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Al Asad Air Base Coordinates

AN, IQ · Elevation 188m

Quick answer: Al Asad Air Base is located at 33.785599, 42.441200 (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

33.785599, 42.441200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

33°47'8.16"N 42°26'28.32"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

33°47.1359'N 42°26.4720'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

38S 263078 3741327
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

38SKC6307841327
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

syn0jy2xr
Plus Code

Open Location Code

8H54QCPR+75

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-33.785599, 42.441200

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-33.785599, 42.441200
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

33°47'8.16"S 42°26'28.32"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

33°47.1359'S 42°26.4720'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

38H 263078 6258673
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

38HKH6307858673
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

kcypvc88x
Plus Code

Open Location Code

4HR46C7R+MX

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 38SKC6307841327 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 S One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square KC A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter K (west–east) and row letter C (south–north).
Easting 63078 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 41327 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 Al Asad 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
sy
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
syn
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
syn0
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
syn0j
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
syn0jy
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
syn0jy2
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
syn0jy2x
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
syn0jy2xr
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Al Asad Air Base

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

Live Converter

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DD

33.785599, 42.441200

DMS

33°47'8.16"N 42°26'28.32"E

DDM

33°47.1359'N 42°26.4720'E

UTM

38S 263078 3741327

MGRS

38SKC6307841327

GH

syn0jy2xr

OLC

8H54QCPR+75