The nearest airport is MEC - Manta Eloy Alfaro Intl, located 4.3 km north of El Arroyo.
Other airports nearby include PVO - Portoviejo Reales Tamarindos (22.6 km east), SNC - Salinas General Ulpiano Paez (139.8 km south), GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl (156.4 km south east), CUE - Cuenca Mariscal Lamar (281.9 km south east),