Nonstop flight route between Peach Springs, Arizona, United States and Modesto, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS), Peach Springs, Arizona, United States and Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), Modesto, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 451 miles (or 726 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Grand Canyon Caverns Airport and Modesto City-County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGS / |
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Location: | Peach Springs, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°31'36"N by 113°14'51"W |
Area Served: | Peach Springs, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Grand Canyon Caverns & Inn, LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5386 feet (1,642 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PGS |
More Information: | PGS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOD / KMOD |
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Location: | Modesto, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°37'32"N by 120°57'15"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Modesto |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOD |
More Information: | MOD Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS):
- Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Grand Canyon Caverns Airport's high elevation of 5,386 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PGS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PGS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) is Kingman Airport (IGM), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WSW of PGS.
- In addition to being known as "Grand Canyon Caverns Airport", another name for PGS is "L37".
- The furthest airport from Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,328 miles (18,230 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Modesto City-County Airport (MOD):
- Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) has 2 runways.
- In June 2008 Utah based SkyWest Airlines ceased service to Los Angeles citing high fuel prices.
- Because of Modesto City-County Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at Modesto City-County Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In the 1990s corporate and business aviation became the fastest growing segment of activity for the airport.
- Modesto City-County Airport is two miles southeast of Modesto in Stanislaus County, California, USA.
- The closest airport to Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) is NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of MOD.
- The furthest airport from Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Modesto City-County Airport", other names for MOD include "Harry Sham Field" and "Modesto Auxiliary Airfield".