The nearest airport is VUP - Valledupar Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo, located 19.7 km south west of El Alto.
Other airports nearby include RCH - Rio Hacha Almirante Padilla (107.1 km north), SMR - Santa Marta Simon Bolivar (132.2 km north west), MAR - Maracaibo La Chinita Intl (155.7 km east), BAQ - Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz (181.6 km west),