The nearest airport is SMR - Santa Marta Simon Bolivar, located 47.8 km north of Gavilán.
Other airports nearby include BAQ - Barranquilla Ernesto Cortissoz (53.2 km north west), VUP - Valledupar Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo (122.2 km east), CTG - Cartagena Rafael Nunez (132.2 km west), MGN - Magangue Baracoa (166.3 km south),