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Glasgow Airport Coordinates

SCT, GB · Elevation 8m

Quick answer: Glasgow Airport is located at 55.871899, -4.433060 (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

55.871899, -4.433060
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

55°52'18.84"N 4°25'59.02"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

55°52.3139'N 4°25.9836'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30U 410331 6192751
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30UVG1033192751
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

gcuvg55vq
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9C7QVHC8+QJ

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-55.871899, -4.433060

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-55.871899, -4.433060
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

55°52'18.84"S 4°25'59.02"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

55°52.3139'S 4°25.9836'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30F 410331 3807249
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30FVD1033107249
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

5yhf5hgfw
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3CPQ4HH8+96

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 30UVG1033192751 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 VG A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter V (west–east) and row letter G (south–north).
Easting 10331 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 92751 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 Glasgow 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
gcu
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
gcuv
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
gcuvg
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
gcuvg5
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
gcuvg55
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
gcuvg55v
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
gcuvg55vq
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Glasgow Airport

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

55.871899, -4.433060

DMS

55°52'18.84"N 4°25'59.02"W

DDM

55°52.3139'N 4°25.9836'W

UTM

30U 410331 6192751

MGRS

30UVG1033192751

GH

gcuvg55vq

OLC

9C7QVHC8+QJ

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