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YAO to CBQ: distance & flight time
Yaounde (Yaoundé Airport) → Calabar (Margaret Ekpo International Airport)
233 mi
374 km · 202 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
233 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YAO — Yaoundé Airport · Yaounde, Cameroon
- CBQ — Margaret Ekpo International Airport · Calabar, Nigeria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YAO
- NSI · Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport8 mi away
- BMM · Bitam Airport122 mi away
- DLA · Douala International Airport125 mi away
- FOM · Foumban Nkounja Airport135 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAO from CBQ?
The flight distance from Yaounde (YAO) to Calabar (CBQ) is 233 miles (374 km, 202 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAO to CBQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m 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 YAO to CBQ?
Nonstop service on YAO–CBQ 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 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAO to CBQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAO–CBQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAO to CBQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAO–CBQ 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.