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Vancouver International Airport Coordinates

BC, CA · Elevation 4m

Quick answer: Vancouver International Airport is located at 49.193901, -123.183998 (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

49.193901, -123.183998
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

49°11'38.04"N 123°11'2.39"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

49°11.6341'N 123°11.0399'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

10U 486594 5449027
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

10UDV8659449027
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

c28rugkph
Plus Code

Open Location Code

84XR5RV8+FW

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-49.193901, -123.183998

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-49.193901, -123.183998
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

49°11'38.04"S 123°11'2.39"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

49°11.6341'S 123°11.0399'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

10F 486594 4550973
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

10FDL8659450973
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

1r22hus0u
Plus Code

Open Location Code

442RRR48+F4

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 10UDV8659449027 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 10 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 10 runs -126° to -120° 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 DV A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter D (west–east) and row letter V (south–north).
Easting 86594 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 49027 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 Vancouver 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
c2
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
c28
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
c28r
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
c28ru
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
c28rug
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
c28rugk
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
c28rugkp
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
c28rugkph
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Vancouver International Airport

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

49.193901, -123.183998

DMS

49°11'38.04"N 123°11'2.39"W

DDM

49°11.6341'N 123°11.0399'W

UTM

10U 486594 5449027

MGRS

10UDV8659449027

GH

c28rugkph

OLC

84XR5RV8+FW

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