Nonstop flight route between Liberia, Costa Rica and Manchester, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR), Liberia, Costa Rica and Manchester Airport (MAN), Manchester, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,356 miles (or 8,619 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 Manchester 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 Manchester Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• The idea for an airport in the province of Guanacaste was initially conceived during the government of Daniel Oduber Quirós.

Facts about Manchester Airport (MAN):

• The closest airport to Manchester Airport (MAN) is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of MAN.
• As part of the Government's 'The Future of Air Transport' White Paper, Manchester Airport published its Master Plan on its proposed expansions until 2030.
• North American carriers at Manchester include American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways.
• The furthest airport from Manchester Airport (MAN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• There also plans to create a business centre to help encourage businesses to set up in Manchester.
• In the Summer of 2009, a £50 million redevelopment programme for Terminal 1 was completed.
• Manchester Airport (MAN) has 2 runways.
• Manchester Airport handled 20,751,581 passengers last year.
• Because of Manchester Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester 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.