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Oamaru Airport Coordinates

OTA, NZ · Elevation 30m

Quick answer: Oamaru Airport is located at -44.970001, 171.082001 (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

-44.970001, 171.082001
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

44°58'12.00"S 171°4'55.20"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

44°58.2001'S 171°4.9201'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

59G 506466 5020379
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

59GNL0646620379
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

rb18jj6ng
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4V7H23HJ+XR

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

44.970001, 171.082001

Hemisphere: N, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

44.970001, 171.082001
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

44°58'12.00"N 171°4'55.20"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

44°58.2001'N 171°4.9201'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

59T 506466 4979621
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

59TNK0646679621
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

xzcxv4d15
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8VPHX3CJ+52

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 59GNL0646620379 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 NL A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter N (west–east) and row letter L (south–north).
Easting 06466 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 20379 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 Oamaru 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
rb1
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
rb18
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
rb18j
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
rb18jj
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
rb18jj6
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
rb18jj6n
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
rb18jj6ng
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Oamaru Airport

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

Live Converter

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DD

-44.970001, 171.082001

DMS

44°58'12.00"S 171°4'55.20"E

DDM

44°58.2001'S 171°4.9201'E

UTM

59G 506466 5020379

MGRS

59GNL0646620379

GH

rb18jj6ng

OLC

4V7H23HJ+XR