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Wainwright Airport Coordinates

AK, US · Elevation 12m

Quick answer: Wainwright Airport is located at 70.638000, -159.994995 (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

70.638000, -159.994995
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

70°38'16.80"N 159°59'41.98"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

70°38.2800'N 159°59.6997'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

4W 463185 7837325
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

4WDD6318537325
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

bkw1z5r0n
Plus Code

Open Location Code

C322J2Q4+62

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-70.638000, -159.994995

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-70.638000, -159.994995
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

70°38'16.80"S 159°59'41.98"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

70°38.2800'S 159°59.6997'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

4D 463185 2162675
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

4DDG6318562675
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

07qnphxpy
Plus Code

Open Location Code

23X29264+JR

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 4WDD6318537325 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 4 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 4 runs -162° to -156° longitude.
Latitude Band W One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square DD A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter D (west–east) and row letter D (south–north).
Easting 63185 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 37325 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 Wainwright Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
b
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
bk
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
bkw
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
bkw1
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
bkw1z
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
bkw1z5
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
bkw1z5r
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
bkw1z5r0
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
bkw1z5r0n
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Wainwright Airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainwright_Airport_(Alaska)

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

70.638000, -159.994995

DMS

70°38'16.80"N 159°59'41.98"W

DDM

70°38.2800'N 159°59.6997'W

UTM

4W 463185 7837325

MGRS

4WDD6318537325

GH

bkw1z5r0n

OLC

C322J2Q4+62

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