Orly Airport is the second-busiest airport of Paris, lying about thirteen kilometers south of the city center. It began as an airfield in the early 1930s and was used by the military, including during the German occupation in the Second World War. After the war it grew quickly into the main international airport of Paris, and in the 1960s a new terminal was opened by President Charles de Gaulle. Charles de Gaulle Airport took over most long-distance traffic from 1974, and Orly now serves mostly domestic, European and some intercontinental flights. It is named after the nearby town of Orly.
Before and after
- 1932Construction of Phu Bai International Airport
- from 1932 to 1933Holodomor
- 1932Rise of socialist realism
- 1932Publication of Brave New World
- 1932Construction of Orly Airport
- 1932Construction of Dong Hoi Airport
- 1932Construction of Tan Son Nhat International Airport
- 1932First edition of Venice Film Festival
- 1932Construction of Saudi Aramco
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1916Construction of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- 2 February 1922Publication of Ulysses
- 18 July 1925Publication of Mein Kampf
- 19 September 1926Construction of Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
- 4 July 1930Origins of Nation of Islam
- 1934Publication of March of the Volunteers
The era
This moment belongs to the Modern era (1914 CE to 1945 CE), world wars and a changing world. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.