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MOD to BYS: distance & flight time
Modesto (Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field) → Fort Irwin (Bicycle Lake Army Air Field)
290 mi
466 km · 252 nm
1h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
290 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 14m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MOD — Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field · Modesto, United States
- BYS — Bicycle Lake Army Air Field · Fort Irwin, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near MOD
- SCK · Stockton Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport27 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field34 mi away
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport78 mi away
Near BYS
- DAG · Barstow Daggett Airport31 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport100 mi away
- VCV · Southern California Logistics Airport64 mi away
- IYK · Inyokern Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MOD from BYS?
The flight distance from Modesto (MOD) to Fort Irwin (BYS) is 290 miles (466 km, 252 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOD to BYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 14m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MOD to BYS?
Nonstop service on MOD–BYS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 14m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MOD to BYS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MOD–BYS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MOD to BYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MOD–BYS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.