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RMAF Butterworth Air Base Coordinates

07, MY · Elevation 3m

Quick answer: RMAF Butterworth Air Base is located at 5.465920, 100.390999 (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

5.465920, 100.390999
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

5°27'57.31"N 100°23'27.60"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

5°27.9552'N 100°23.4599'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

47N 654099 604345
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

47NPG5409904345
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

w0zrh7n3r
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6PQ2F98R+7W

Map Location

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Antipodal Point

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

Antipodal coordinates

-5.465920, 100.390999

Hemisphere: S, E

DD

Decimal Degrees

-5.465920, 100.390999
DMS

Degrees Minutes Seconds

5°27'57.31"S 100°23'27.60"E
DDM

Degrees Decimal Minutes

5°27.9552'S 100°23.4599'E
UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

47M 654099 9395655
MGRS

Military Grid Reference

47MPP5409995655
Geohash

Geohash Encoding

qpp2ukyqx
Plus Code

Open Location Code

6P62G9MR+M4

MGRS Decoded

MGRS encodes location as a nested hierarchy — zone, band, grid square, and offsets. Here is what each component of 47NPG5409904345 means.

Component Value Meaning
UTM Zone 47 One of 60 vertical slices of Earth (6° wide each). Zone 47 runs 96° to 102° 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 PG A 100 × 100 km grid square within the zone/band. Column letter P (west–east) and row letter G (south–north).
Easting 54099 Distance east within the 100 km square. 5-digit value = 10 m resolution. Multiply by 1 to get meters.
Northing 04345 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 RMAF Butterworth Air Base's geohash at every precision level alongside the bounding box each level represents.

Length Geohash Cell Size
1
w
≈ 5,000 × 5,000 km
2
w0
≈ 1,250 × 625 km
3
w0z
≈ 156 × 156 km
4
w0zr
≈ 39 × 20 km
5
w0zrh
≈ 4.9 × 4.9 km
6
w0zrh7
≈ 1.2 km × 610 m
7
w0zrh7n
≈ 153 × 153 m
8
w0zrh7n3
≈ 38 × 19 m
9
w0zrh7n3r
≈ 4.8 × 4.8 m

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

About RMAF Butterworth Air Base

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

5.465920, 100.390999

DMS

5°27'57.31"N 100°23'27.60"E

DDM

5°27.9552'N 100°23.4599'E

UTM

47N 654099 604345

MGRS

47NPG5409904345

GH

w0zrh7n3r

OLC

6PQ2F98R+7W

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