Port guide · UN/LOCODE GL JAV
Illulissat (Jakobshavn), Greenland
Greenland · 69.22° N, 51.10° W · Also listed as Iliussat
The World Port Index classes Illulissat (Jakobshavn) as a natural coastal harbor on the Baffin Bay. It records a channel depth of 11 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.9 m. Norfolk is 3,910 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.9 m
- Max vessel length
- 108.7 m
- From Norfolk
- 3,910 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Aasiaat90 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 108.7 m and a maximum draft of 6.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 20 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 1.8 m
- Tidal range
- 2.8 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 108.7 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 21.5 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 6.5 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
Illulissat (Jakobshavn) is listed as a first port of entry.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- No
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, breakbulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Container
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- None
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Greenland
- US exports, 2025
- $8.7MLed by optical, medical and precision instruments
- US imports, 2025
- $29.8MLed by fish and seafood
Other ports in Greenland
The nearest is Aasiaat, 90 km away in a straight line.
- AasiaatCargo pier 6.5 m, channel 23.2 m, container and breakbulkGL JEG
- ManiitsoqCargo pier 8 m, channel 23.2 m, container and breakbulkGL JSU
- Nanortalik HavnCargo pier 3.4 m, channel 23.2 m, container and breakbulkGL JNN
- NarsaqCargo pier 8 m, channel 23.2 m, container, ro-ro and breakbulkGL JNS
- NuukCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 18.6 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkGL GOH
- QeqertarsuaqCargo pier 7 m, channel 23.2 m, container and breakbulkGL JGO
- SisimiutCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 m, container and breakbulkGL JHS
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.