# Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ / DNCA)

**Margaret Ekpo International Airport** (IATA: CBQ, ICAO: DNCA) is a medium airport in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It has one runway, 2,451 m (8,040 ft) long, asphalt. In 2017 it handled 157 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnca

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CBQ / DNCA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
- Elevation: 64 m / 210 ft
- Coordinates: 4.9760, 8.3472
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,451 m / 8,040 ft
- Passengers: 157,208 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC+1 · Africa/Lagos
- Website: http://www.faannigeria.org/nigeria-airport.php?airport=12
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Ekpo_International_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1030578
- Weather station: DNCA · WMO 65264
- Ident: DNCA

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 2,451 m / 8,040 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 027° / 207° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 194,540 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 202,780 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 157,208 | Wikidata |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [ABV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnaa.md) Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport · Nigeria · 464 km / 288 mi · Air Peace, Aero Contractors, Ibom Air
- [LOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnmm.md) Murtala Muhammed International Airport · Nigeria · 584 km / 363 mi · Air Peace, Aero Contractors, Ibom Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CBQ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- AJ [Aero Contractors](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-contractors) · 2
- P4 [Air Peace](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-peace) · 2
- [Ibom Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ibom-air) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 157K (2017) | #1,642 of 3,974 | #108 in Africa | #10 in NG |
| Longest runway | 2,451 m / 8,040 ft | =2,658 of 29,858 | #334 in Africa | #24 in NG |
| Elevation | 64 m / 210 ft | =33,634 of 43,403 | =2,757 in Africa | =39 in NG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =176 in Africa | =3 in NG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 124.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [QUO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnai.md) Akwa Ibom International Airport · 30 km / 19 mi
- [QOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnim.md) Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport · 136 km / 84 mi
- [SSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fgsl.md) Malabo International Airport · 142 km / 88 mi
- [PHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ng-0004.md) Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base · 148 km / 92 mi
- [TKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/fkkc.md) Tiko Airport · 149 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Margaret Ekpo International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Margaret_Ekpo_International_Airport&oldid=1375152978), revision of 16 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/dnca/data