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Leeuwarden Air Base Coordinates

FR, NL · Elevation 1m

Quick answer: Leeuwarden Air Base is located at 53.228600, 5.760560 (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

53.228600, 5.760560
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

53°13'42.96"N 5°45'38.02"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

53°13.7160'N 5°45.6336'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31U 684262 5901258
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31UFV8426201258
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

u1kng1fxn
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9F576QH6+C5

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-53.228600, 5.760560

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-53.228600, 5.760560
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

53°13'42.96"S 5°45'38.02"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

53°13.7160'S 5°45.6336'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31F 684262 4098742
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31FFA8426298742
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

hns15n48y
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3FR7QQC6+CX

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 31UFV8426201258 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 FV A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter F (west–east) and row letter V (south–north).
Easting 84262 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 01258 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 Leeuwarden Air Base'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
u1k
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
u1kn
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
u1kng
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
u1kng1
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
u1kng1f
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
u1kng1fx
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
u1kng1fxn
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Leeuwarden Air Base

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

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

53.228600, 5.760560

DMS

53°13'42.96"N 5°45'38.02"E

DDM

53°13.7160'N 5°45.6336'E

UTM

31U 684262 5901258

MGRS

31UFV8426201258

GH

u1kng1fxn

OLC

9F576QH6+C5

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