Detroit (DTW) to Liberia (LIR)
Flight time
≈ 5h 11m
Bearing
184° S
Detroit (DTW) to Liberia (LIR) is 2,189 miles (3,523 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DTW–LIR
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DTW–LIR; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
1
May 2026
Seats
186
both directions
Passengers
142
both directions
Load factor
76.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DTW–LIR?
Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DTW–LIR in May 2026 (1 departures).
- SY
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.3%
Load
What plane flies DTW–LIR?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of DTW–LIR departures.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 76.3% load
100.0%
How has DTW–LIR traffic changed?
Nonstop DTW–LIR departures fell from 4 in December 2025 to 1 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DTW–LIR traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
December 2025
4 departures · 512 passengers
71.1%
Load
January 2026
9 departures · 1,357 passengers
83.9%
Load
February 2026
8 departures · 1,218 passengers
84.6%
Load
March 2026
8 departures · 1,320 passengers
91.7%
Load
April 2026
4 departures · 516 passengers
71.7%
Load
May 2026
1 departures · 142 passengers
76.3%
Load
Nonstop DTW–LIR traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Liberia
CR
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
Coordinates
10.59°N, 85.54°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Detroit (DTW) from Liberia (LIR)?
DTW to LIR is 2,189 miles (3,523 km / 1,902 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DTW to LIR?
A nonstop covers the 2,189-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DTW–LIR?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DTW–LIR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,189-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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