The nearest airport is MEC - Manta Eloy Alfaro Intl, located 14.9 km east of San Mateo.
Other airports nearby include PVO - Portoviejo Reales Tamarindos (39.1 km east), SNC - Salinas General Ulpiano Paez (139.8 km south), GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl (168.6 km south east), CUE - Cuenca Mariscal Lamar (295.3 km south east),