# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Modesto (MOD)

> 8,688 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,688 km / 5,398 mi / 4,691 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 10:13 in Helsinki, it's 00:13 in Modesto)
- **Elevation difference**: 80 ft (MOD is lower than HEL)

## Airports

### [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helsinki, Finland
- ICAO: EFHK
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 60.320000, 24.960000
- Elevation: 179 ft

### [Modesto City-County-Harry Sham Field (MOD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mod-modesto-modesto-city-county-harry-sham-field/1ef266df-2bda-644e-a657-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Modesto, United States
- ICAO: KMOD
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.630000, -120.950000
- Elevation: 99 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:13 in Helsinki, it's 00:13 in Modesto.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Modesto City-County-Harry Sham Field (MOD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mod-modesto-modesto-city-county-harry-sham-field/1ef266df-2bda-644e-a657-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)