Port guide · UN/LOCODE TH PKT
Phuket, Thailand
Thailand · 7.83° N, 98.40° E · Also listed as Puket; Tha Rua Phuket
The World Port Index classes Phuket as an open roadstead on the Andaman Sea. It records a channel depth of 7.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 9.4 m. Norfolk is 15,020 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 15,020 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Songkhla Harbor250 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 6.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6.4 m
- Tidal range
- 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
Pilotage is compulsory.
- 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 swell
- Yes
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Thailand
- US exports, 2025
- $19.6BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $91.3BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Other ports in Thailand
The nearest is Songkhla Harbor, 250 km away in a straight line.
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.