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Arutua Airport Coordinates

U-A, PF · Elevation 3m

Quick answer: Arutua Airport is located at -15.248300, -146.617004 (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

-15.248300, -146.617004
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

15°14'53.88"S 146°37'1.22"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

15°14.8980'S 146°37.0203'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

6L 541127 8314175
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

6LWJ4112714175
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

2tr9r8hu0
Plus Code

Open Location Code

53PMQ92M+JH

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

15.248300, -146.617004

Hemisphere: N, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

15.248300, -146.617004
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

15°14'53.88"N 146°37'1.22"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

15°14.8980'N 146°37.0203'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

6P 541127 1685825
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

6PWB4112785825
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

8dxwxxugb
Plus Code

Open Location Code

737M69XM+6H

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 6LWJ4112714175 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 6 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 6 runs -150° to -144° longitude.
Latitude Band L One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square WJ A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter W (west–east) and row letter J (south–north).
Easting 41127 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 14175 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 Arutua 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
2t
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
2tr
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
2tr9
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
2tr9r
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
2tr9r8
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
2tr9r8h
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
2tr9r8hu
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
2tr9r8hu0
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Arutua Airport

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

-15.248300, -146.617004

DMS

15°14'53.88"S 146°37'1.22"W

DDM

15°14.8980'S 146°37.0203'W

UTM

6L 541127 8314175

MGRS

6LWJ4112714175

GH

2tr9r8hu0

OLC

53PMQ92M+JH

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