The nearest airport is VUP - Valledupar Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo, located 96.3 km north east of El Zará.
Other airports nearby include MGN - Magangue Baracoa (123.3 km south west), SMR - Santa Marta Simon Bolivar (151.8 km north), BAQ - Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz (157.9 km north west), CZU - Corozal Las Brujas (165.9 km west),