The nearest airport is CUE - Cuenca Mariscal Lamar, located 47.6 km north of Patadel.
Other airports nearby include MCH - Machala General Manuel Serrano (103.3 km west), XMS - Macas Coronel E Carvajal (151.5 km north east), TBP - Tumbes Pedro Canga (152.0 km west), GYE - Guayaquil Jose Joaquin De Olmedo Intl (159.3 km north west),