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MOD to YAL: distance & flight time
Modesto (Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field) → Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport)
942 mi
1,516 km · 819 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
942 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MOD from YAL?
The flight distance from Modesto (MOD) to Alert Bay (YAL) is 942 miles (1,516 km, 819 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOD to YAL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 YAL?
Nonstop service on MOD–YAL 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 2h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MOD to YAL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MOD–YAL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MOD to YAL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MOD–YAL 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.