Nonstop flight route between Modesto, California, United States and Kos Island, Greece:
Departure Airport:
(37°37'32"N by 120°57'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°47'36"N by 27°5'30"E)
Distance from MOD to KGS:
6,904.69 miles (11,111.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), Modesto, California, United States and Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS), Kos Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,905 miles (or 11,112 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 Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates, 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 Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates. 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: | KGS / LGKO |
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| Location: | Kos Island, Greece |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°47'36"N by 27°5'30"E |
| Area Served: | Kos Island |
| Operator/Owner: | Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 409 feet (125 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KGS |
| More Information: | KGS 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".
- 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.
- Modesto City-County Airport was the nation's first municipally-owned airport, opening for general aviation operation in 1918.
- Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) has 2 runways.
- 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 mid-2006 United Express/SkyWest Airlines added four flights a day to/from LAX and a flight to SFO to total 5 flights a day to San Francisco.
Facts about Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS):
- The furthest airport from Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,440 miles (18,411 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Because of Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates's relatively low elevation of 409 feet, planes can take off or land at Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates 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.
- Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates (KGS) is Leros Municipal Airport (LRS), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNW of KGS.
- In addition to being known as "Kos Island International Airport, Hippocrates", another name for KGS is "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κω, Ιπποκράτης".
| 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 | 31.46 miles (50.63 km) NNW | Leros Municipal Airport (LRS) | Leros, Greece | |
| 2 | 39.91 miles (64.23 km) NE | Imsik Airport (BXN) | Bodrum, Turkey | |
| 3 | 42.32 miles (68.10 km) WSW | Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) | Astypalaia Island, Greece | |
| 4 | 44.67 miles (71.89 km) NE | Milas–Bodrum Airport (BJV) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 5 | 61.33 miles (98.70 km) ESE | Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" (RHO) | Rhodes, Greece | |
| 6 | 62.74 miles (100.97 km) N | Samos International Airport "Aristarchos of Samos" (SMI) | Samos Island, Greece | |
| 7 | 73.85 miles (118.85 km) NNW | Ikaria Island National Airport (JIK) | Ikaria, Greece | |
| 8 | 93.49 miles (150.46 km) WSW | Santorini National Airport (JTR) | Santorini, Thira, Greece | |
| 9 | 94.33 miles (151.80 km) E | Dalaman International Airport (DLM) | Muğla, Turkey | |
| 10 | 94.90 miles (152.73 km) S | Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) | Karpathos, Greece | |
| 11 | 95.34 miles (153.43 km) S | Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) | Kasos Island, Greece | |
| 12 | 97.24 miles (156.48 km) WNW | Naxos Island National Airport (JNX) | Naxos Island, Greece | |
| 13 | 103.41 miles (166.42 km) N | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB) | İzmir, Turkey | |
| 14 | 105.80 miles (170.27 km) WNW | Mykonos Island National Airport (JMK) | Mykonos Island, Greece | |
| 15 | 109.53 miles (176.27 km) W | Paros National Airport (PAS) | Paros, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,440.25 miles (18,411.25 km) S | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,364.83 miles (18,289.88 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,282.68 miles (18,157.67 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,255.22 miles (18,113.48 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,230.34 miles (18,073.44 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,110.30 miles (17,880.24 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,092.57 miles (17,851.72 km) S | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,089.31 miles (17,846.47 km) S | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,042.82 miles (17,771.65 km) S | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,033.36 miles (17,756.43 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,028.99 miles (17,749.40 km) S | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,028.99 miles (17,749.39 km) S | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,019.63 miles (17,734.33 km) SSW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,005.68 miles (17,711.88 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,955.25 miles (17,630.72 km) SW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |