The nearest airport is CUE - Cuenca Mariscal Lamar, located 62.7 km west of El Recreo.
Other airports nearby include XMS - Macas Coronel E Carvajal (85.8 km north east), MCH - Machala General Manuel Serrano (172.3 km west), GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl (186.7 km north west), ATF - Ambato Chachoan (199.2 km north),