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 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Calabar, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 210 ft / 64 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 4°58′33″N 8°20′50″E / 4.97583°N 8.34722°E | ||||||||||
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  CBQ Location of the airport in Nigeria | |||||||||||
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The Calabar VOR-DME (Ident: CAL) is located 2.9 nautical miles (5.4 km) off the threshold of Runway 03. The Calabar non-directional beacon (Ident: CR) is located on the field.[5][6]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Peace | Lagos, Abuja |
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 |
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| Passengers | 136,153 | 167,767 | 207,542 | 273,586 | 316,736 | 281,935 | 153,068 | 206,168 | 198,157 | 204,036 | 189,908 |
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| Source: Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Aviation Sector Reports (2010-2013,[7] 2014,[8] Q3-Q4 of 2015,[9] and Q1-Q2 of 2016,[10]) | |||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN): Margaret Ekpo International Airport - Calabar
- ^ Template:WAD
- ^ Airport information for CBQ at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Margaret Ekpo
- ^ "Calabar VOR-DME (CAL) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ OurAirports - CR NDB
- ^ Passenger Only Aviation Data Report 2010-13 to Q1 2014
- ^ Aviation Sector Summary Report Q4 2014 - Q1 2015
- ^ NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR Q3-Q4 2015 REPORT
- ^ Nigerian Aviation Sector Summary Report: Q1-Q2 2016
External links
- Accident history for CBQ at Aviation Safety Network
- OpenStreetMap - Calabar
- SkyVector - Margaret Ekpo
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