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Cardiff International Airport Coordinates

WLS, GB · Elevation 67m

Quick answer: Cardiff International Airport is located at 51.396702, -3.343330 (N, W).

Different tools require different formats — Garmin devices default to DDM, military maps use MGRS, topo maps use UTM, and web apps expect Decimal Degrees. Copy whichever format your device or application needs. Click any format abbreviation to learn how it works.

All Coordinate Formats

DD

Decimal Degrees

51.396702, -3.343330
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

51°23'48.13"N 3°20'35.99"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

51°23.8021'N 3°20.5998'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30U 476115 5693997
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30UVB7611593997
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

gcjs7umrq
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9C3R9MW4+PG

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Cardiff International Airport. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-51.396702, -3.343330

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-51.396702, -3.343330
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

51°23'48.13"S 3°20'35.99"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

51°23.8021'S 3°20.5998'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30F 476115 4306003
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30FVJ7611506003
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

5yveegt2w
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3CWRJM34+8G

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 30UVB7611593997 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 30 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 30 runs -6° to 0° longitude.
Latitude Band U One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square VB A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter V (west–east) and row letter B (south–north).
Easting 76115 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 93997 Distance north within the 100 km square. Same resolution as easting (10 m).

Geohash Precision

A geohash encodes coordinates by subdividing the Earth into progressively smaller cells. Each extra character roughly halves the cell area. The table below shows Cardiff International Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
g
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
gc
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
gcj
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
gcjs
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
gcjs7
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
gcjs7u
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
gcjs7um
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
gcjs7umr
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
gcjs7umrq
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

Precision 9 (highlighted) is the default and provides sub-5-metre accuracy for most applications.

About Cardiff International Airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff_Airport

Live Converter

The coordinates above are fixed to this landmark. Use this converter to enter any other coordinates — such as a nearby trailhead, parking area, or a location you want to compare — and get all 7 formats instantly.

DD

51.396702, -3.343330

DMS

51°23'48.13"N 3°20'35.99"W

DDM

51°23.8021'N 3°20.5998'W

UTM

30U 476115 5693997

MGRS

30UVB7611593997

GH

gcjs7umrq

OLC

9C3R9MW4+PG