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Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport Coordinates

08, PT · Elevation 7m

Quick answer: Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport is located at 37.015909, -7.970939 (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

37.015909, -7.970939
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

37°0'57.27"N 7°58'15.38"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

37°0.9545'N 7°58.2563'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

29S 591544 4097132
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

29SNA9154497132
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

eyd6dde9r
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8C9J228H+8V

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-37.015909, -7.970939

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-37.015909, -7.970939
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

37°0'57.27"S 7°58'15.38"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

37°0.9545'S 7°58.2563'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

29H 591544 5902868
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

29HNV9154402868
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

7c6m6t7wx
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4CJJX2MH+P3

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 29SNA9154497132 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 29 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 29 runs -12° to -6° 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 NA A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter N (west–east) and row letter A (south–north).
Easting 91544 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 97132 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 Faro - Gago Coutinho International 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
ey
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
eyd
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
eyd6
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
eyd6d
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
eyd6dd
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
eyd6dde
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
eyd6dde9
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
eyd6dde9r
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faro_Airport_(Portugal)

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

37.015909, -7.970939

DMS

37°0'57.27"N 7°58'15.38"W

DDM

37°0.9545'N 7°58.2563'W

UTM

29S 591544 4097132

MGRS

29SNA9154497132

GH

eyd6dde9r

OLC

8C9J228H+8V

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