A short approach into one of Europe’s busiest hubs
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is one of Europe’s busiest international gateways, and this short clip, running just over four minutes, captures a narrow-body Airbus jet on its final approach and touchdown. Rather than a full route, the video is built around a single sequence — the descent through the clouds and the landing itself — recreated in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Paris Charles de Gaulle
CDG is France’s largest airport and one of the busiest in Europe, handling a dense mix of long-haul and short-haul traffic. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 renders the airport’s layout and surrounding terrain from real-world data, giving the approach sequence a familiar, recognizable shape for anyone who has flown in or out of Paris.
A short-haul Airbus
The aircraft is a narrow-body Airbus, a common type on exactly this kind of short- and medium-haul European route, fitting alongside the channel’s other mainline jet flights rather than its lighter general-aviation footage.
Watch the flight
The full approach and landing sequence is embedded above, or watch it directly on YouTube.
Related flights
For other mainline jet flights on the channel, see the Boeing 737 MAX departure from Frankfurt and the Berlin to Warsaw crossing, both linked below.