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CBQ to JOS: distance & flight time
Calabar (Margaret Ekpo International Airport) → Jos (Yakubu Gowon Airport)
324 mi
522 km · 282 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
324 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CBQ — Margaret Ekpo International Airport · Calabar, Nigeria
- JOS — Yakubu Gowon Airport · Jos, Nigeria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CBQ
- QUO · Akwa Ibom International Airport19 mi away
- QOW · Sam Mbakwe International Airport84 mi away
- SSG · Malabo Airport88 mi away
- TKC · Tiko Airport93 mi away
Near JOS
- BCU · Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport83 mi away
- ABV · Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport118 mi away
- KAD · Kaduna Airport128 mi away
- ZAR · Zaria Airport131 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBQ from JOS?
The flight distance from Calabar (CBQ) to Jos (JOS) is 324 miles (522 km, 282 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBQ to JOS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CBQ to JOS?
Nonstop service on CBQ–JOS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CBQ to JOS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CBQ–JOS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CBQ to JOS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CBQ–JOS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.