating to one flight per day.

The route will be flown with the Airbus A350-900 for 26 days in January 2025, while the remaining five services will be flown with the Boeing 787-9. The two aircraft have very similar passenger capacities, with the 787-9 able to carry up to 279 passengers—30 in business class, 21 in premium economy, and 228 in business class.

Air France Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner taking off.

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On its route between Paris and Buenos Aires, Air France faces indirect competition from a handful of carriers, such as British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia, Lufthansa, and United Airlines, via their respective hubs in London (LHR), Atlanta (ATL), Madrid (MAD), Frankfurt (FRA), and Houston (IAH).

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2

Paris (CDG) – Santiago de Chile (SCL)

7,239 miles

In January 2025, Air France will operate one daily flight each way between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) in Santiago de Chile with its Airbus A350-900s. At 7,239 miles long, this is the second-longest non-stop route to be operated from the French capital, and southbound flights have a block time of around 14 hours and 30 minutes.

Air France Airbus A350 Landing In Los Angeles

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Last year, Paris Charles de Gaulle was the tenth-busiest international route flown from Santiago de Chile, with more than 222,000 passengers. The five busiest international destinations by passenger numbers were as follows:

  1. Buenos Aires (EZE / AEP) – 1,517,000 passengers
  2. Lima (LIM) – 1,408,000 passengers
  3. São Paulo (GRU) – 1,107,000 passengers
  4. Bogotá (BOG) – 703,000 passengers
  5. Rio de Janeiro (GIG) – 559,000 passengers.

However, when looking solely at intercontinental routes, Paris Charles de Gaulle rises to third place, after Madrid (MAD), with 471,000 passengers, and Miami (MIA), with 457,000 passengers.

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1

Paris (CDG) – Perth (PER)

8,847 miles

In January 2025, the longest non-stop flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Perth Airport (PER) in Australia is 8,847 miles long. The flight has a block time of around 16 hours and 30 minutes, putting it well and truly in the ultra-long-haul category.

Qantas will operate 13 flights in each direction between Paris and Perth, deploying its Boeing 787-9s on the route. The carrier does not face any direct competition on the route, but there are plenty of one-stop options available to passengers from Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Air Mauritius, and Thai Airways via their respective hubs in Singapore (SIN), Dubai (DXB), Mauritius (MRU), and Bangkok (BKK).

Qantas Boeing 787-9 landing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW

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Qantas operated its first non-stop flight from Perth to Europe in March 2018, when it commenced services to London Heathrow (LHR). Since then, the Australian flag carrier has also launched non-stop flights to Paris (CDG) year-round and to Rome (FCO) in the northern summer.

Qantas is also due to launch ultra-long-haul direct services to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from its hub at Sydney Airport (SYD). On the Project Sunrise flights, slated to launch next year, Qantas will deploy its specially configured Airbus A350-1000s. The direct flights will reduce total travel time by up to four hours compared to the one-stop services currently available.

Qantas Airbus A350-1000

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Qantas has 12 Airbus A350-1000s on order, and services are expected to begin around the time of the first delivery in mid-2026. Each aircraft can carry up to 238 passengers in a four-class configuration: six in first class, 52 in business class, 40 in premium economy, and 140 in economy class.

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The five longest routes from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and the airlines and aircraft that operate them are summarized in the table below:

Destination

Length

Airline(s)

Aircraft

Singapore (SIN)

6,666 miles

Air France, Singapore Airlines

Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-900

Manila (MNL)

6,678 miles

Air France

Airbus A350-900

Buenos Aires (EZE)

6,881 miles

Air France

Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-900

Santiago de Chile (SCL)

7,239 miles

Air France

Airbus A350-900

Perth (PER)

8,847 miles

Qantas

Boeing 787-9

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