The nearest airport is GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl, located 30.4 km west of El Deseo.
Other airports nearby include CUE - Cuenca Mariscal Lamar (102.4 km south east), MCH - Machala General Manuel Serrano (122.5 km south), SNC - Salinas General Ulpiano Paez (152.6 km west), ATF - Ambato Chachoan (160.6 km north east),