The nearest airport is XMS - Macas Coronel E Carvajal, located 47.7 km north east of Méndez.
Other airports nearby include CUE - Cuenca Mariscal Lamar (77.7 km west), ATF - Ambato Chachoan (165.2 km north), GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl (183.7 km west), MCH - Machala General Manuel Serrano (194.0 km west),