Kuşadası Lighthouse

Kuşadası displays the characteristic Fl (2) W 10s — 2 white flashes every 10 seconds. Each lighthouse has a unique flash pattern published in the List of Lights, allowing mariners to positively identify it and distinguish it from other navigation aids in the area.

Kuşadası Lighthouse assists vessels approaching 5 nearby ports. The closest is Kusadasi at 0.5 NM to the NE. Other ports served include MENDERES (13.6 NM NW), Vathý (Port Vathý) (14.3 NM WSW), Samos (15 NM WSW), Pythagóreion (17.5 NM SW). Mariners should consult the relevant chart for full approach and pilotage information.

Yes, Kuşadası Lighthouse is currently operational. It is actively maintained and continues to emit its characteristic light signal for marine navigation. Most modern lighthouses are automated and monitored remotely by the national maritime authority.

Kuşadası Lighthouse is located within the Mediterranean East-West corridor — a major trade route spanning the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to the Suez Canal. This makes it an important navigation reference for commercial shipping traffic in the region.

You can track vessels near Kuşadası Lighthouse in real time using MarineRadar. The platform shows live AIS positions of ships in the area, including vessel name, type, flag, speed, and course.

It is a fixed navigational aid on the coast at Southern Turkey, TR. Mariners identify it by its light characteristic — the pattern, colour and timing of its flashes — which is unique among the lights in its area, so a bearing on it fixes a vessel’s position without instruments.