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Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island
Christmas Island · 10.42° S, 105.70° E
The World Port Index classes Flying Fish Cove as a natural coastal harbor on the Indian Ocean. It records a channel depth of 23.2 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 17,070 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 17,070 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Tidal range
- 3 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Flying Fish Cove is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- No
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Christmas Island
- US exports, 2025
- $632KLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $68KLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.