AirportsMargaret Ekpo International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Calabar, in Cross River State, Nigeria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CBQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CBQ
- ICAO code
- DNCA
- City
- Calabar
- State or region
- Cross River State
- Country
- Nigeria
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 4.9760° N, 8.3472° E
- Elevation
- 64 m (210 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,451 m (8,040 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CBQ means Margaret Ekpo International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: DNCA. ICAO codes that begin with D belong to West Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 4.9760° N, 8.3472° E. It stands 64 metres (210 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Lagos, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Margaret Ekpo International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,451 metres (8,040 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 24 airports of Nigeria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,451 m 8,040 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Akwa Ibom International AirportUyo | QUO | 30 km |
| Sam Mbakwe International Cargo AirportOwerri | QOW | 136 km |
| Malabo International AirportMalabo, Equatorial Guinea | SSG | 142 km |
| Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force BasePort Harcourt | PHG | 148 km |
| Port Harcourt International AirportPort Harcourt | PHC | 155 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 7,671 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 7,152 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,489 km | 7 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,234 km | 6 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 8,983 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,954 km | 16 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,620 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,241 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,010 km | 18 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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