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Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport Coordinates

RN, BR · Elevation 83m

Quick answer: Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport is located at -5.769822, -35.366610 (S, W).

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

-5.769822, -35.366610
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

5°46'11.36"S 35°21'59.80"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

5°46.1893'S 35°21.9966'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

25M 237907 9361695
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

25MBP3790761695
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

7nyz5jwu6
Plus Code

Open Location Code

69666JJM+37

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

The point on the exact opposite side of Earth from Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport. If you drilled straight through the planet's center, you would emerge here.

Antipodal coordinates

5.769822, -35.366610

Hemisphere: N, W

DD

Decimal Degrees

5.769822, -35.366610
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

5°46'11.36"N 35°21'59.80"W
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

5°46.1893'N 35°21.9966'W
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

25N 237907 638305
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

25NBG3790738305
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

e1nbg4qgd
Plus Code

Open Location Code

69Q6QJ9M+VM

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 25MBP3790761695 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 25 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 25 runs -36° to -30° longitude.
Latitude Band M One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square BP A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter B (west–east) and row letter P (south–north).
Easting 37907 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 61695 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 Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
7
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
7n
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
7ny
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
7nyz
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
7nyz5
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
7nyz5j
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
7nyz5jw
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
7nyz5jwu
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
7nyz5jwu6
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport

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

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DD

-5.769822, -35.366610

DMS

5°46'11.36"S 35°21'59.80"W

DDM

5°46.1893'S 35°21.9966'W

UTM

25M 237907 9361695

MGRS

25MBP3790761695

GH

7nyz5jwu6

OLC

69666JJM+37