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Charles de Gaulle International Airport

Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) is one of Europe's primary aviation gateways, connecting Paris to destinations across six continents. This metal print captures that global reach — built from real ADS-B flight tracking data. Every flight path is colorized by altitude across your chosen palette.

This print visualizes all 1,002 flights recorded on March 8, 2024 — the 50th anniversary of CDG's opening to commercial aviation. Printed direct-to-metal on an aluminum panel, it is a piece of aviation wall art that locks in half a century of Paris in a single day of flight.

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CDG flight path print — Aurora theme
CDG flight path print — Ember theme
CDG flight path print — Nebula theme
CDG flight path print — Solstice theme
CDG flight path print — Sky theme
CDG flight path print — Coast theme
CDG flight path print — Rose theme
CDG flight path print — Iris theme

Dye-sublimated on aluminum · Float mount hardware included

$119

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Behind the Print

Statistics from the ADS-B flight data visualized in this print.

1,002

Total Flights

471

Unique Aircraft

81

Peak Hour Flights

These statistics capture one full day of ADS-B traffic at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG/LFPG) on March 8, 2024, the airport's 50th anniversary of opening to commercial aviation. The dataset covers 1,002 total movements across 24 hours: 602 arrivals, 394 departures, and 6 touch-and-gos, involving 471 unique aircraft. Traffic ran continuously from 00:00 to 23:59 CET. The peak hour was 07:00, which recorded 81 movements, 73 of them arrivals. A secondary peak occurred at 11:00 with 77 total movements. The quietest period fell between 02:00 and 04:00, bottoming out at a single movement in hour 03. The busiest route pairing by total movements was Kaynardzha Airfield (LBKJ), driven almost entirely by 28 arrivals. Barcelona (BCN) ranked second with 24 total movements, followed by London Heathrow (LHR) at 21, Milan Malpensa (MXP) at 18, and Rome Fiumicino (FCO) at 17. Approach directions were most concentrated from ESE (70), E (66), and SE (61). Departures followed a similar spread, with ESE (56), S (43), and SE (40) leading. French-registered aircraft made up the largest share of the fleet at 182, followed by Austrian (50), unclassified (47), and US-registered (46). Altitude data across 405,289 ADS-B points shows the heaviest concentration between 35,000 and 38,000 feet, with the 35,000-36,000 ft band alone accounting for 31,934 data points. The average observed altitude was 21,686 ft, and the highest recorded was 42,475 ft, logged by French-registered F-HTYR on an arrival from Corfu (CFU). The longest tracked departure covered 1,944.6 nautical miles over 227.5 minutes, flown by US-registered N897FD. The shortest arrival was a 19.5 nm, 7-minute flight from Pontoise-Cormeilles (POX). Combined, the day's flights accumulated 591,972 nautical miles with an average leg distance of 590.8 nm and average duration of 91.1 minutes.

Every print includes a QR code linking to the full flight report.

Full Flight Report
Aluminum print showing flight path visualization
Premium Material

Why Aluminum

Our prints are produced on museum-grade aluminum with a high-gloss finish — the choice of professional galleries worldwide.

Dye-Sublimated

Colors infused directly into the aluminum surface for unmatched vibrancy.

Deep Blacks & Vibrant Color

High-gloss finish delivers exceptional contrast and altitude gradients.

Archival Durability

Scratch-resistant, waterproof, and fade-resistant for decades of display.

Modern Float Mount

Included mounting hardware creates a sleek 3/4" float off the wall.

Gallery-Quality Finish

The same premium process used by museums and professional galleries.

About the Airport

Charles de Gaulle International Airport opened to commercial traffic on March 8, 1974, replacing Orly as France's primary long-haul gateway. Located in Roissy-en-France, about 25 kilometers northeast of central Paris, it was designed by architect Paul Andreu and built to accommodate the next generation of wide-body aircraft then entering service. The airport's original Terminal 1, a distinctive circular structure with satellite boarding pods, was unlike anything else in Europe at the time.

CDG grew quickly. A second terminal complex followed in the 1980s, and the airport expanded steadily to become the second busiest in Europe by passenger volume. It serves as the primary hub for Air France, which operates a sprawling network of intercontinental routes from the airport — including some of the densest transatlantic services in the world. The airport also functions as a major connecting point for passengers traveling between North America, Africa, and the Middle East, benefiting from Paris's geographic position near the center of the European landmass.

The airport's layout is unusual. Multiple terminal buildings are spread across a large footprint, connected by a dedicated automated people-mover system called CDGVAL. Terminal 2, the largest complex, is subdivided into several linked halls labeled 2A through 2G. This decentralized structure gives CDG a character distinct from the single-terminal megahubs common elsewhere. The airport is also connected directly to central Paris via RER B rail service, one of the more seamless city-center rail links in European aviation. For the Île-de-France region, CDG is both an economic anchor and the point where France meets the world.

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