Home / Landmarks / Gerald R. Ford International Airport

Gerald R. Ford International Airport Coordinates

MI, US · Elevation 242m

Quick answer: Gerald R. Ford International Airport is located at 42.880798, -85.522797 (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

42.880798, -85.522797
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

42°52'50.87"N 85°31'22.07"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

42°52.8479'N 85°31.3678'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16T 620638 4748636
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16TFN2063848636
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

dpe5vyhny
Plus Code

Open Location Code

86JPVFJG+9G

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-42.880798, -85.522797

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-42.880798, -85.522797
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

42°52'50.87"S 85°31'22.07"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

42°52.8479'S 85°31.3678'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16G 620638 5251364
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16GFT2063851364
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

607hjcu1n
Plus Code

Open Location Code

469P4F9G+QG

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 16TFN2063848636 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 T One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square FN A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter F (west–east) and row letter N (south–north).
Easting 20638 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 48636 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 Gerald R. Ford International 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
dpe
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
dpe5
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
dpe5v
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
dpe5vy
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
dpe5vyh
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
dpe5vyhn
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
dpe5vyhny
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Gerald R. Ford International Airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_R._Ford_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

42.880798, -85.522797

DMS

42°52'50.87"N 85°31'22.07"W

DDM

42°52.8479'N 85°31.3678'W

UTM

16T 620638 4748636

MGRS

16TFN2063848636

GH

dpe5vyhny

OLC

86JPVFJG+9G

Related Landmarks

Ocean Reef Club Airport

US

25.3254, -80.2748

Aleknagik / New Airport

US

59.2826, -158.6180

Mesquite Airport

US

36.8331, -114.0559

Van Zandt County Regional Airport

US

32.6815, -95.9841

South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport

US

31.3088, -86.3938

Lehigh Valley International Airport

US

40.6518, -75.4428