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Modesto Jet Center: a Gateway to California's Central Valley
FBO Profile: Modesto Jet Center serves California's agriculture kingdom.
Modesto Jet Center (formerly Sky Trek Aviation) has had a presence at California's Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field since the late 1980s. It was sold in 2019 and rebranded. (Photo: Modesto Jet Center)
Modesto Jet Center (formerly Sky Trek Aviation) has had a presence at California's Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field since the late 1980s. It was sold in 2019 and rebranded. (Photo: Modesto Jet Center)

California’s Central Valley is a major agricultural region that accounts for approximately half of the fruits and vegetables consumed in the U.S., and in its center sits Modesto and its airport Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field (KMOD). Until 2019, its long-time lone FBO was known as Sky Trek Aviation but its new owners decided to make a change. “I think they felt it was time to do something new and something fresh,” said Otto Wright, general manager of what is now known as the Modesto Jet Center (MJC). “Nobody really knew where Sky Trek Aviation was, so it was kind of a nice way to announce who we are and where we’re at.”