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Fort McMurray International Airport Coordinates

AB, CA · Elevation 369m

Quick answer: Fort McMurray International Airport is located at 56.653301, -111.222000 (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

56.653301, -111.222000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

56°39'11.88"N 111°13'19.20"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

56°39.1981'N 111°13.3200'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

12V 486389 6278816
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

12VVH8638978816
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

cd0fm16t7
Plus Code

Open Location Code

958CMQ3H+6Q

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-56.653301, -111.222000

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-56.653301, -111.222000
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

56°39'11.88"S 111°13'19.20"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

56°39.1981'S 111°13.3200'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

12E 486389 3721184
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

12EVC8638921184
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

1tbvtndde
Plus Code

Open Location Code

35MC8QWH+J9

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 12VVH8638978816 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 12 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 12 runs -114° to -108° longitude.
Latitude Band V One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square VH A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter V (west–east) and row letter H (south–north).
Easting 86389 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 78816 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 Fort McMurray 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
cd
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
cd0
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
cd0f
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
cd0fm
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
cd0fm1
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
cd0fm16
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
cd0fm16t
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
cd0fm16t7
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Fort McMurray International Airport

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

56.653301, -111.222000

DMS

56°39'11.88"N 111°13'19.20"W

DDM

56°39.1981'N 111°13.3200'W

UTM

12V 486389 6278816

MGRS

12VVH8638978816

GH

cd0fm16t7

OLC

958CMQ3H+6Q

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