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MOD to SQA: distance & flight time
Modesto (Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
214 mi
345 km · 186 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
214 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, 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 SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MOD from SQA?
The flight distance from Modesto (MOD) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 214 miles (345 km, 186 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOD to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 SQA?
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