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Zürich Airport Coordinates

ZH, CH · Elevation 432m

Quick answer: Zürich Airport is located at 47.458056, 8.548056 (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

47.458056, 8.548056
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

47°27'29.00"N 8°32'53.00"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

47°27.4834'N 8°32.8834'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

32T 465935 5256167
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

32TMT6593556167
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

u0qjfx2x0
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8FVCFG5X+65

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-47.458056, 8.548056

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-47.458056, 8.548056
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

47°27'29.00"S 8°32'53.00"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

47°27.4834'S 8°32.8834'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

32G 465935 4743833
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

32GMN6593543833
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

hpw44888b
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4F4CGGRX+JX

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 32TMT6593556167 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 32 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 32 runs 6° to 12° 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 MT A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter M (west–east) and row letter T (south–north).
Easting 65935 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 56167 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 Zürich Airport'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
u0q
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
u0qj
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
u0qjf
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
u0qjfx
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
u0qjfx2
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
u0qjfx2x
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
u0qjfx2x0
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Zürich Airport

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

47.458056, 8.548056

DMS

47°27'29.00"N 8°32'53.00"E

DDM

47°27.4834'N 8°32.8834'E

UTM

32T 465935 5256167

MGRS

32TMT6593556167

GH

u0qjfx2x0

OLC

8FVCFG5X+65

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