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CEN to LAX: distance & flight time
Ciudad Obregon (Ciudad Obregón International Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
681 mi
1,096 km · 592 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
681 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CEN — Ciudad Obregón International Airport · Ciudad Obregon, Mexico
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CEN
Near LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CEN from LAX?
The flight distance from Ciudad Obregon (CEN) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 681 miles (1,096 km, 592 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CEN to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CEN to LAX?
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