Liberia (LIR) to New Orleans (MSY)
Flight time
≈ 3h 33m
Bearing
348° N
Liberia (LIR) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,374 miles (2,212 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LIR–MSY
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LIR–MSY; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 62% full.
Departures
1
May 2026
Seats
186
both directions
Passengers
116
both directions
Load factor
62.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LIR–MSY?
Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LIR–MSY in May 2026 (1 departures).
- SY
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures100.0%62.4%
Load
What plane flies LIR–MSY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of LIR–MSY departures.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 62.4% load
100.0%
How has LIR–MSY traffic changed?
Nonstop LIR–MSY departures fell from 2 in June 2025 to 1 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LIR–MSY traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
2 departures · 233 passengers
81.8%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 92 passengers
51.4%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
May 2026
1 departures · 116 passengers
62.4%
Load
Nonstop LIR–MSY 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
New Orleans
US
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Coordinates
29.99°N, 90.26°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Liberia (LIR) from New Orleans (MSY)?
LIR to MSY is 1,374 miles (2,212 km / 1,194 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LIR to MSY?
A nonstop covers the 1,374-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 33m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LIR–MSY?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LIR–MSY?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,374-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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