CDG to EDI: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) to Edinburgh?

The great-circle distance between Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) and Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is 869 km (540 mi, 469 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from CDG to EDI?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 1h 35m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. EDI is roughly northwest of CDG.

How is the CDG to EDI route written in code?

The pair is written CDG-EDI in IATA codes and LFPG-EGPH in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Charles de Gaulle International Airport is CDG (LFPG), Edinburgh Airport is EDI (EGPH).

LFPG starts with L, the ICAO prefix for southern Europe; EGPH starts with E, the prefix for northern Europe. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

EDI sits 257 ft (78 m) lower than CDG, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying CDG to EDI

2 airlines appear on this route in the open route dataset, 2 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 3 carriers sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: AZ, BE, KQ.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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