Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/paris-charles-de-gaulle-airport

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France region, 23 kilometers (14 miles) northeast of Paris, France
2. What is the opened?March 8, 1974
3. Where is it located relative to Paris?It is about 23 kilometers (14 miles) northeast of Paris, in the Île‑de‑France region. The flat land there makes it easy to build runways and taxiways.
4. When did it open and why was it built?Construction started in 1966 and the airport opened on March 8, 1974. It was built because the old airports in Paris were too small for the growing number of travelers after World II.

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