Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SDM to CEN: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Ciudad Obregon (Ciudad Obregón International Airport)
557 mi
897 km · 484 nm
1h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
See live SDM→CEN fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
557 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 41m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, United States
- CEN — Ciudad Obregón International Airport · Ciudad Obregon, Mexico
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SDM
Near CEN
Frequently asked questions
How far is SDM from CEN?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Ciudad Obregon (CEN) is 557 miles (897 km, 484 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to CEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 41m 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 SDM to CEN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDM–CEN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.