The nearest airport is SNC - Salinas General Ulpiano Paez, located 26.0 km north west of Atahualpa.
Other airports nearby include GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl (101.6 km east), MCH - Machala General Manuel Serrano (139.4 km south east), TBP - Tumbes Pedro Canga (143.8 km south), PVO - Portoviejo Reales Tamarindos (145.2 km north),