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Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) Coordinates

ARA, FR · Elevation 251m

Quick answer: Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278) is located at 45.987301, 5.328440 (N, E).

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

45.987301, 5.328440
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

45°59'14.28"N 5°19'42.38"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

45°59.2381'N 5°19.7064'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31T 680336 5095273
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31TFL8033695273
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

u05v978p3
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8FQ7X8PH+VP

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278). If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

-45.987301, 5.328440

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-45.987301, 5.328440
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

45°59'14.28"S 5°19'42.38"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

45°59.2381'S 5°19.7064'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

31G 680336 4904727
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

31GFK8033604727
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

hpgf3k209
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4F67287H+38

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 31TFL8033695273 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 31 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 31 runs 0° to 6° 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 FL A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter F (west–east) and row letter L (south–north).
Easting 80336 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 95273 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 Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278)'s geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
u
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
u0
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
u05
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
u05v
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
u05v9
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
u05v97
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
u05v978
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
u05v978p
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
u05v978p3
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Ambérieu Air Base (BA 278)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amb%C3%A9rieu-en-Bugey_Air_Base

Live Converter

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DD

45.987301, 5.328440

DMS

45°59'14.28"N 5°19'42.38"E

DDM

45°59.2381'N 5°19.7064'E

UTM

31T 680336 5095273

MGRS

31TFL8033695273

GH

u05v978p3

OLC

8FQ7X8PH+VP

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