Port guide · UN/LOCODE CL IQQ
Iquique, Chile
Chile · 20.20° S, 70.17° W
The World Port Index classes Iquique as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the South Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 12.5 m and a cargo pier depth of 15.5 m. Norfolk is 6,380 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 m
- From Norfolk
- 6,380 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Rada de Arica190 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 12 ports in Chile with guides here, Iquique records the deepest cargo pier in the index.
- Channel depth
- 12.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 51 m
- Offshore maximum vessel draft
- 11.3 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
Iquique 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
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Chile
- US exports, 2025
- $19.1BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $19.0BLed by copper
Other ports in Chile
The nearest is Rada de Arica, 190 km away in a straight line.
- AntofagastaCargo pier 11 m, channel 9.4 mCL ANF
- Bahia San VicenteCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 mCL SVE
- Bahia de ValdiviaCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 3.4 mCL ZAL
- Bahia de ValparaisoCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 mCL VAP
- CoquimboCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 21.6 mCL CQQ
- LirquenCargo pier 12.5 mCL LQN
- Puerto ChacabucoCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 1.8 mCL PCH
- Rada Punta ArenasCargo pier 9.4 mCL PUQ
- Rada de AricaCargo pier 11 m, channel 15.5 mCL ARI
- TalcahuanoCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 23.2 mCL TAL
- TocopillaCargo pier 11 m, channel 23.2 mCL TOQ
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.