The nearest airport is SLW - Saltillo Plan De Guadalupe Intl, located 26.5 km north west of El Cristal.
Other airports nearby include NTR - Monterrey Del Norte Intl (82.9 km north east), MTY - Monterrey General Mariano Escobedo Intl (86.7 km north east), LOV - Monclova Intl (191.3 km north), CVM - Ciudad Victoria General Pedro Jose Mendez Intl (261.0 km south east),