Airports / Costa Rica / LIR
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
MRLB / LIRLiberia, Costa RicaELEV 270 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Upala Airport (UPL) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport, listed as MRLB / LIR, is a large commercial airport in Liberia, Costa Rica. Field elevation is 270 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list LIR as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Upala Airport (UPL, 36 nm), Nosara Airport (NOB, 38 nm), and Los Chiles Airport (LSL, 56 nm).
Trip costs from LIR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Guanacaste and Liberia International. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LIR to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
MRLB
IATA
LIR
FAA / Local
MRLB
Elevation
270 ft
Coordinates
10.5933° N · 85.5444° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Costa Rica fields
state range 3–3,287 ft
At 270 ft, LIR sits higher than 65% of the 17 Costa Rica fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 36nmUPLUpala AirportUpala
- 38nmNOBNosara AirportNicoya
- 56nmLSLLos Chiles AirportLos Chiles
- 57nmFONLa Fortuna Arenal AirportLa Fortuna
- 87nmSJOJuan Santamaría International AirportSan José (Alajuela)
- 91nmSYQTobías Bolaños International AirportSan Jose
Location
Open the full mapMRLB · Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport · Liberia, Costa Rica