Port guide · UN/LOCODE CK AVA
Avatiu, Cook Islands
Cook Islands · 21.20° S, 159.78° W · Also listed as Avarua; Port Hutt
The World Port Index classes Avatiu as a natural coastal harbor on the South Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 4.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 10,850 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 4.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 120 m
- From Norfolk
- 10,850 kmGreat-circle distance
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 120 m and a maximum draft of 8.1 m.
- Channel depth
- 4.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 4.9 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 120 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 8.1 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
Avatiu is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- 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
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Electrical repair
- No
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- No
- Engine supplies
- No
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with the Cook Islands
- US exports, 2025
- $7.3MLed by meat
- US imports, 2025
- $321KLed by special classification provisions
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.