Nonstop flight route between San Diego, California, United States and Modesto, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California, United States and Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), Modesto, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 399 miles (or 642 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 San Diego International 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: | SAN / KSAN |
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Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°44'0"N by 117°11'22"W |
Area Served: | Greater San Diego |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAN |
More Information: | SAN 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 San Diego International Airport (SAN):
- The closest airport to San Diego International Airport (SAN) is NAS North Island (NZY), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of SAN.
- Because of San Diego International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at San Diego International 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.
- The airport is near the site of the Ryan Airlines factory, but it is not the same as Dutch Flats, the Ryan airstrip where Charles Lindbergh flight tested the Spirit of St.
- In addition to being known as "San Diego International Airport", another name for SAN is "Lindbergh Field".
- San Diego International Airport (SAN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The original terminal was on the north side of the airport and was used until the 1960s.
- The furthest airport from San Diego International Airport (SAN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,540 miles (18,571 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Most takeoffs and landings at SAN are from east to west.
- As of December 2012, San Diego International Airport is served by 22 passenger airlines and five cargo airlines which fly nonstop to 54 destinations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, and Japan.
- Aircraft do not land at the end of the runway as at most airports, but at a displaced threshold.
- Lindbergh Field does not have standard 1,000 ft runway safety areas at the end of each runway.
- The approach from the east is steeper than most due to terrain which drops from 266 ft to sea level in less than one nautical mile.
- San Diego International Airport's expansion program, dubbed "The Green Build", is expected to help the airport meet current and future travel demands.
Facts about Modesto City-County Airport (MOD):
- Scheduled passenger flights started in 1946 when United Airlines opened its new terminal and began the Valley Queen service.
- 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.
- 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.
- Modesto City-County Airport is two miles southeast of Modesto in Stanislaus County, California, USA.
- In January 2010 the airport attracted periodic leisure charter flights on Boeing 737-400 and McDonnell Douglas MD-80 jets to Laughlin and West Wendover, NV.
- 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 (MOD) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Modesto City-County Airport", other names for MOD include "Harry Sham Field" and "Modesto Auxiliary Airfield".