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Madrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base Coordinates

MD, ES · Elevation 618m

Quick answer: Madrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base is located at 40.487875, -3.456808 (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

40.487875, -3.456808
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

40°29'16.35"N 3°27'24.51"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

40°29.2725'N 3°27.4085'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30T 461286 4482009
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30TVK6128682009
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

ezjw36dff
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8CGRFGQV+3J

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Madrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-40.487875, -3.456808

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-40.487875, -3.456808
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

40°29'16.35"S 3°27'24.51"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

40°29.2725'S 3°27.4085'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30G 461286 5517991
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30GVA6128617991
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

7bv99m6v4
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4CFRGG6V+V6

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 30TVK6128682009 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 30 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 30 runs -6° to 0° 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 VK A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter V (west–east) and row letter K (south–north).
Easting 61286 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 82009 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 Madrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
e
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
ez
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
ezj
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
ezjw
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
ezjw3
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
ezjw36
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
ezjw36d
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
ezjw36df
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
ezjw36dff
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Madrid–Torrejón Airport / Torrejón Air Base

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid-Torrej%C3%B3n_Airport

Live Converter

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DD

40.487875, -3.456808

DMS

40°29'16.35"N 3°27'24.51"W

DDM

40°29.2725'N 3°27.4085'W

UTM

30T 461286 4482009

MGRS

30TVK6128682009

GH

ezjw36dff

OLC

8CGRFGQV+3J

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