Home / Landmarks / Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Coordinates

47, KE · Elevation 1,625m

Quick answer: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is located at -1.318886, 36.928233 (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

-1.318886, 36.928233
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

1°19'7.99"S 36°55'41.64"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

1°19.1332'S 36°55.6940'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

37M 269474 9854127
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

37MBU6947454127
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kzf22rfkf
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6GCRMWJH+F6

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

1.318886, 36.928233

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

1.318886, 36.928233
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

1°19'7.99"N 36°55'41.64"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

1°19.1332'N 36°55.6940'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

37N 269474 145873
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

37NBB6947445873
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

sb4r82474
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6GHR8W9H+FJ

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 37MBU6947454127 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 37 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 37 runs 36° to 42° longitude.
Latitude Band M One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square BU A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter B (west–east) and row letter U (south–north).
Easting 69474 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 54127 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 Jomo Kenyatta 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
kz
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
kzf
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
kzf2
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
kzf22
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
kzf22r
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
kzf22rf
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
kzf22rfk
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
kzf22rfkf
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

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

-1.318886, 36.928233

DMS

1°19'7.99"S 36°55'41.64"E

DDM

1°19.1332'S 36°55.6940'E

UTM

37M 269474 9854127

MGRS

37MBU6947454127

GH

kzf22rfkf

OLC

6GCRMWJH+F6

Related Landmarks

Amboseli Airport

KE

-2.6448, 37.2529

Eldoret International Airport

KE

0.4045, 35.2389

Kisumu International Airport

KE

-0.0861, 34.7289

Kitale Airport

KE

0.9720, 34.9586

Lokichogio Airport

KE

4.2041, 34.3482

Lodwar Airport

KE

3.1220, 35.6087