Margaret Ekpo International Airport

Margaret Ekpo International Airport (IATA: CBQ, ICAO: DNCA), also known as Calabar Airport, is an airport serving Calabar, the capital of the Cross River State in Nigeria.

Margaret Ekpo International Airport
Calabar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFederal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)
ServesCalabar, Nigeria
Elevation AMSL210 ft / 64 m
Coordinates4°58′33″N 8°20′50″E
Map
CBQ
Location of the airport in Nigeria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 2,450 8,038 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Passengers189,908
Passenger change 14–156.9%
Sources: FAAN[1] WAD[2] GCM[3] Google Maps[4]

The airport was named after Margaret Ekpo. Who was one of Nigeria’s pioneering feminist and anticolonial activists.

It was commissioned in 1983 by Alhaji Shehu Shagari, the former president of Nigeria.[5]

The Calabar VOR-DME (Ident: CAL) is located 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km) off the threshold of Runway 03 at Akim Qua Town in Calabar. The Calabar non-directional beacon (Ident: CR) is located on the field.[6][7]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air PeaceAbuja, Lagos

Statistics

These data show number of passengers movements into the airport, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria's Aviation Sector Summary Reports.

Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Passengers136,153167,767207,542273,586316,736281,935153,068206,168198,157204,036189,908
Growth (%) 4.40%23.22%23.71%31.82%15.77%10.99%45.71%34.69% 3.89% 2.97% 6.92%
Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013,[8] 2014,[9] Q3-Q4 of 2015,[10] and Q1-Q2 of 2016,[11])

See also

References
  1. Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Margaret Ekpo International Airport - Calabar
  2. Airport information for DNCA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. Airport information for CBQ at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Google Maps - Margaret Ekpo
  5. "Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar". Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  6. "Calabar VOR-DME (CAL) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  7. "Calabar NDB (CR) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  8. Passenger Only Aviation Data Report 2010-13 to Q1 2014
  9. Aviation Sector Summary Report Q4 2014 - Q1 2015
  10. NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR Q3-Q4 2015 REPORT
  11. Nigerian Aviation Sector Summary Report: Q1-Q2 2016


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