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Islay Airport Coordinates

SCT, GB · Elevation 17m

Quick answer: Islay Airport is located at 55.682708, -6.257525 (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

55.682708, -6.257525
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

55°40'57.75"N 6°15'27.09"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

55°40.9625'N 6°15.4515'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

29U 672417 6174176
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

29UPB7241774176
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

gcgsc8erm
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9C7MMPMR+5H

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-55.682708, -6.257525

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-55.682708, -6.257525
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

55°40'57.75"S 6°15'27.09"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

55°40.9625'S 6°15.4515'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

29F 672417 3825824
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

29FPU7241725824
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

5y5e1x72t
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3CPM8P8R+XH

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 29UPB7241774176 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 29 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 29 runs -12° to -6° 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 PB A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter P (west–east) and row letter B (south–north).
Easting 72417 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 74176 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 Islay 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
gcg
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
gcgs
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
gcgsc
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
gcgsc8
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
gcgsc8e
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
gcgsc8er
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
gcgsc8erm
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Islay Airport

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

55.682708, -6.257525

DMS

55°40'57.75"N 6°15'27.09"W

DDM

55°40.9625'N 6°15.4515'W

UTM

29U 672417 6174176

MGRS

29UPB7241774176

GH

gcgsc8erm

OLC

9C7MMPMR+5H

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