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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Coordinates

MI, US · Elevation 197m

Quick answer: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is located at 42.213770, -83.353786 (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

42.213770, -83.353786
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

42°12'49.57"N 83°21'13.63"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

42°12.8262'N 83°21.2272'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17T 305713 4676193
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17TLG0571376193
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dps8phz9h
Plus Code

Open Location Code

86JR6J7W+FH

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-42.213770, -83.353786

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-42.213770, -83.353786
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

42°12'49.57"S 83°21'13.63"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

42°12.8262'S 83°21.2272'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

17G 305713 5323807
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

17GLP0571323807
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

60kxz5pwu
Plus Code

Open Location Code

469RQJPW+FH

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 17TLG0571376193 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 17 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 17 runs -84° to -78° longitude.
Latitude Band T One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square LG A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter L (west–east) and row letter G (south–north).
Easting 05713 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 76193 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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
dp
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
dps
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dps8
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dps8p
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dps8ph
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dps8phz
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dps8phz9
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dps8phz9h
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

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

42.213770, -83.353786

DMS

42°12'49.57"N 83°21'13.63"W

DDM

42°12.8262'N 83°21.2272'W

UTM

17T 305713 4676193

MGRS

17TLG0571376193

GH

dps8phz9h

OLC

86JR6J7W+FH