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 May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–LIR; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 84% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
63
May 2026
Seats
9,011
both directions
Passengers
7,598
both directions
Load factor
84.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–LIR?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–LIR in May 2026 (63 departures).
- WN
63 departures · 9,011 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.3%
Load
What plane flies HOU–LIR?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 84% of HOU–LIR departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
53 departures · 86.2% load
84.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
8 departures · 77.9% load
12.7% - Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 70.0% load
3.2%
How has HOU–LIR traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–LIR departures fell from 76 in June 2025 to 63 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–LIR traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
76 departures · 11,501 passengers
88.2%
Load
July 2025
78 departures · 11,908 passengers
87.2%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LIR → HOU
81.7% full
32 departures · 3,828 passengers
HOU → LIR
87.2% full
31 departures · 3,770 passengers
Nonstop HOU–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 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 May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (84.1%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (12.7%).
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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