Nonstop flight route between Modesto, California, United States and Paris, France:
Departure Airport:
(37°37'32"N by 120°57'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(49°0'34"N by 2°32'52"E)
Distance from MOD to CDG:
5,525.78 miles (8,892.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), Modesto, California, United States and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Paris, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,526 miles (or 8,893 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 large distance between Modesto City-County Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Modesto City-County Airport and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDG / LFPG |
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| Location: | Paris, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°0'34"N by 2°32'52"E |
| Area Served: | Paris, France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 392 feet (119 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CDG |
| More Information: | CDG Maps & Info |
Facts about Modesto City-County Airport (MOD):
- In addition to being known as "Modesto City-County Airport", other names for MOD include "Harry Sham Field" and "Modesto Auxiliary Airfield".
- Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Scheduled passenger flights started in 1946 when United Airlines opened its new terminal and began the Valley Queen service.
- Modesto City-County Airport was the nation's first municipally-owned airport, opening for general aviation operation in 1918.
- 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.
Facts about Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG):
- The Frutiger typeface was commissioned for use in the airport and implemented on signs throughout the building in 1975.
- The closest airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) WSW of CDG.
- Terminal 2E, with a daring design and wide open spaces, was CDG's newest addition.
- Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport handled 62,052,917 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport", other names for CDG include "Aéroport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle" and "Roissy Airport".
- The furthest airport from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (meaning Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,074 miles (19,432 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Terminal 3 consists of separate buildings for both arrivals and departures.
- In February 2005, the results from the administrative inquiry were published.
- Because of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport's relatively low elevation of 392 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris Charles de Gaulle 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.
- Roissybus, operated by the RATP, departs from terminals 1 and 2 and goes non-stop to Paris, terminating behind the Palais Garnier.
- Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) has 4 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.28 miles (27.81 km) SSW | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 24.17 miles (38.90 km) NW | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 3 | 27.12 miles (43.65 km) SE | Castle Airport (MER) | Atwater, California, United States | |
| 4 | 33.75 miles (54.32 km) SE | Merced Regional Airport (MCE) | Merced, California, United States | |
| 5 | 39.18 miles (63.06 km) S | Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) | Los Banos, California, United States | |
| 6 | 40.63 miles (65.38 km) NE | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 47.59 miles (76.59 km) W | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 8 | 51.58 miles (83.02 km) WSW | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 9 | 56.44 miles (90.83 km) WSW | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 10 | 56.48 miles (90.89 km) SSW | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States | |
| 11 | 61.69 miles (99.28 km) WSW | Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) | Mountain View, California, United States | |
| 12 | 63.87 miles (102.79 km) SE | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 13 | 63.90 miles (102.84 km) W | Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) | Hayward, California, United States | |
| 14 | 64.59 miles (103.95 km) W | Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO) | Palo Alto, California, United States | |
| 15 | 65.22 miles (104.97 km) WNW | Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) | Concord, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,314.00 miles (18,208.08 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,289.71 miles (18,168.99 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,261.33 miles (18,123.30 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,245.88 miles (18,098.44 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,209.48 miles (18,039.87 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,175.24 miles (17,984.76 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,134.63 miles (17,919.40 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,110.94 miles (17,881.29 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,013.03 miles (17,723.72 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,011.97 miles (17,722.01 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,996.42 miles (17,696.98 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,967.26 miles (17,650.04 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,960.42 miles (17,639.04 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,944.71 miles (17,613.75 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,921.35 miles (17,576.17 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.57 miles (8.96 km) WSW | Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) | Le Bourget (near Paris), France | |
| 2 | 21.22 miles (34.14 km) SSW | Paris Orly Airport (ORY) | Paris-Orly, Paris, France | |
| 3 | 26.86 miles (43.22 km) SW | Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF) | Toussus-le-Noble, France | |
| 4 | 36.46 miles (58.68 km) NNW | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) | Beauvais, France | |
| 5 | 36.80 miles (59.22 km) E | Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) | Château-Thierry, France | |
| 6 | 60.09 miles (96.70 km) N | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 7 | 60.19 miles (96.87 km) W | Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX) | Évreux / Fauville, France | |
| 8 | 60.21 miles (96.90 km) SW | Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) | Chartres, France | |
| 9 | 66.97 miles (107.77 km) WNW | Rouen Airport (URO) | Rouen, France | |
| 10 | 71.02 miles (114.29 km) ENE | Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) | Reims, France | |
| 11 | 77.08 miles (124.05 km) ESE | Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) | Vatry, France | |
| 12 | 79.29 miles (127.61 km) SSW | Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) | Orléans, France | |
| 13 | 82.17 miles (132.25 km) SE | Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) | Troyes, France | |
| 14 | 84.61 miles (136.16 km) NNW | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 15 | 91.39 miles (147.08 km) SSE | Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) | Auxerre, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,074.43 miles (19,431.86 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,829.44 miles (19,037.59 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,825.72 miles (19,031.61 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,822.82 miles (19,026.94 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,816.15 miles (19,016.20 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,810.56 miles (19,007.21 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,809.99 miles (19,006.30 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,787.55 miles (18,970.18 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,786.39 miles (18,968.30 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,769.87 miles (18,941.73 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,766.60 miles (18,936.46 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,765.14 miles (18,934.11 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,753.75 miles (18,915.78 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,752.25 miles (18,913.37 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,749.75 miles (18,909.34 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |