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Nairobi Wilson Airport Coordinates

47, KE · Elevation 1,687m

Quick answer: Nairobi Wilson Airport is located at -1.321720, 36.814800 (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

-1.321720, 36.814800
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

1°19'18.19"S 36°48'53.28"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

1°19.3032'S 36°48.8880'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

37M 256847 9853803
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

37MBU5684753803
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kzf0mxrsr
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6GCRMRH7+9G

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

1.321720, 36.814800

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

1.321720, 36.814800
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

1°19'18.19"N 36°48'53.28"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

1°19.3032'N 36°48.8880'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

37N 256847 146197
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

37NBB5684746197
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

sb4pt8xex
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6GHR8RC7+QG

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 37MBU5684753803 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 56847 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 53803 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 Nairobi Wilson 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
kzf0
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
kzf0m
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
kzf0mx
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
kzf0mxr
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
kzf0mxrs
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
kzf0mxrsr
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Nairobi Wilson Airport

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

-1.321720, 36.814800

DMS

1°19'18.19"S 36°48'53.28"E

DDM

1°19.3032'S 36°48.8880'E

UTM

37M 256847 9853803

MGRS

37MBU5684753803

GH

kzf0mxrsr

OLC

6GCRMRH7+9G

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