The nearest airport is PVO - Portoviejo Reales Tamarindos, located 44.3 km south west of Ciénega.
Other airports nearby include MEC - Manta Eloy Alfaro Intl (58.6 km west), GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl (157.4 km south), SNC - Salinas General Ulpiano Paez (182.6 km south west), ATF - Ambato Chachoan (185.7 km east),