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Thumrait Air Base Coordinates

ZU, OM · Elevation 479m

Quick answer: Thumrait Air Base is located at 17.666000, 54.024601 (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

17.666000, 54.024601
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

17°39'57.60"N 54°1'28.56"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

17°39.9600'N 54°1.4761'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

40Q 184312 1955723
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

40QAE8431255723
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

t5nkmrgxb
Plus Code

Open Location Code

7H9PM28F+H3

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-17.666000, 54.024601

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-17.666000, 54.024601
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

17°39'57.60"S 54°1'28.56"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

17°39.9600'S 54°1.4761'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

40K 184312 8044277
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

40KAF8431244277
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

mhy7t2580
Plus Code

Open Location Code

5HJP82MF+Q3

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 40QAE8431255723 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 40 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 40 runs 54° to 60° 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 AE A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter A (west–east) and row letter E (south–north).
Easting 84312 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 55723 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 Thumrait Air Base's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
t
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
t5
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
t5n
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
t5nk
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
t5nkm
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
t5nkmr
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
t5nkmrg
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
t5nkmrgx
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
t5nkmrgxb
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Thumrait Air Base

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

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

17.666000, 54.024601

DMS

17°39'57.60"N 54°1'28.56"E

DDM

17°39.9600'N 54°1.4761'E

UTM

40Q 184312 1955723

MGRS

40QAE8431255723

GH

t5nkmrgxb

OLC

7H9PM28F+H3

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