Pacific Entrance Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pacific Entrance Range Front Lighthouse
This range front light is situated at the southeast corner of a container terminal in Arraiján, Panamá Oeste, Panama. The station was first established in 1914. The present structure, a 20-meter tall square cylindrical skeletal tower constructed from steel, was built around 2017. It is marked with white vertical strip daymark panels and has a focal height of 20 meters. The light emits a yellow flash characteristic of F Y, visible for a geographic range of 13.2 nautical miles. The nearest port, Rodman, is 0.1 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This range front light aids navigation for vessels entering and exiting the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, marking the harbour entrance in a busy shipping zone.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Yellow
- Raw Code
- F Y
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 13.2NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1914
Significant events: station established 1914, current structure built around 2017
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Rodman(0.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3200
- NGA No.
- 0104
- ARLHS No.
- PAN-038
- Wikidata
- Q60746736 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 20m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white vertical strip daymark panels
- Material
- steel
Structure: square cylindrical skeletal tower
Location
- City
- Arraiján
- Country
- 🇵🇦Panama
- Region
- Panamá Oeste
- Sea Region
- Located at the southeast corner of the container terminal at the Pacific Entrance in Panama.
- Latitude
- 8.9551°
- Longitude
- -79.5743°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Pacific Entrance Range Front على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Panama، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.