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MOD to PAO: distance & flight time
Modesto (Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
65 mi
104 km · 56 nm
38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
65 miles nonstop takes roughly 38m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MOD from PAO?
The flight distance from Modesto (MOD) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 65 miles (104 km, 56 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOD to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 38m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MOD to PAO?
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