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Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base Coordinates

NAQ, FR · Elevation 31m

Quick answer: Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base is located at 45.658298, -0.317500 (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

45.658298, -0.317500
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

45°39'29.87"N 0°19'3.00"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

45°39.4979'N 0°19.0500'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30T 708985 5059583
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30TYR0898559583
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

gbpg8zbfc
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8CQXMM5M+6C

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-45.658298, -0.317500

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-45.658298, -0.317500
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

45°39'29.87"S 0°19'3.00"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

45°39.4979'S 0°19.0500'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

30G 708985 4940417
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

30GYQ0898540417
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

5zzu2b0v1
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4C6X8MRM+JC

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 30TYR0898559583 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 YR A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter Y (west–east) and row letter R (south–north).
Easting 08985 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 59583 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 Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
g
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
gb
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
gbp
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
gbpg
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
gbpg8
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
gbpg8z
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
gbpg8zb
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
gbpg8zbf
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
gbpg8zbfc
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Cognac-Châteaubernard (BA 709) Air Base

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognac_%E2%80%93_Ch%C3%A2teaubernard_Air_Base

Live Converter

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DD

45.658298, -0.317500

DMS

45°39'29.87"N 0°19'3.00"W

DDM

45°39.4979'N 0°19.0500'W

UTM

30T 708985 5059583

MGRS

30TYR0898559583

GH

gbpg8zbfc

OLC

8CQXMM5M+6C