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Cape Town International Airport Coordinates

WC, ZA · Elevation 46m

Quick answer: Cape Town International Airport is located at -33.974030, 18.604333 (S, 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

-33.974030, 18.604333
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

33°58'26.51"S 18°36'15.60"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

33°58.4418'S 18°36.2600'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

34H 278674 6238137
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

34HBH7867438137
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

k3vnxr5qb
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4FRW2JG3+8X

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

33.974030, 18.604333

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

33.974030, 18.604333
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

33°58'26.51"N 18°36'15.60"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

33°58.4418'N 18°36.2600'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

34S 278674 3761863
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

34SBC7867461863
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

sqj1r2g30
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8F5WXJF3+P5

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 34HBH7867438137 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 34 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 34 runs 18° to 24° longitude.
Latitude Band H One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square BH A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter B (west–east) and row letter H (south–north).
Easting 78674 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 38137 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 Cape Town International Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
k
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
k3
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
k3v
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
k3vn
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
k3vnx
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
k3vnxr
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
k3vnxr5
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
k3vnxr5q
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
k3vnxr5qb
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Cape Town International Airport

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

-33.974030, 18.604333

DMS

33°58'26.51"S 18°36'15.60"E

DDM

33°58.4418'S 18°36.2600'E

UTM

34H 278674 6238137

MGRS

34HBH7867438137

GH

k3vnxr5qb

OLC

4FRW2JG3+8X

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