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Christchurch International Airport Coordinates

CAN, NZ · Elevation 37m

Quick answer: Christchurch International Airport is located at -43.489029, 172.532065 (S, 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

-43.489029, 172.532065
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

43°29'20.50"S 172°31'55.43"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

43°29.3417'S 172°31.9239'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

59G 623882 5183737
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

59GPM2388283737
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

rb68w5440
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4V8JGG6J+9V

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

43.489029, 172.532065

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

43.489029, 172.532065
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

43°29'20.50"N 172°31'55.43"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

43°29.3417'N 172°31.9239'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

59T 623882 4816263
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

59TPJ2388216263
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

xzdxqhfjb
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8VMJFGQJ+Q3

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 59GPM2388283737 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 59 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 59 runs 168° to 174° longitude.
Latitude Band G One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square PM A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter P (west–east) and row letter M (south–north).
Easting 23882 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 83737 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 Christchurch International Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
r
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
rb
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
rb6
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
rb68
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
rb68w
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
rb68w5
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
rb68w54
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
rb68w544
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
rb68w5440
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Christchurch International Airport

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

Live Converter

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DD

-43.489029, 172.532065

DMS

43°29'20.50"S 172°31'55.43"E

DDM

43°29.3417'S 172°31.9239'E

UTM

59G 623882 5183737

MGRS

59GPM2388283737

GH

rb68w5440

OLC

4V8JGG6J+9V

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