AirportsDaniel Oduber Quirós International Airport is a large airport serving Liberia, in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LIR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LIR
- ICAO code
- MRLB
- City
- Liberia
- State or region
- Guanacaste Province
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 10.5933° N, 85.5444° W
- Elevation
- 82 m (270 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,750 m (9,022 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LIR means Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: MRLB. ICAO codes that begin with M belong to Mexico and Central America. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 10.5933° N, 85.5444° W. It stands 82 metres (270 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Masaya, about 165 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Costa Rica, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,750 metres (9,022 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 9 airports of Costa Rica on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,750 m 9,022 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nosara AirportNicoya | NOB | 70 km |
| La Fortuna Arenal AirportLa Fortuna | FON | 106 km |
| Juan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela) | SJO | 161 km |
| Tobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose | SYQ | 169 km |
| Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International AirportManagua, Nicaragua | MGA | 185 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,279 km | 18 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 15,954 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 14,201 km | 17 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,749 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,535 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,230 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 18,319 km | 22 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 13,019 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,718 km | 17 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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