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Fa'a'ā International Airport Coordinates

U-A, PF · Elevation 2m

Quick answer: Fa'a'ā International Airport is located at -17.553472, -149.606936 (S, 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

-17.553472, -149.606936
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

17°33'12.50"S 149°36'24.97"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

17°33.2083'S 149°36.4162'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

6K 223258 8057316
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

6KTF2325857316
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

2svs5s7x9
Plus Code

Open Location Code

53JGC9WV+J5

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

17.553472, -149.606936

Hemisphere: N, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

17.553472, -149.606936
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

17°33'12.50"N 149°36'24.97"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

17°33.2083'N 149°36.4162'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

6Q 223258 1942684
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

6QTE2325842684
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

8ejegee83
Plus Code

Open Location Code

739GH93V+6X

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 6KTF2325857316 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 6 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 6 runs -150° to -144° longitude.
Latitude Band K One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square TF A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter T (west–east) and row letter F (south–north).
Easting 23258 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 57316 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 Fa'a'ā International Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
2
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
2s
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
2sv
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
2svs
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
2svs5
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
2svs5s
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
2svs5s7
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
2svs5s7x
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
2svs5s7x9
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Fa'a'ā International Airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faa'a_International_Airport

Live Converter

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DD

-17.553472, -149.606936

DMS

17°33'12.50"S 149°36'24.97"W

DDM

17°33.2083'S 149°36.4162'W

UTM

6K 223258 8057316

MGRS

6KTF2325857316

GH

2svs5s7x9

OLC

53JGC9WV+J5

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