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Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport Coordinates

3, LK · Elevation 48m

Quick answer: Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is located at 6.283878, 81.124163 (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

6.283878, 81.124163
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

6°17'1.96"N 81°7'26.99"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

6°17.0327'N 81°7.4498'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

44N 513734 694587
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

44NNM1373494587
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

tc1ewpby4
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6MR374MF+GP

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-6.283878, 81.124163

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-6.283878, 81.124163
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

6°17'1.96"S 81°7'26.99"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

6°17.0327'S 81°7.4498'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

44M 513734 9305413
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

44MNU1373405413
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

mycsq00cf
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6M53P48F+G8

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 44NNM1373494587 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 44 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 44 runs 78° to 84° longitude.
Latitude Band N One of 20 horizontal bands (8° tall each), lettered C–X (skipping I and O). Indicates the general latitude region.
100 km Square NM A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter N (west–east) and row letter M (south–north).
Easting 13734 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 94587 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 Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport'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
tc
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
tc1
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
tc1e
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
tc1ew
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
tc1ewp
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
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≈ 153 × 153 m
8
tc1ewpby
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
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≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

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

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DD

6.283878, 81.124163

DMS

6°17'1.96"N 81°7'26.99"E

DDM

6°17.0327'N 81°7.4498'E

UTM

44N 513734 694587

MGRS

44NNM1373494587

GH

tc1ewpby4

OLC

6MR374MF+GP

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