# Distance from Christchurch (CHC) to Liberia (LIR)

> 11,775 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,775 km / 7,317 mi / 6,358 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 228° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -18h (When it's 03:21 in Christchurch, it's 09:21 in Liberia)
- **Elevation difference**: 147 ft (LIR is higher than CHC)

## Airports

### [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Christchurch, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZCH
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -43.490000, 172.530000
- Elevation: 123 ft

### [Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lir-liberia-daniel-oduber-quiros-international-airport/1ef266df-65f9-654e-ae66-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Liberia, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRLB
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 10.590000, -85.540000
- Elevation: 270 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:21 in Christchurch, it's 09:21 in Liberia.
With a 18-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Christchurch International Airport (CHC)](https://flightduration.online/airport/chc-christchurch-christchurch-international-airport/1ef266df-7661-64f4-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lir-liberia-daniel-oduber-quiros-international-airport/1ef266df-65f9-654e-ae66-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)