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Kirkwall Airport Coordinates

SCT, GB · Elevation 15m

Quick answer: Kirkwall Airport is located at 58.957903, -2.905077 (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

58.957903, -2.905077
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

58°57'28.45"N 2°54'18.28"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

58°57.4742'N 2°54.3046'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30V 505460 6535368
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30VWL0546035368
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

gfmzmuuwd
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9CCVX35V+5X

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-58.957903, -2.905077

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-58.957903, -2.905077
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

58°57'28.45"S 2°54'18.28"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

58°57.4742'S 2°54.3046'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30E 505460 3464632
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30EWV0546064632
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

5vtbtgh96
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3CHV23RV+X5

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 30VWL0546035368 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 V One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square WL A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter W (west–east) and row letter L (south–north).
Easting 05460 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 35368 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 Kirkwall 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
gf
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
gfm
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
gfmz
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
gfmzm
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
gfmzmu
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
gfmzmuu
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
gfmzmuuw
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
gfmzmuuwd
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Kirkwall Airport

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

58.957903, -2.905077

DMS

58°57'28.45"N 2°54'18.28"W

DDM

58°57.4742'N 2°54.3046'W

UTM

30V 505460 6535368

MGRS

30VWL0546035368

GH

gfmzmuuwd

OLC

9CCVX35V+5X

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