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Makemo Airport Coordinates

U-A, PF · Elevation 1m

Quick answer: Makemo Airport is located at -16.583900, -143.658005 (S, 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

-16.583900, -143.658005
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

16°35'2.04"S 143°39'28.82"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

16°35.0340'S 143°39.4803'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

7K 216371 8164596
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

7KBB1637164596
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

2v1cduzrv
Plus Code

Open Location Code

53MRC88R+H2

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

16.583900, -143.658005

Hemisphere: N, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

16.583900, -143.658005
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

16°35'2.04"N 143°39'28.82"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

16°35.0340'N 143°39.4803'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

7Q 216371 1835404
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

7QBU1637135404
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

8fcy6gp2j
Plus Code

Open Location Code

738RH8MR+HJ

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 7KBB1637164596 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 7 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 7 runs -144° to -138° longitude.
Latitude Band K One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square BB A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter B (west–east) and row letter B (south–north).
Easting 16371 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 64596 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 Makemo Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
2
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
2v
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
2v1
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
2v1c
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
2v1cd
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
2v1cdu
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
2v1cduz
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
2v1cduzr
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
2v1cduzrv
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Makemo Airport

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

-16.583900, -143.658005

DMS

16°35'2.04"S 143°39'28.82"W

DDM

16°35.0340'S 143°39.4803'W

UTM

7K 216371 8164596

MGRS

7KBB1637164596

GH

2v1cduzrv

OLC

53MRC88R+H2

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