Port guide · UN/LOCODE PE PAI
Paita, Peru
Peru · 5.08° S, 81.12° W
The World Port Index classes Paita as an open roadstead on the South Pacific Ocean. It records a channel depth of 9.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 14 m. Norfolk is 4,690 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Max vessel draft
- 12.5 m
- From Norfolk
- 4,690 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Talara60 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel draft of 12.5 m.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 18.6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Tidal range
- 4 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 48.2 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 12.5 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
Paita 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
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- 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
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- 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 Peru
- US exports, 2025
- $12.1BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $10.7BLed by fruit and nuts
Other ports in Peru
The nearest is Talara, 60 km away in a straight line.
- Bahia de MataraniCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 12.5 mPE MRI
- Puerto IloCargo pier 17.1 m, channel 18.6 mPE ILQ
- Puerto de ChimboteCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 21.6 mPE CHM
- Puerto del CallaoCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 mPE CLL
- SalaverryCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 m, breakbulkPE SVY
- TalaraCargo pier 11 m, channel 17.1 mPE TYL
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.