Airports / Nigeria / CBQ
Margaret Ekpo International Airport
DNCA / CBQCalabar, NigeriaELEV 210 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO).
Overview
Margaret Ekpo International Airport (DNCA / CBQ) is a mid-sized airport serving Calabar, Nigeria. The airport sits 210 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into CBQ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO, 16 nm), Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW, 73 nm), and Malabo International Airport (SSG, 76 nm).
Charter pricing from CBQ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Calabar.
Field capability
ICAO
DNCA
IATA
CBQ
FAA / Local
DNCA
Elevation
210 ft
Coordinates
4.9760° N · 8.3472° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Nigeria fields
state range 57–4,232 ft
At 210 ft, CBQ sits lower than 79% of the 29 Nigeria fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 16nmQUOAkwa Ibom International AirportUyo
- 73nmQOWSam Mbakwe International Cargo AirportOwerri
- 76nmSSGMalabo International AirportMalabo
- 80nmPHGPort Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force BasePort Harcourt
- 81nmTKCTiko AirportTiko
- 84nmPHCPort Harcourt International AirportPort Harcourt
Location
Open the full mapDNCA · Margaret Ekpo International Airport · Calabar, Nigeria