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El Hierro Airport Coordinates

CN, ES · Elevation 31m

Quick answer: El Hierro Airport is located at 27.814800, -17.887100 (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

27.814800, -17.887100
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

27°48'53.28"N 17°53'13.56"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

27°48.8880'N 17°53.2260'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

28R 215581 3080033
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

28RBR1558180033
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

esgq0zx0b
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7CV4R477+RP

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-27.814800, -17.887100

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-27.814800, -17.887100
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

27°48'53.28"S 17°53'13.56"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

27°48.8880'S 17°53.2260'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

28J 215581 6919967
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

28JBQ1558119967
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

7e53bbrp0
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5C4454P7+28

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 28RBR1558180033 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 28 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 28 runs -18° to -12° longitude.
Latitude Band R One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square BR A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter B (west–east) and row letter R (south–north).
Easting 15581 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 80033 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 El Hierro Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
e
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
es
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
esg
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
esgq
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
esgq0
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
esgq0z
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
esgq0zx
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
esgq0zx0
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
esgq0zx0b
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About El Hierro Airport

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

27.814800, -17.887100

DMS

27°48'53.28"N 17°53'13.56"W

DDM

27°48.8880'N 17°53.2260'W

UTM

28R 215581 3080033

MGRS

28RBR1558180033

GH

esgq0zx0b

OLC

7CV4R477+RP