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Richards Bay Airport Coordinates

NL, ZA · Elevation 33m

Quick answer: Richards Bay Airport is located at -28.740999, 32.092098 (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

-28.740999, 32.092098
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

28°44'27.60"S 32°5'31.55"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

28°44.4600'S 32°5.5259'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

36J 411349 6820371
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

36JVP1134920371
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kdyu6rbg8
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5G3J735R+Q3

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

28.740999, 32.092098

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

28.740999, 32.092098
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

28°44'27.60"N 32°5'31.55"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

28°44.4600'N 32°5.5259'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

36R 411349 3179629
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

36RVS1134979629
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

stngd20u2
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7GWJP3RR+9V

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 36JVP1134920371 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 36 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 36 runs 30° to 36° longitude.
Latitude Band J One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square VP A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter V (west–east) and row letter P (south–north).
Easting 11349 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 20371 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 Richards Bay 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
kd
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
kdy
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
kdyu
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
kdyu6
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
kdyu6r
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
kdyu6rb
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
kdyu6rbg
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
kdyu6rbg8
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Richards Bay Airport

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

-28.740999, 32.092098

DMS

28°44'27.60"S 32°5'31.55"E

DDM

28°44.4600'S 32°5.5259'E

UTM

36J 411349 6820371

MGRS

36JVP1134920371

GH

kdyu6rbg8

OLC

5G3J735R+Q3

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