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Class D

Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field

ID KMOD FAA MOD Elev 97 ft Lat 37° 37.55' N Lon 120° 57.24' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KMOD

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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FAA Airport Diagram · KMOD

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Runways at KMOD

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,904 ft. Max gradient: 0.36%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10L 124.2° 5,904 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
28R 304.2° 5,904 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
10R 124.2° 3,464 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
28L 304.2° 3,464 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

9 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 127.700
  • ASOS ASOS 127.700
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 125.300
  • CTAF CTAF 125.300
  • A/D NORCAL APP/DEP 136.320
  • A/D NORCAL APP/DEP 120.950
  • RDO RANCHO RDO 114.600
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KMOD

  • NDB MO

    Wowar

    0.37 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME MOD

    Modesto

    114.60 MHz · DME 114.60 · BOTH · HIGH

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KMOD, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

9 matched · 39 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10L–28R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10R–28L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 28R; REIL Rwy 10L; PAPI Rwy 10L; HIRL Rwy 10L–28R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10L–28R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10R–28L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 28R; REIL Rwy 10L; PAPI Rwy 10L; HIRL Rwy 10L–28R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (9)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10L–28R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 10L–28R: H5904X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–60, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–4…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 10R–28L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 10R–28L: H3464X100 (ASPH) S–30 PCN 8 F/C/X/T MIRL 0.4% u…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 28R; REIL Rwy 10L; PAPI Rwy 10L; HIRL Rwy 10L–28R. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSR Rwy 28R; REIL Rwy 10L; PAPI Rwy 10L; HIRL Rwy 10L–28R—CTAF

  • Voluntary noise-abatement procedure in effect. Comply if able; not regulatory.

    Raw FAA text · noise · convenience

    NS ABTMT procedures, pilots are reqd to use lgtd rwy only.

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and small mammals on and invof arpt.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 12–30: H12503X200 (ASPH) S–120, D–150, 2D–450 HIRL RWY 1…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 08–26: H7049X100 (ASPH) S–40, D–60, 2D–88 MIRL 0.6% up W…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 04–22: H4747X60 (ASPH) S–40, D–60, 2D–60 MIRL RWY 04: PA…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwys 12 and 30; MIRL Rwys 08–26 and 04–22; HIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwys 12 and 30; MIRL Rwys 08–26 and 04–22; HIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (39 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·210 CALIFORNIA MISSION BAY N32º46.93´ W117º13.53´ NOTAM FILE SAN.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 117.8 MZB Chan 125 050º 4.8 NM to Montgomery–Gibbs Exec. 10/15E.
  • ·RWY 28L: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 29´.
  • ·RWY 10L:TORA–5904 TODA–5904 ASDA–5904 LDA–5904 RWY 10R:TORA–3464 TODA–3464 ASDA–3464 LDA–3464 RWY 28L:TORA–3464 TODA–3464 ASDA–3464 LDA–3464 RWY 28R:TORA–5904 TODA–5904 ASDA–5904 LDA–5904
  • ·PAPI Rwys 10R and 28L and MIRL Rwy 10R–28L unavbl when ATCT clsd.
  • ·VGSI unusbl byd 8 degs left of rwy cntrln.
  • ·For NS ABTMT turbojets discontinue opns 0800–1300Z‡ and park on NE ramp.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1600–0030Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 10R–28L CLOSED to acft over 12,500 lbs GWT.
  • ·Ponding along north edge of Twy B dur and after wet wx.
  • ·PPR 72 hrs for air carrier ops with more than 30 pax seats 1600–0100Z‡ wkdays call arpt mgr 209–577–5318.
  • ·All pure jet and large acft ltd to parking and svc at NE ramp only.
  • ·Rwy 10R–28L not certificated in accordance with FAR–139.
  • ·Lndg fee for acft over 9501 lbs, ovngt tiedown fee.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 209-577-5318
  • ·ASOS 127.7 (209) 572–0914.
  • ·CTAF 125.3 ATIS 127.7 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.1R 114.6T (RANCHO MURIETA RADIO) TOWER 125.3 (1500–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT clsd ctc NorCal Apch at 916-361-0516.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE LOS ANGELES H–4I, L–4H SAN FRANCISCO H–3B, L–2F, 3B IAP, AD SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 CALIFORNIA 211 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CLASS D svc 1500–0500Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VOR/DME 114.6 MOD Chan 93 N37º37.64´ W120º57.47´ at fld. 93/17E.
  • ·Aerobatic acft wi an area defined as .5 NM rds of MOD 032028 (7.5 NM SW 022), blo 4800´, avoidance advised dly SR–SS VOR unusable: 005º–009º byd 40 NM 028º–083º byd 40 NM 092º–097º byd 40 NM 112º–121º byd 40 NM 130º–145º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 130º–145º byd 62 NM 146º–156º byd 40 NM 170º–185º byd 40 NM 186º–196º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 186º–196º byd 49 NM 197º–338º byd 40 NM ILS 111.9 I–MOD Rwy 28R.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·Autocoupled approaches NA blo 1,080´ MSL (2.8 NM fm thld).
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Aviation wx avbl when twr opr, call 209–526–4555.
  • ·Rwy 12 PAPI unusbl byd 2.5 nm.
  • ·Attended continuously. 100LL and A+: Fuel avbl 1500–0100Z‡, Mon–Sat.
  • ·Otr times ctc arpt opns on CTAF or call 661–824–2434; fee charged.
  • ·Be alert to high speed activity invof arpt.
  • ·TPA—CAT C/D and all turbojet acft TPA 4301´ MSL (1500´ AGL); CAT A/B acft TPA 3801´ MSL (1000´ AGL).
  • ·Helicopter TPA 3301´ MSL (500´ AGL) and use south entry and departure.

+ 9 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · MOD

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KMOD — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KMOD

73 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 51 most recent.

Total events

29

since 1982

Fatal

4

13.8% of total

Last 5 years

5

≈ 1.0/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 96,967 ops in 1991

2024 total

49,249

10-yr total

448,901

2024 mix

AC/AT 26% · GA 74% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

15.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.15

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=73

  • Other 51
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 5
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fire / smoke 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2008-05-10 Moravan Zlin 50LX · Other · VMC · day →
2025-06-14 Cessna TR182 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2025-03-15 Enstrom 280FX · Other · day →
2024-06-02 CANADIAN CAR & FOUNDRY HARVARD MK IV · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2023-11-28 Cessna 180J · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2023-01-18 Cessna 414 · CFIT · day →
2016-07-30 BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2012-11-06 Cessna 172M · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-06-21 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · VMC · dawn →
2007-09-01 Piper PA-22-150 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2006-07-11 Velocity 173/RG-XL · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1996-08-09 Beech B23 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1996-06-06 Beech 23-A24R · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
1995-02-10 Piper PA-32R-301T · Weather IMC · IMC · night →
1994-01-25 Beech 58 · Fire · day →
1994-01-23 Rockwell AC-112 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1992-05-04 Piper PA23-150 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
1991-08-03 Cessna C-T210N · Other · VMC · night →
1988-11-30 Piper PA-28 · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
1987-10-26 Cessna 172 · Under/overshoot · VMC · night-moonlit →
1987-10-19 Cessna 195A · Other · VMC · day →
1986-09-10 Cessna 150 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1985-09-10 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1985-02-18 Globe GC1B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1984-04-24 Cessna U206F · Other · VMC · day →
1983-12-22 Beech H35 · Other · night →
1982-04-28 Cessna 177B · Weather · day →
1980-10-18 Cessna T210M · Other →
1980-03-08 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1979-08-07 Cessna 188 · Other →
1978-07-14 Cessna 188B · Other →
1978-06-30 Cessna 188B · Other →
1978-06-27 Corben BABY A · Other →
1977-08-19 Piper PA-31P · Other →
1977-08-09 Grumman G-164B · Other →
1977-07-30 Boeing A75N1 · Other →
1977-04-23 Cessna TU206E · Other →
1977-01-29 Cessna A188B · Other →
1975-03-12 Cessna 150 · Other →
1974-05-18 Cessna 150 · Other →
1974-02-07 Cessna 150 · Other →
1973-11-29 Cessna 150L · Other →
1973-06-12 Beech M35 · Other →
1973-06-02 Cessna 182N · Other →
1972-05-26 Cessna 150J · Other →
1972-05-10 Cessna 172E · Other →
1971-09-06 Piper PA-24 · Other →
1971-08-19 Piper PA-25 · Other →
1971-08-08 PITTS SPCL S-1C · Other →
1971-01-07 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1970-12-05 Cessna 150 · Other →

+ 22 more on file

Designees in CA

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KMOD — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

5,776

Flight Instructors

A&P

22,561

Mechanics

AME

139

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

25

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

17

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

20

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

45

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

66

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

126

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

TCE

38

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

11

Organizational Designations

Schools

243

Flight Schools

FBO

209

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

82

Flying Clubs

Repair

56

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

63

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KMOD

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Scott Richard Siemiller Winton CA 22 nm
Kenneth Sebastian Cobb Columbia CA 35 nm
Robert Alan Davids San Andreas CA 37 nm
John Erich Sawatzky Oakley CA 42 nm
Clayton Miles Conrad San Jose CA 46 nm
Jennifer Rayne Watson San Jose CA 46 nm
Brian Petschauer Burbank CA 50 nm
Margaret Watt Hollister CA 51 nm
Mark Pollard Walnut Creek CA 54 nm
Evan Paraskevopoulos Hayward CA 55 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KMOD

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Lance Campion Bautista Modesto CA 2 nm
Brian George Cleveland Modesto CA 2 nm
Michael Stuart Crawford Modesto CA 2 nm
John Michael Hillar Modesto CA 2 nm
Ronald Lee Peters Modesto CA 2 nm
Walter James Van Heukelem Modesto CA 2 nm
Michael Joseph Eldredge Modesto CA 2 nm
Shawn Jeffrey Yoppini Modesto CA 2 nm
Loch Kramer Names Modesto CA 2 nm
John Eldren Decamara Modesto CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KMOD

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Timothy James Monahan Ceres CA 2 nm
Steven Mark Rogers Ceres CA 2 nm
Fidel Gonzales Salinas Ceres CA 2 nm
Raul Eloy Sanchez Ceres CA 2 nm
Nicholas Alan Shoemaker Ceres CA 2 nm
Michael Stuart Crawford Modesto CA 2 nm
John Michael Hillar Modesto CA 2 nm
Paul Stephen Kline Modesto CA 2 nm
John Leslie Mallon Modesto CA 2 nm
Harumi Maejima Modesto CA 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KMOD

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Stockton Propeller, Inc
Stockton, CA
 26 nm
Cutting Edge Avionics
San Andreas, CA
 35 nm
Quality Aero Maintenance
Acampo, CA
 38 nm
Catto Propellers
Jackson, CA
 46 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Oakland, CA
Fremont, CA
 47 nm
LAC Avionics, Inc.
San Jose, CA
 49 nm
Absolute Aero Maintenance
Hayward, CA
 55 nm
HF Hangars
Hayward, CA
 55 nm
Sullivan Propeller Specialists
Hayward, CA
 56 nm
Peninsula Avionics, LLC
Palo Alto, CA
 56 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.