The nearest airport is MCH - Machala General Manuel Serrano, located 41.7 km north west of El Placer.
Other airports nearby include TBP - Tumbes Pedro Canga (63.1 km west), CUE - Cuenca Mariscal Lamar (122.6 km north east), GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl (161.5 km north), TYL - Talara Capitan Montes (191.7 km south west),