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Geilenkirchen Air Base Coordinates

NW, DE · Elevation 90m

Quick answer: Geilenkirchen Air Base is located at 50.960800, 6.042420 (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

50.960800, 6.042420
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

50°57'38.88"N 6°2'32.71"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

50°57.6480'N 6°2.5452'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

32U 292312 5649631
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

32UKB9231249631
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

u1h3cmpun
Plus Code

Open Location Code

9F28X26R+9H

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-50.960800, 6.042420

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-50.960800, 6.042420
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

50°57'38.88"S 6°2'32.71"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

50°57.6480'S 6°2.5452'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

32F 292312 4350369
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

32FKJ9231250369
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

hnuq16zgy
Plus Code

Open Location Code

3FX822QR+Q9

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 32UKB9231249631 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 32 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 32 runs 6° to 12° 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 KB A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter K (west–east) and row letter B (south–north).
Easting 92312 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 49631 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 Geilenkirchen 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
u1h
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
u1h3
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
u1h3c
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
u1h3cm
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
u1h3cmp
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
u1h3cmpu
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
u1h3cmpun
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Geilenkirchen Air Base

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

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

50.960800, 6.042420

DMS

50°57'38.88"N 6°2'32.71"E

DDM

50°57.6480'N 6°2.5452'E

UTM

32U 292312 5649631

MGRS

32UKB9231249631

GH

u1h3cmpun

OLC

9F28X26R+9H

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