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Timaru Airport Coordinates

CAN, NZ · Elevation 27m

Quick answer: Timaru Airport is located at -44.302799, 171.225006 (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

-44.302799, 171.225006
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

44°18'10.08"S 171°13'30.02"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

44°18.1680'S 171°13.5004'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

59G 517948 5094470
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

59GNL1794894470
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

rb1gbqfjr
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4V7HM6WG+RC

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

44.302799, 171.225006

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

44.302799, 171.225006
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

44°18'10.08"N 171°13'30.02"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

44°18.1680'N 171°13.5004'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

59T 517948 4905530
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

59TNK1794805530
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

xzcu0344x
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8VPH863G+2C

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 59GNL1794894470 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 59 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 59 runs 168° to 174° longitude.
Latitude Band G One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square NL A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter N (west–east) and row letter L (south–north).
Easting 17948 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 94470 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 Timaru 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
rb
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
rb1
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
rb1g
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
rb1gb
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
rb1gbq
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
rb1gbqf
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
rb1gbqfj
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
rb1gbqfjr
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Timaru Airport

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

-44.302799, 171.225006

DMS

44°18'10.08"S 171°13'30.02"E

DDM

44°18.1680'S 171°13.5004'E

UTM

59G 517948 5094470

MGRS

59GNL1794894470

GH

rb1gbqfjr

OLC

4V7HM6WG+RC