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WBU to MOD: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Modesto (Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field)
862 mi
1,387 km · 749 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
862 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, United States
- MOD — Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field · Modesto, 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 WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is WBU from MOD?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Modesto (MOD) is 862 miles (1,387 km, 749 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to MOD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m 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 WBU to MOD?
Nonstop service on WBU–MOD 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 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Boulder and Modesto?
Modesto is 1 hour behind Boulder.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBU to MOD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WBU–MOD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WBU to MOD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WBU–MOD 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.