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Cancún International Airport Coordinates

ROO, MX · Elevation 7m

Quick answer: Cancún International Airport is located at 21.040817, -86.873470 (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

21.040817, -86.873470
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

21°2'26.94"N 86°52'24.49"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

21°2.4490'N 86°52.4082'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16Q 513147 2326670
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16QEJ1314726670
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

d5dpxnket
Plus Code

Open Location Code

76HM24RG+8M

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-21.040817, -86.873470

Hemisphere: S, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

-21.040817, -86.873470
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

21°2'26.94"S 86°52'24.49"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

21°2.4490'S 86°52.4082'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

16K 513147 7673330
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

16KEB1314773330
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

6h60r1ssm
Plus Code

Open Location Code

56CMX45G+P7

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 16QEJ1314726670 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 Q One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square EJ A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter E (west–east) and row letter J (south–north).
Easting 13147 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 26670 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 Cancún 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
d5
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
d5d
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
d5dp
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
d5dpx
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
d5dpxn
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
d5dpxnk
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
d5dpxnke
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
d5dpxnket
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Cancún International Airport

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

21.040817, -86.873470

DMS

21°2'26.94"N 86°52'24.49"W

DDM

21°2.4490'N 86°52.4082'W

UTM

16Q 513147 2326670

MGRS

16QEJ1314726670

GH

d5dpxnket

OLC

76HM24RG+8M

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