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Buffalo Niagara International Airport Coordinates

NY, US · Elevation 222m

Quick answer: Buffalo Niagara International Airport is located at 42.940498, -78.732201 (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

42.940498, -78.732201
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

42°56'25.79"N 78°43'55.92"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

42°56.4299'N 78°43.9321'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17T 685026 4756702
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17TPH8502656702
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dr8h23hfw
Plus Code

Open Location Code

87J3W7R9+2V

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-42.940498, -78.732201

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-42.940498, -78.732201
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

42°56'25.79"S 78°43'55.92"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

42°56.4299'S 78°43.9321'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17G 685026 5243298
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17GPN8502643298
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

62258quvq
Plus Code

Open Location Code

47933759+R3

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 17TPH8502656702 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 17 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 17 runs -84° to -78° longitude.
Latitude Band T One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square PH A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter P (west–east) and row letter H (south–north).
Easting 85026 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 56702 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 Buffalo Niagara International Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
d
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
dr
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
dr8
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dr8h
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dr8h2
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dr8h23
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dr8h23h
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dr8h23hf
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dr8h23hfw
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Buffalo Niagara International Airport

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

42.940498, -78.732201

DMS

42°56'25.79"N 78°43'55.92"W

DDM

42°56.4299'N 78°43.9321'W

UTM

17T 685026 4756702

MGRS

17TPH8502656702

GH

dr8h23hfw

OLC

87J3W7R9+2V

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