Nonstop flight route between Liberia, Costa Rica and Freetown, Sierra Leone:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR), Liberia, Costa Rica and Lungi International Airport (FNA), Freetown, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,920 miles (or 7,917 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) and Lungi International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) and Lungi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIR / MRLB | 
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| Location: | Liberia, Costa Rica | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'35"N by 85°32'44"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Dirección General de Aviación Civil | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 269 feet (82 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LIR | 
| More Information: | LIR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNA / GFLL | 
| Airport Name: | Lungi International Airport | 
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'59"N by 13°11'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Freetown; Lungi | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 84 feet (26 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FNA | 
| More Information: | FNA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR):
- In addition to being known as "Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR)", another name for LIR is "Aeropuerto Internacional Daniel Oduber Quirós".
 - The furthest airport from Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (meaning Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,242 miles (19,701 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
 - In 2006 to manage increased demand, the government and local tourism chamber boards set aside funds to increase the parking area on the tarmac from 5 to 8 airplanes and the construction of a parallel taxiway.
 - The idea for an airport in the province of Guanacaste was initially conceived during the government of Daniel Oduber Quirós.
 - The closest airport to Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) is Tamarindo Airport (TNO), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) SW of LIR.
 - Because of Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR)'s relatively low elevation of 269 feet, planes can take off or land at Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Lungi International Airport (FNA):
- The furthest airport from Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Lungi International Airport (meaning Lungi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
 - Lungi International Airport handled 167,911 passengers last year.
 - Lungi International Airport (FNA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Passengers have the choice of ferry, the new Pelican Water Taxi or an ex-Isle of Wight Hovercraft docked in the Aberdeen district of Freetown to cross the bay to Freetown.
 - Because of Lungi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at Lungi International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - On June 3, 2007, a helicopter flight from Freetown exploded and crashed on landing at Lungi airport, killing all 22 people on board.
 - The closest airport to Lungi International Airport (FNA) is Hastings Airport (HGS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SSE of FNA.
 
