# Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR / MRLB)

**Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport** (IATA: LIR, ICAO: MRLB) is a large airport in Liberia, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. It has one runway, 2,750 m (9,022 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 827 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrlb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LIR / MRLB
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Liberia, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
- Elevation: 82 m / 270 ft
- Coordinates: 10.5933, -85.5444
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,750 m / 9,022 ft
- Passengers: 827,000 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Costa_Rica
- Website: https://www.guanacasteairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanacaste_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1708765
- Weather station: MRLB · WMO 78774
- Ident: MRLB

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,750 m / 9,022 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 070° / 250° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 442,902 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 396,188 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 443,585 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 539,610 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 668,762 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 680,355 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 779,757 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 878,365 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,182,123 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,125,000 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 480,000 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 827,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

32 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (17)

- [TNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrtm.md) Tamarindo Airport · Costa Rica · 43 km / 27 mi · SANSA
- [NOB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrns.md) Nosara Airport · Costa Rica · 70 km / 43 mi · SANSA
- [TMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrtr.md) Tambor Airport · Costa Rica · 111 km / 69 mi · SANSA
- [SJO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mroc.md) Juan Santamaría International Airport · Costa Rica · 161 km / 100 mi · SANSA
- [XQP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrqp.md) Quepos Managua Airport · Costa Rica · 201 km / 125 mi · SANSA
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,779 km / 1,105 mi · American Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,812 km / 1,126 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 2,347 km / 1,458 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 2,383 km / 1,481 mi · United Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 2,565 km / 1,594 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 2,745 km / 1,706 mi · American Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 2,777 km / 1,726 mi · American Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 3,535 km / 2,197 mi · JetBlue Airways
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,723 km / 2,313 mi · WestJet, Air Canada, Air Transat
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 4,037 km / 2,508 mi · WestJet, Air Transat
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 4,230 km / 2,628 mi · Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 5,195 km / 3,228 mi · WestJet

### Seasonal (19)

- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 2,841 km / 1,765 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 3,298 km / 2,049 mi · Southwest Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 3,411 km / 2,119 mi · American Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 3,497 km / 2,173 mi · United Airlines, American Airlines
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 3,523 km / 2,189 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 3,528 km / 2,192 mi · United Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 3,535 km / 2,197 mi · Delta Air Lines, American Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,723 km / 2,313 mi · Porter Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 3,762 km / 2,338 mi · United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 3,805 km / 2,364 mi · JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 3,883 km / 2,413 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 3,975 km / 2,470 mi · Porter Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 4,037 km / 2,508 mi · Air Canada
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 4,230 km / 2,628 mi · United Airlines
- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 4,502 km / 2,797 mi · WestJet
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 4,743 km / 2,947 mi · United Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 5,348 km / 3,323 mi · Alaska Airlines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 5,518 km / 3,429 mi · WestJet, Air Canada
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 9,446 km / 5,869 mi · Edelweiss Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LIR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (12)

- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 6
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 6
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 6
- RZ [SANSA](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sansa) · 5
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 5
- WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 4
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 3
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 3
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 3
- TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 2
- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- WK [Edelweiss Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/edelweiss-air) · 1 · seasonal

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 827K (2021) | #903 of 3,974 | #218 in North America | #2 in CR |
| Longest runway | 2,750 m / 9,022 ft | =1,734 of 29,858 | #356 in North America | #2 in CR |
| Elevation | 82 m / 270 ft | =32,062 of 43,403 | =14,722 in North America | =34 in CR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =1 in CR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | LIBERIA APP | 119.800 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| RDO | COCO RDO | 126.800 |
| TWR | LIBERIA TWR | 118.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [UPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrup.md) Upala Airport · 67 km / 41 mi
- [NOB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrns.md) Nosara Airport · 70 km / 43 mi
- [LSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrlc.md) Los Chiles Airport · 104 km / 65 mi
- [FON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mran.md) La Fortuna Arenal Airport · 106 km / 66 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Guanacaste Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guanacaste_Airport&oldid=1376364268), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrlb/data