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Sumburgh Airport Coordinates

SCT, GB · Elevation 6m

Quick answer: Sumburgh Airport is located at 59.878899, -1.295560 (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

59.878899, -1.295560
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

59°52'44.04"N 1°17'44.02"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

59°52.7339'N 1°17.7336'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30V 595410 6639152
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30VWM9541039152
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

gfxhds8eg
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9CFWVPH3+HJ

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-59.878899, -1.295560

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-59.878899, -1.295560
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

59°52'44.04"S 1°17'44.02"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

59°52.7339'S 1°17.7336'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30E 595410 3360848
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30EWU9541060848
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

5vr56e2s5
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3CGW4PC3+H6

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 30VWM9541039152 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 WM A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter W (west–east) and row letter M (south–north).
Easting 95410 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 39152 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 Sumburgh 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
gfx
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
gfxh
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
gfxhd
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
gfxhds
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
gfxhds8
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
gfxhds8e
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
gfxhds8eg
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Sumburgh Airport

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

59.878899, -1.295560

DMS

59°52'44.04"N 1°17'44.02"W

DDM

59°52.7339'N 1°17.7336'W

UTM

30V 595410 6639152

MGRS

30VWM9541039152

GH

gfxhds8eg

OLC

9CFWVPH3+HJ

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