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King Khalid Air Base Coordinates

14, SA · Elevation 2,066m

Quick answer: King Khalid Air Base is located at 18.297300, 42.803501 (N, 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

18.297300, 42.803501
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

18°17'50.28"N 42°48'12.60"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

18°17.8380'N 42°48.2101'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

38Q 267820 2024476
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

38QKF6782024476
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

sgq2n4bt3
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7HC47RW3+VG

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-18.297300, 42.803501

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-18.297300, 42.803501
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

18°17'50.28"S 42°48'12.60"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

18°17.8380'S 42°48.2101'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

38K 267820 7975524
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

38KKE6782075524
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kuwryj0d9
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5HH4PR33+38

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 38QKF6782024476 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 38 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 38 runs 42° to 48° longitude.
Latitude Band Q One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square KF A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter K (west–east) and row letter F (south–north).
Easting 67820 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 24476 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 King Khalid Air Base's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
s
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
sg
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
sgq
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
sgq2
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
sgq2n
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
sgq2n4
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
sgq2n4b
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
sgq2n4bt
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
sgq2n4bt3
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About King Khalid Air Base

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

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

18.297300, 42.803501

DMS

18°17'50.28"N 42°48'12.60"E

DDM

18°17.8380'N 42°48.2101'E

UTM

38Q 267820 2024476

MGRS

38QKF6782024476

GH

sgq2n4bt3

OLC

7HC47RW3+VG

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