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McGhee Tyson Airport Coordinates

TN, US · Elevation 299m

Quick answer: McGhee Tyson Airport is located at 35.811001, -83.994003 (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

35.811001, -83.994003
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

35°48'39.60"N 83°59'38.41"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

35°48.6601'N 83°59.6402'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17S 229476 3967124
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17SKV2947667124
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dnk78xjqj
Plus Code

Open Location Code

867RR264+F4

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-35.811001, -83.994003

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-35.811001, -83.994003
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

35°48'39.60"S 83°59'38.41"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

35°48.6601'S 83°59.6402'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17H 229476 6032876
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17HKA2947632876
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

61sk28v3v
Plus Code

Open Location Code

46PR52Q4+FW

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 17SKV2947667124 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 S One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square KV A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter K (west–east) and row letter V (south–north).
Easting 29476 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 67124 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 McGhee Tyson 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
dn
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
dnk
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dnk7
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dnk78
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dnk78x
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dnk78xj
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dnk78xjq
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dnk78xjqj
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About McGhee Tyson Airport

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

35.811001, -83.994003

DMS

35°48'39.60"N 83°59'38.41"W

DDM

35°48.6601'N 83°59.6402'W

UTM

17S 229476 3967124

MGRS

17SKV2947667124

GH

dnk78xjqj

OLC

867RR264+F4