The nearest airport is BJX - Del Bajio Guanajuato Intl, located 48.4 km north west of Cárdenas.
Other airports nearby include MLM - Morelia General Francisco J Mujica Intl (89.0 km south), QRO - Queretaro Intercontinental (107.5 km east), ZMM - Zamora (128.4 km south west), UPN - Uruapan Licenciado Y Gen Ignacio Lopez Rayon (161.7 km south west),