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Glasgow Prestwick Airport Coordinates

SCT, GB · Elevation 20m

Quick answer: Glasgow Prestwick Airport is located at 55.501499, -4.577182 (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

55.501499, -4.577182
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

55°30'5.40"N 4°34'37.86"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

55°30.0899'N 4°34.6309'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30U 400377 6151730
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30UVG0037751730
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

gcuexzdzx
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9C7QGC2F+CW

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-55.501499, -4.577182

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-55.501499, -4.577182
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

55°30'5.40"S 4°34'37.86"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

55°30.0899'S 4°34.6309'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30F 400377 3848270
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30FVD0037748270
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

5yhsrb6br
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3CPQFCXF+C4

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 30UVG0037751730 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 00377 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 51730 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 Prestwick 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
gcue
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
gcuex
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
gcuexz
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
gcuexzd
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
gcuexzdz
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
gcuexzdzx
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Glasgow Prestwick Airport

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

55.501499, -4.577182

DMS

55°30'5.40"N 4°34'37.86"W

DDM

55°30.0899'N 4°34.6309'W

UTM

30U 400377 6151730

MGRS

30UVG0037751730

GH

gcuexzdzx

OLC

9C7QGC2F+CW

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