Nonstop flight route between Modesto, California, United States and São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), Modesto, California, United States and Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX), São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,234 miles (or 10,033 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 Hélio Wasum 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 Hélio Wasum 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: | SQX / SSOE | 
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| Location: | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°46'51"S by 53°30'11"W | 
| Area Served: | São Miguel do Oeste | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2182 feet (665 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SQX | 
| More Information: | SQX 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".
 - 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.
 - Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) has 2 runways.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - In June 2008 Utah based SkyWest Airlines ceased service to Los Angeles citing high fuel prices.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX):
- The furthest airport from Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) is Aguni Airport (AGJ), which is nearly antipodal to Hélio Wasum Airport (meaning Hélio Wasum Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aguni Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Aguni, Japan.
 - Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) NNE of SQX.
 - In addition to being known as "Hélio Wasum Airport", another name for SQX is "Aeroporto Hélio Wasum".
 
