Guide to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Spotting here is accepted but YOU NEED A LETTER from the PREFECTURE DE LA SEINE SAINT DENIS. The police arrived within 5 minutes and apparently the fine is 350 euros if you do not have one. It is free but you must apply in French and it takes about 3 to 5 weeks to arrive and enclosed a photocopy of your passport/national ID Card.
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Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Weather
All times on the weather descriptions are local
Observed at 08:30 - (29 mins ago)
-6°C
Light Snow
Clouds: Scattered Clouds at 4,200ft, Overcast at 5,000ft, , Broken Clouds at 1,400ft, Overcast at 3,000ft
Wind: 150° at 09 knots
Visibility: Greater than 10km
QNH: 1027
Dew Point: -14°C
Runways with a headwind: Runways 08L/R, Runways 09L/R
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Spot A - 08/26 L
Approach shots from the west park on Chermin des Voyeux and shot can be taken from there.
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N48° 59' 25" (N48° 59.41')
Longitude: E2° 33' 0" (E2° 33')
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Spot B - 08/26 L & R
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N48° 59' 29" (N48° 59.491')
Longitude: E2° 34' 30" (E2° 34.5')
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Focal Length: 190mm
Focal Length: 120mm
Focal Length: 98mm
Focal Length: 270mm
Spot C - D88
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N48° 59' 27" (N48° 59.45')
Longitude: E2° 35' 28" (E2° 35.469')
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Spot D - 09/27L & R
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N49° 1' 42" (N49° 1.707')
Longitude: E2° 33' 28" (E2° 33.468')
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Spot E - 09/27 L7R
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N49° 1' 38" (N49° 1.635')
Longitude: E2° 32' 28" (E2° 32.462')
Spot F - Front of the Pullman hotel.
To get here you must take the RER to CDG terminal 1, if coming from the city of Paris, or stay at one of the many hotels that are close together here.
To disembark from CDG Terminal 1, you should take the rue de Paris to the rue de Rome where you will already see a big lawn, this is the place. Here you will not need the approval required by the airport authorities to shoot.
Traffic aircraft is a very important league is where North and South sides of this enormous airport, the planes are very close to you.
lenses 18-200mm and 100-400mm
Best time - starting at 11 am and all afternoon
NOTE - with 100-400mm lens you'll be able to shoot the takeoff runways 26L / R
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N49° 0' 29" (N49° 0.489')
Longitude: E2° 33' 17" (E2° 33.28')
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Focal Length: 53mm
Focal Length: 78mm
Focal Length: 26mm
Focal Length: 28mm
Spot G - Terminal 1
The exterior of the terminal, a road around it.
In this way all points of it are spotting, but the doors between 18-24, are the best places.
It uses lenses 30-100
Best hour of photography, after 11 hours of the morning.
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N49° 0' 51" (N49° 0.857')
Longitude: E2° 32' 34" (E2° 32.574')
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Focal Length: 95mm
Focal Length: 108mm
Focal Length: 95mm
Focal Length: 200mm
Spot H - Concorde
This point is near the spotting point Pulmann with almost the same traffic, the difference is that the more closer to terminal 1
There is a slight elevation in which they can shoot and often some structure.
From here you can photograph aircraft on the taxi way to leave or go to the terminal 1
Or terminal 2 to runway 09-25 and vs/vs
It's good to have a small ladder two steps.
Lenses 15-150
From sunrise until about 11 hours morning
Sat Nav Co-ordinates
(Some locations may not be next to a road but the sat nav should get you pretty close using these co-ordinates)
Latitude: N49° 0' 37" (N49° 0.624')
Longitude: E2° 32' 56" (E2° 32.93')
Photos
Focal Length: 31mm
Focal Length: 38mm
Focal Length: 85mm
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Saturday 26th November, 2011 at 23:47 GMT
Spotting points:
Around the outside of the Terminal 1.
One of the best places is between the door 18 and 24, near the taxi stop
This point of spotting is opened without glasses, but covered, so in the rain or cold, is one of the best.
Best time After 11 hours of the morning
Lens between 40-200.
Saturday 30th April, 2011 at 08:51 GMT
Dont really mind about not being able to take photos, just so long as i can get some registration markings.
Friday 29th April, 2011 at 14:05 GMT
The mound is still there but smaller than before as a newish car park had been built, over the 4 days had no problems spotting from this area (close to the concorde on display) i do have a permit to photograph but wasent asked or stopped by any airport workers
Friday 8th April, 2011 at 14:11 GMT
Monday 21st March, 2011 at 21:03 GMT
Regards
Mark
Sunday 16th January, 2011 at 21:08 GMT
Yes, that is the correct adress.
Jan
Tuesday 4th January, 2011 at 20:22 GMT
I look forward to your reply
Regards
Mark
Sunday 24th October, 2010 at 21:15 GMT