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Nelson Airport Coordinates

NSN, NZ · Elevation 5m

Quick answer: Nelson Airport is located at -41.298302, 173.220993 (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

-41.298302, 173.220993
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

41°17'53.89"S 173°13'15.57"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

41°17.8981'S 173°13.2596'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

59G 685950 5425748
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

59GPQ8595025748
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

rbejj9zev
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4VCMP62C+M8

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

41.298302, 173.220993

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

41.298302, 173.220993
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

41°17'53.89"N 173°13'15.57"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

41°17.8981'N 173°13.2596'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

59T 685950 4574252
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

59TPF8595074252
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

xz74vwpsj
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8VHM76XC+7P

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 59GPQ8595025748 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 PQ A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter P (west–east) and row letter Q (south–north).
Easting 85950 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 25748 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 Nelson 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
rbe
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
rbej
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
rbejj
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
rbejj9
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
rbejj9z
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
rbejj9ze
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
rbejj9zev
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Nelson Airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Airport_(New_Zealand)

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

-41.298302, 173.220993

DMS

41°17'53.89"S 173°13'15.57"E

DDM

41°17.8981'S 173°13.2596'E

UTM

59G 685950 5425748

MGRS

59GPQ8595025748

GH

rbejj9zev

OLC

4VCMP62C+M8

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