Port Said Bypass West Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Port Said Bypass West Lighthouse
This square skeletal tower, constructed of steel, stands 40 meters tall and became operational in the 1980s. The navigation light is positioned about two-thirds of the way up the 25-meter focal height. It emits a single green flash every 10 seconds, visible for 14.3 nautical miles. Located on the west side of the Port Said Bypass, it guides vessels entering or leaving the Suez Canal. This structure is situated 2.4 kilometers from the nearest port, Port Said.
Why it matters: This lighthouse helps guide ships through the Port Said Bypass, an alternate route intended to reduce crowding at the Suez Canal's northern entrance. It assists vessels in navigating around Port Said's dock areas, ensuring safe passage into this critical shipping lane.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 10s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1980
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Port Said(2.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- N5985.2
- NGA No.
- 21304
- ARLHS No.
- EGY-032
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 40m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower; the navigation light is shown about 2/3 of the way up the tower
Location
- City
- Port Said
- Country
- 🇪🇬Egypt
- Region
- Port Said
- Sea Region
- Located on the west side of the Port Said Bypass, an alternate northern entrance to the Suez Canal, east of the original canal, allowing ships to bypass the crowded dock areas of Port Said.
- Latitude
- 31.2245°
- Longitude
- 32.3419°
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Egypt، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.