Sorong
The port, airport and yacht clearance at Sorong in West Papua, Indonesia. Jobs, anchoring and visits.
Picture made with AI. It shows the place but is not a photograph.
runway at Domine Eduard Osok Airport, an international airport
validity of a CAIT single-entry yacht permit, which Bird's Head Seascape says can be done at Sorong
Pelabuhan Sorong is an entry and exit port for foreign yachts in Ministry of Transport rule PM 14/2023
Sorong pages
Port, anchorage and airport at Sorong
Pelabuhan Sorong is the commercial port on the north coast of the Bird's Head. Noonsite lists Doom Island as a recommended anchoring location off the port. Domine Eduard Osok Airport is about 5 km east of the port.
Best months and weather
Daily highs: NOAA GHCN-Daily station Sorong/Jefman (WMO 97502), about 16 km west of the port, mean of all daily readings from 1991 to 2020, a record with gaps. Rain: ERA5 reanalysis for the grid point at 1.0 S, 131.25 E, monthly mean of 1991 to 2020, from the Open-Meteo archive. The station rain record is too sparse to use. Rain falls in every month. Season bands are our own estimate.
Sources. Checked 8 November 2026.
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation: Domine Eduard Osok Airport
- Ministry of Transport: PM 14 of 2023, foreign yacht ports
- Ministry of Tourism: Sorong
- Bird's Head Seascape: Procedures for private vessels
- Noonsite: Sorong
- Noonsite: Sorong clearance
- Noonsite: Sorong docking
- Noonsite: Sorong fuel and LPG
- Noonsite: Sorong provisions and laundry
- Noonsite: Sorong transport and travel
- Seal Superyachts: Raja Ampat
- Asia Pacific Superyachts: ports in Indonesia
- Indonusa Marine Services: agency services in Raja Ampat
- Indonusa Marine Services: branch offices
- NOAA GHCN-Daily: Sorong/Jefman (ID000097502)
- Open-Meteo: ERA5 daily rain, 1.0 S 131.25 E, 1991 to 2020
- UKSA superyacht salary guide
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