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Ketchikan International Airport Coordinates

AK, US · Elevation 27m

Quick answer: Ketchikan International Airport is located at 55.355599, -131.714005 (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

55.355599, -131.714005
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

55°21'20.15"N 131°42'50.42"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

55°21.3359'N 131°42.8403'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

9U 327951 6137717
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

9UUB2795137717
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

c1f6fv0v9
Plus Code

Open Location Code

947C974P+74

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-55.355599, -131.714005

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-55.355599, -131.714005
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

55°21'20.15"S 131°42'50.42"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

55°21.3359'S 131°42.8403'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

9F 327951 3862283
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

9FUU2795162283
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

1n4m4fbf3
Plus Code

Open Location Code

34PCJ7VP+MW

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 9UUB2795137717 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 9 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 9 runs -132° to -126° longitude.
Latitude Band U One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square UB A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter U (west–east) and row letter B (south–north).
Easting 27951 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 37717 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 Ketchikan International Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
c
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
c1
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
c1f
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
c1f6
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
c1f6f
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
c1f6fv
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
c1f6fv0
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
c1f6fv0v
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
c1f6fv0v9
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Ketchikan International Airport

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

55.355599, -131.714005

DMS

55°21'20.15"N 131°42'50.42"W

DDM

55°21.3359'N 131°42.8403'W

UTM

9U 327951 6137717

MGRS

9UUB2795137717

GH

c1f6fv0v9

OLC

947C974P+74

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