The nearest airport is EOH - Medellin Olaya Herrera, located 50.4 km south of El Balso.
Other airports nearby include MDE - Rio Negro Jose Maria Cordova (64.9 km south east), OTU - Otu (123.1 km east), UIB - Quibdo El Carano (142.9 km south west), MZL - Manizales La Nubia (181.3 km south),