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Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport Coordinates

IL, US · Elevation 140m

Quick answer: Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport is located at 38.545200, -89.835197 (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

38.545200, -89.835197
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

38°32'42.72"N 89°50'6.71"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

38°32.7120'N 89°50.1118'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16S 252909 4270120
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16SBH5290970120
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dnb57bbn0
Plus Code

Open Location Code

86CGG5W7+58

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-38.545200, -89.835197

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-38.545200, -89.835197
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

38°32'42.72"S 89°50'6.71"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

38°32.7120'S 89°50.1118'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16H 252909 5729880
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16HBC5290929880
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

610hez01b
Plus Code

Open Location Code

46HGF537+XG

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 16SBH5290970120 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 16 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 16 runs -90° to -84° longitude.
Latitude Band S 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 52909 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 70120 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 Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
d
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
dn
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
dnb
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dnb5
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dnb57
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dnb57b
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dnb57bb
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dnb57bbn
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dnb57bbn0
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport

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

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

38.545200, -89.835197

DMS

38°32'42.72"N 89°50'6.71"W

DDM

38°32.7120'N 89°50.1118'W

UTM

16S 252909 4270120

MGRS

16SBH5290970120

GH

dnb57bbn0

OLC

86CGG5W7+58

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