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Philadelphia International Airport Coordinates

PA, US · Elevation 11m

Quick answer: Philadelphia International Airport is located at 39.871899, -75.241096 (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

39.871899, -75.241096
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

39°52'18.84"N 75°14'27.95"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

39°52.3139'N 75°14.4658'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

18S 479382 4413567
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

18SVK7938213567
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dr46zf7ne
Plus Code

Open Location Code

87F6VQC5+PJ

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-39.871899, -75.241096

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-39.871899, -75.241096
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

39°52'18.84"S 75°14'27.95"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

39°52.3139'S 75°14.4658'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

18H 479382 5586433
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

18HVA7938286433
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

62fmpve17
Plus Code

Open Location Code

47G64QH5+86

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 18SVK7938213567 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 18 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 18 runs -78° to -72° longitude.
Latitude Band S One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square VK A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter V (west–east) and row letter K (south–north).
Easting 79382 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 13567 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 Philadelphia 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
dr4
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dr46
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dr46z
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dr46zf
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dr46zf7
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dr46zf7n
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dr46zf7ne
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Philadelphia International Airport

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

39.871899, -75.241096

DMS

39°52'18.84"N 75°14'27.95"W

DDM

39°52.3139'N 75°14.4658'W

UTM

18S 479382 4413567

MGRS

18SVK7938213567

GH

dr46zf7ne

OLC

87F6VQC5+PJ