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King Shaka International Airport Coordinates

NL, ZA · Elevation 90m

Quick answer: King Shaka International Airport is located at -29.614444, 31.119722 (S, 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

-29.614444, 31.119722
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

29°36'52.00"S 31°7'11.00"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

29°36.8667'S 31°7.1833'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

36J 317938 6722460
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

36JUN1793822460
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kdwps0ueq
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5G2H94P9+94

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

29.614444, 31.119722

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

29.614444, 31.119722
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

29°36'52.00"N 31°7'11.00"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

29°36.8667'N 31°7.1833'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 317938 3277540
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

36RUT1793877540
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

stq0kphsw
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7GXHJ479+QW

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 36JUN1793822460 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 36 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 36 runs 30° to 36° longitude.
Latitude Band J One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square UN A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter U (west–east) and row letter N (south–north).
Easting 17938 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 22460 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 King Shaka International Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
k
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
kd
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
kdw
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
kdwp
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
kdwps
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
kdwps0
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
kdwps0u
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
kdwps0ue
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
kdwps0ueq
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About King Shaka International Airport

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

-29.614444, 31.119722

DMS

29°36'52.00"S 31°7'11.00"E

DDM

29°36.8667'S 31°7.1833'E

UTM

36J 317938 6722460

MGRS

36JUN1793822460

GH

kdwps0ueq

OLC

5G2H94P9+94

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