The nearest airport is GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl, located 9.7 km west of El Recreo.
Other airports nearby include CUE - Cuenca Mariscal Lamar (123.4 km south east), MCH - Machala General Manuel Serrano (126.8 km south), SNC - Salinas General Ulpiano Paez (132.5 km west), PVO - Portoviejo Reales Tamarindos (142.0 km north west),