page_title: Transport in France
section_title: Air travel
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in France / Air travel
caption_attribution_description: English: Terminal 1 at Charles de Gaule International Airport Français&#160;: Terminal 1 de l'aéroport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle
context_page_description: Transportation in France relies on one of the densest networks in the world with 146 km of road and 6.2 km of rail lines per 100 km². It is built as a web with Paris at its center. Rail, road, air and water are all widely developed forms of transportation in France.
context_section_description: There are approximately 478 airports in France (1999 est.) and by a 2005 estimate, there are three heliports. 288 of the airports have paved runways, with the remaining 199 being unpaved.
  Among the airspace governance authorities active in France, one is Aéroports de Paris, which has authority over the Paris region, managing 14 airports including the two busiest in France, Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport.  The former, located in Roissy near Paris, is the fifth busiest airport in the world with 60 million passenger movements in 2008, and France's primary international airport, serving over 100 airlines.
  The national carrier of France is Air France, a full service global airline which flies to 20 domestic destinations and 150 international destinations in 83 countries (including Overseas departments and territories of France) across all 6 major continents.
caption: Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris
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