Houston (HOU) to Liberia (LIR)
Flight time
≈ 3h 43m
Bearing
153° SE
Houston (HOU) to Liberia (LIR) is 1,458 miles (2,347 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–LIR
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–LIR; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 87% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
76
July 2026
Seats
13,300
both directions
Passengers
12,400
both directions
Load factor
93.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–LIR?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–LIR in July 2026 (76 departures).
- WN
76 departures · 13,300 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.2%
Load
What plane flies HOU–LIR?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 87% of HOU–LIR departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
66 departures · 94.0% load
86.8% - Boeing 737-800
10 departures · 88.3% load
13.2%
How has HOU–LIR traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–LIR departures rose from 28 in August 2025 to 76 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–LIR traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
28 departures · 3,563 passengers
76.7%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 1,492 passengers
58.7%
Load
October 2025
16 departures · 1,637 passengers
58.5%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 5,652 passengers
63.5%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 6,424 passengers
69.6%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 6,717 passengers
74.3%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 6,152 passengers
77.1%
Load
March 2026
78 departures · 10,922 passengers
83.7%
Load
April 2026
64 departures · 7,756 passengers
81.7%
Load
May 2026
63 departures · 7,598 passengers
84.3%
Load
June 2026
77 departures · 11,986 passengers
90.5%
Load
July 2026
76 departures · 12,400 passengers
93.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → LIR
91.3% full
38 departures · 6,075 passengers
LIR → HOU
95.1% full
38 departures · 6,325 passengers
Nonstop HOU–LIR traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 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 Houston (HOU) from Liberia (LIR)?
HOU to LIR is 1,458 miles (2,347 km / 1,267 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to LIR?
A nonstop covers the 1,458-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 43m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–LIR?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (86.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (13.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–LIR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,458-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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