Port of Flying Fish Cove
Flying Fish Cove is a coastal harbor in Christmas Island, registered under the UN/LOCODE code CXFFC.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
This record’s port function has not been confirmed by Christmas Island’s national authority — UN/LOCODE lists it as a “recognised location” (status RL), not an approved one. It may represent a distinct small port, a berth, terminal, or anchorage within a larger port, or a place with no distinct port facility.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Medium, Coastal, natural
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Cargo pier4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 3 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Pratique and other quarantine services are available. Communications include telephone, radio, radiotelephone, and air. Cargo can be worked at wharves, anchor, and Mediterranean moor.
The port offers medical facilities. Mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water and fuel oil.
Repair capability is rated none.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 50910, Pub. 175. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.