The nearest airport is CUE - Cuenca Mariscal Lamar, located 80.3 km north of Barbascal.
Other airports nearby include MCH - Machala General Manuel Serrano (121.6 km west), TBP - Tumbes Pedro Canga (162.3 km west), XMS - Macas Coronel E Carvajal (170.5 km north east), GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl (193.2 km north west),