Where is the port of Balboa?

Balboa is in Panama, at 8.95° N, 79.57° W (WPI reference position).

Is Balboa inside an Emission Control Area?

Balboa's reference position is not inside any of the five IMO Emission Control Areas tracked here — indicative screening only.

How far is Balboa from other major ports?

Nearest listed ports by modelled sea route: Colón (25 nm), Cartagena (328 nm), Buenaventura (345 nm). See the full table below.

Port Directory · Panama

Balboa

Port reference data and sea-route distances for Balboa, Panama.

ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDUTC --:--:--ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDUTC --:--:--ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTED

Position

8.95° N, 79.57° W — WPI record BALBOA

Port class

WPI harbour size: minor. Max vessel: large vessels.

Depths & tide

Channel depth (max): 31.1 m. Anchorage depth (max): 34.7 m. Mean tidal range: 5 m.

Sea distances

Nearest ports from Balboa

Sea-route distances over an open maritime routing network — planning estimates, not voyage plans.

Balboa Colón25 nm Balboa Cartagena328 nm Balboa Buenaventura345 nm Balboa Kingston628 nm Balboa Guayaquil837 nm Balboa Freeport1,252 nm

Distances computed over the MARNET maritime routing network between WPI port positions. Click a row to open the full calculator prefilled with this pair.

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