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Svalbard Airport, Longyear Coordinates

21, NO · Elevation 27m

Quick answer: Svalbard Airport, Longyear is located at 78.246101, 15.465600 (N, E).

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

78.246101, 15.465600
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

78°14'45.96"N 15°27'56.16"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

78°14.7661'N 15°27.9360'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

33X 510588 8685877
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

33XWG1058885877
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

umfvpum8w
Plus Code

Open Location Code

CFCQ6FW8+C9

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-78.246101, 15.465600

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-78.246101, 15.465600
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

78°14'45.96"S 15°27'56.16"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

78°14.7661'S 15°27.9360'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

33C 510588 1314123
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

33CWP1058814123
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

h64fzgtxq
Plus Code

Open Location Code

2FHQQF38+CQ

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 33XWG1058885877 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 33 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 33 runs 12° to 18° longitude.
Latitude Band X One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square WG A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter W (west–east) and row letter G (south–north).
Easting 10588 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 85877 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
u
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
um
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
umf
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
umfv
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
umfvp
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
umfvpu
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
umfvpum
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
umfvpum8
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
umfvpum8w
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Svalbard Airport, Longyear

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Airport%2C_Longyear

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

78.246101, 15.465600

DMS

78°14'45.96"N 15°27'56.16"E

DDM

78°14.7661'N 15°27.9360'E

UTM

33X 510588 8685877

MGRS

33XWG1058885877

GH

umfvpum8w

OLC

CFCQ6FW8+C9

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