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CEN to SMO: distance & flight time
Ciudad Obregon (Ciudad Obregón International Airport) → Santa Monica (Santa Monica Municipal Airport)
686 mi
1,104 km · 596 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
686 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
- SMO — Santa Monica Municipal Airport · Santa Monica, 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 CEN
Near SMO
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport6 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport9 mi away
- BUR · Bob Hope Airport14 mi away
- VNY · Van Nuys Airport14 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CEN from SMO?
The flight distance from Ciudad Obregon (CEN) to Santa Monica (SMO) is 686 miles (1,104 km, 596 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CEN to SMO?
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 SMO?
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