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Brussels Airport Coordinates

VBR, BE · Elevation 53m

Quick answer: Brussels Airport is located at 50.901402, 4.484440 (N, E).

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

50.901402, 4.484440
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

50°54'5.05"N 4°29'3.98"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

50°54.0841'N 4°29.0664'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31U 604381 5639910
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31UFS0438139910
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

u151w436p
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9F26WF2M+HR

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-50.901402, 4.484440

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-50.901402, 4.484440
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

50°54'5.05"S 4°29'3.98"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

50°54.0841'S 4°29.0664'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31F 604381 4360090
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31FFD0438160090
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

hngnqj9mz
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3FX63FXM+H2

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 31UFS0438139910 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 31 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 31 runs 0° to 6° 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 FS A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter F (west–east) and row letter S (south–north).
Easting 04381 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 39910 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 Brussels Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
u
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
u1
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
u15
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
u151
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
u151w
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
u151w4
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
u151w43
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
u151w436
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
u151w436p
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Brussels Airport

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

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DD

50.901402, 4.484440

DMS

50°54'5.05"N 4°29'3.98"E

DDM

50°54.0841'N 4°29.0664'E

UTM

31U 604381 5639910

MGRS

31UFS0438139910

GH

u151w436p

OLC

9F26WF2M+HR

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