The nearest airport is LZC - Lazard Cardenas Lazaro Cardenas, located 50.1 km south of La Cuchara.
Other airports nearby include UPN - Uruapan Licenciado Y Gen Ignacio Lopez Rayon (107.9 km north), ZIH - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Intl (128.1 km south east), CLQ - Colima (164.2 km north west), ZMM - Zamora (176.6 km north),