The nearest airport is TAM - Tampico General Francisco Javier Mina Intl, located 35.7 km north of El Arenal.
Other airports nearby include TSL - Tamuin (105.8 km west), PAZ - Poza Rico Tajin (156.5 km south), CVM - Ciudad Victoria General Pedro Jose Mendez Intl (225.3 km north west), PCA - Pachuca Ingeniero Juan Guillermo Villasana (235.2 km south west),