Nonstop flight route between Liberia, Costa Rica and Mogadishu, Somalia:
Departure Airport:
(10°35'35"N by 85°32'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E)
Distance from LIR to MGQ:
8,947.60 miles (14,399.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR), Liberia, Costa Rica and Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ), Mogadishu, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,948 miles (or 14,400 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 Aden Adde 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 Aden Adde 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | MGQ / HCMM |
| Airport Name: | Aden Adde International Airport |
| Location: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°0'48"N by 45°18'16"E |
| Area Served: | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGQ |
| More Information: | MGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR):
- In October 1995 the airport was re-inaugurated as an international airport, as a part of the expansion the pavement on the runway was redone, and special landing lights were installed.
- 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.
- 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 new terminal building, encompassing approximately 23,000 m2, will feature a contemporary design that both increases efficiency and capacity over the existing facility.
- Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR) (LIR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ):
- The furthest airport from Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In April 2014, Prime Minister of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed laid the foundation stone for a new national Aviation Training Academy at the Aden Adde International Airportu.
- On 8 June 2007, the Transitional Federal Government announced that the airport would be renamed in honor of the first President of Somalia, Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, who had died earlier in the day.
- The closest airport to Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) is Baidoa Airport (BIB), which is located 138 miles (223 kilometers) WNW of MGQ.
- In September 2013, the Turkish company Favori LLC began operations at the airport.
- As of June 2014, the largest services using Aden Adde International Airport include the Somali-owned private carriers Jubba Airways and Daallo Airlines, in addition to UN charter planes, African Express Airways,Turkish Airlines, and SkyGreece Airlines.
- Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Somali Air Corps also used the airport at this time, and had an airlift wing stationed in the capital.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.53 miles (42.70 km) SW | Tamarindo Airport (TNO) | Tamarindo, Costa Rica |     |
| 2 | 43.23 miles (69.57 km) S | Nosara Airport (NOB) | Nosara, Costa Rica | |
| 3 | 50.35 miles (81.02 km) S | Playa Sámara/Carrillo Airport (RIK) | Carrillo, Costa Rica | |
| 4 | 52.76 miles (84.90 km) SSE | Punta Islita Airport (PBP) | Punta Islita, Costa Rica | |
| 5 | 69.45 miles (111.77 km) SSE | Tambor Airport (TMU) | Tambor, Costa Rica | |
| 6 | 99.85 miles (160.70 km) ESE | Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) (SJO) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 7 | 105.21 miles (169.31 km) ESE | Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ) | San José, Costa Rica | |
| 8 | 114.99 miles (185.06 km) NNW | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 9 | 121.44 miles (195.43 km) ESE | Guápiles Airport (GPL) | Guápiles, Costa Rica | |
| 10 | 124.87 miles (200.96 km) SE | Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) | Quepos, Costa Rica | |
| 11 | 133.79 miles (215.32 km) E | Barra del Colorado Airport (BCL) | Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica | |
| 12 | 137.94 miles (221.99 km) E | Tortuguero Airport (TTQ) | Tortuguero, Costa Rica | |
| 13 | 154.05 miles (247.92 km) NE | Bluefields Airport (BEF) | Bluefields, Nicaragua | |
| 14 | 177.09 miles (285.00 km) ESE | Limón International Airport (LIO) | Puerto Limón, Costa Rica | |
| 15 | 180.27 miles (290.12 km) ESE | Buenos Aires Airporrt (BAI) | Buenos Aires, Costa Rica | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,241.73 miles (19,701.10 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,748.27 miles (18,906.97 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 11,724.17 miles (18,868.17 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,677.69 miles (18,793.38 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,673.51 miles (18,786.64 km) W | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,649.95 miles (18,748.73 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,615.29 miles (18,692.96 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,594.17 miles (18,658.96 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,591.28 miles (18,654.31 km) WSW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,555.93 miles (18,597.42 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,553.29 miles (18,593.17 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,547.68 miles (18,584.14 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,540.33 miles (18,572.31 km) SSW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,535.99 miles (18,565.33 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,534.57 miles (18,563.05 km) SSW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 138.26 miles (222.51 km) WNW | Baidoa Airport (BIB) | Baidoa, Somalia | |
| 2 | 208.13 miles (334.94 km) W | Bardera Airport (BSY) | Bardera, Somalia | |
| 3 | 257.92 miles (415.09 km) SW | Kismayo Airport (KMU) | Kisimayu, Somalia | |
| 4 | 295.92 miles (476.24 km) NNW | Gode Airport (GDE) | Gode, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 320.14 miles (515.21 km) NE | Obbia Airport (CMO) | Obbia, Somalia | |
| 6 | 334.19 miles (537.82 km) NNW | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) | Kabri Dar (Kabre Dare), Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 361.13 miles (581.17 km) NNE | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) | Galcaio, Somalia | |
| 8 | 389.91 miles (627.49 km) SW | Kiwayu Airport (KWY) | Kiwayu, Kenya | |
| 9 | 422.83 miles (680.47 km) SW | Manda Airport (LAU) | Lamu, Kenya | |
| 10 | 426.66 miles (686.65 km) WSW | Garissa Airport (GAS) | Garissa, Kenya | |
| 11 | 439.45 miles (707.23 km) WNW | Moyale Airport (MYS) | Moyale, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 440.12 miles (708.30 km) WSW | Hola Airport (HOA) | Hola, Kenya | |
| 13 | 444.62 miles (715.55 km) WNW | Neghelle Airport (EGL) | Negele Boran, Ethiopia | |
| 14 | 475.09 miles (764.59 km) NW | Ghinnir Airport (GNN) | Ghinnir, Ethiopia | |
| 15 | 505.54 miles (813.58 km) NW | Robe Airport (GOB) | Goba, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,824.41 miles (19,029.49 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,393.90 miles (18,336.67 km) SSE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,332.00 miles (18,237.05 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,300.88 miles (18,186.96 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,279.47 miles (18,152.50 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,271.39 miles (18,139.49 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,259.93 miles (18,121.05 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,248.94 miles (18,103.37 km) SSE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,213.56 miles (18,046.43 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,213.06 miles (18,045.63 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,212.04 miles (18,043.98 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,206.08 miles (18,034.39 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,147.66 miles (17,940.37 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,132.02 miles (17,915.20 km) SE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,114.80 miles (17,887.49 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |