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Gisborne Airport Coordinates

GIS, NZ · Elevation 5m

Quick answer: Gisborne Airport is located at -38.663300, 177.977997 (S, E).

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

-38.663300, 177.977997
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

38°39'47.88"S 177°58'40.79"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

38°39.7980'S 177°58.6798'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

60H 585087 5720133
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

60HWC8508720133
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

rcns1cx9g
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4VHV8XPH+JH

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

38.663300, 177.977997

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

38.663300, 177.977997
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

38°39'47.88"N 177°58'40.79"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

38°39.7980'N 177°58.6798'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

60S 585087 4279867
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

60SWH8508779867
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

xyyecyrw5
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8VCVMX7H+6H

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 60HWC8508720133 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 60 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 60 runs 174° to 180° longitude.
Latitude Band H One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square WC A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter W (west–east) and row letter C (south–north).
Easting 85087 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 20133 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 Gisborne Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
r
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
rc
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
rcn
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
rcns
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
rcns1
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
rcns1c
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
rcns1cx
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
rcns1cx9
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
rcns1cx9g
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Gisborne Airport

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

-38.663300, 177.977997

DMS

38°39'47.88"S 177°58'40.79"E

DDM

38°39.7980'S 177°58.6798'E

UTM

60H 585087 5720133

MGRS

60HWC8508720133

GH

rcns1cx9g

OLC

4VHV8XPH+JH

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