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Thunder Bay International Airport Coordinates

ON, CA · Elevation 199m

Quick answer: Thunder Bay International Airport is located at 48.371899, -89.323898 (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

48.371899, -89.323898
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

48°22'18.84"N 89°19'26.03"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

48°22.3139'N 89°19.4339'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16U 327903 5360246
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16UCU2790360246
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

f087pmu6d
Plus Code

Open Location Code

86WG9MCG+MQ

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-48.371899, -89.323898

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-48.371899, -89.323898
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

48°22'18.84"S 89°19'26.03"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

48°22.3139'S 89°19.4339'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16F 327903 4639754
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16FCM2790339754
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

4p2kz6hm6
Plus Code

Open Location Code

463GJMHG+79

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 16UCU2790360246 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 16 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 16 runs -90° to -84° 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 CU A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter C (west–east) and row letter U (south–north).
Easting 27903 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 60246 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 Thunder Bay International Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
f
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
f0
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
f08
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
f087
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
f087p
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
f087pm
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
f087pmu
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
f087pmu6
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
f087pmu6d
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Thunder Bay International Airport

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

48.371899, -89.323898

DMS

48°22'18.84"N 89°19'26.03"W

DDM

48°22.3139'N 89°19.4339'W

UTM

16U 327903 5360246

MGRS

16UCU2790360246

GH

f087pmu6d

OLC

86WG9MCG+MQ

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