Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG / LFPG) Plane Spotting Map & Live Active Runway Predictor

As of Tue 27 Oct, 22:30 local, the METAR/TAF wind vector predicts landing 27L+26R+27R, departure 26R+27L. The METAR wind is 270° at 5 kt. 27L shows +5.0 kt headwind and 0.3 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed.

At 08:00 local the sun is at 114° azimuth and 4° elevation. Roissy east 27L scores 94/100, 1331 m from runway 27L, view bearing 291.0°, best as a morning spot with a 150-600mm lens. At 16:00 the sun is at 232° and 13°. Roissy east 27L scores 72/100 on a 291.0° view. Morning and afternoon picks follow that bearing: a view that wants the sun in the east is a morning spot, and a view that wants it in the west is an afternoon spot.

The best time to plane spot at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG/LFPG) is the window marked CLEAN FRONT LIGHT for the fence you are using. Morning (07:00-11:00) front light: Roissy east 27L, Mitry 26R approach. Afternoon / golden hour (14:00-18:00) front light: West of 09R. Midday (11:00-14:00) is HIGH SUN / TOP LIGHT at 0 of 3 spotting locations. Read the Best Time of Day & Lighting Schedule by Spot table for the lens and the hours to avoid harsh backlit contrast.

LFPG spotting locations sun direction: Roissy east 27L (runway 27L, 27R) is CLEAN FRONT LIGHT in the morning, SIDE LIGHT at midday, and SIDE LIGHT in the afternoon. Recommended focal length 150-600mm. Crisp fuselage illumination 08:00-12:00 local. No harsh backlit window between 07:00 and 18:00. Mitry 26R approach (runway 26R, 26L) is CLEAN FRONT LIGHT in the morning, SIDE LIGHT at midday, and SIDE LIGHT in the afternoon. Recommended focal length 150-600mm. Crisp fuselage illumination 08:00-12:00 local. No harsh backlit window between 07:00 and 18:00. West of 09R (runway 09R, 09L) is SIDE LIGHT in the morning, SIDE LIGHT at midday, and CLEAN FRONT LIGHT in the afternoon. Recommended focal length 150-600mm. Crisp fuselage illumination 15:00-18:00 local. Avoid 08:00-09:00 harsh backlit contrast.

Roissy east 27L is 1331 m from the 27L centerline, so the lens is 150-600mm. The bands are fixed from that distance: 70-200mm inside 250 m, 100-400mm from 250 m to 450 m, and 150-600mm beyond 450 m. The aircraft itself is about 662 m from this pin on a 700 m final.

Monitor Tower 119.25 MHz, Ground 118.1 MHz, Approach 121.15 MHz, ATIS 127.125 MHz. Online streams lag by 30 seconds or more. A handheld VHF airband scanner at the fence is the zero-delay way to hear a runway change on Tower 119.25 MHz.

No TAF wind shift in the next 6 hours flips the flow. Wind stays near 270° at 5 kt, so 27L remains the favored arrival. The $3/mo Telegram Runway-Shift Alert pings you when D-ATIS or the METAR wind vector changes the active runway: https://planespottingmap.com/airport/LFPG#runway-alerts