The nearest airport is GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl, located 50.4 km south of Carmela.
Other airports nearby include PVO - Portoviejo Reales Tamarindos (91.3 km north west), MEC - Manta Eloy Alfaro Intl (113.9 km north west), SNC - Salinas General Ulpiano Paez (122.6 km south west), ATF - Ambato Chachoan (168.1 km east),