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Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport Coordinates

NKC, MR · Elevation 3m

Quick answer: Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is located at 18.310000, -15.969722 (N, W).

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

18.310000, -15.969722
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

18°18'36.00"N 15°58'11.00"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

18°18.6000'N 15°58.1833'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

28Q 397520 2024756
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

28QCF9752024756
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

eek8ht5pq
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7CC6825J+RV

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-18.310000, -15.969722

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-18.310000, -15.969722
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

18°18'36.00"S 15°58'11.00"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

18°18.6000'S 15°58.1833'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

28K 397520 7975244
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

28KCE9752075244
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

7ssxudg0w
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5CH6M2RJ+23

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 28QCF9752024756 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 28 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 28 runs -18° to -12° longitude.
Latitude Band Q One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square CF A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter C (west–east) and row letter F (south–north).
Easting 97520 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 24756 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 Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
e
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
ee
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
eek
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
eek8
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
eek8h
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
eek8ht
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
eek8ht5
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
eek8ht5p
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
eek8ht5pq
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nouakchott%E2%80%93Oumtounsy_International_Airport

Live Converter

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DD

18.310000, -15.969722

DMS

18°18'36.00"N 15°58'11.00"W

DDM

18°18.6000'N 15°58.1833'W

UTM

28Q 397520 2024756

MGRS

28QCF9752024756

GH

eek8ht5pq

OLC

7CC6825J+RV

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