The nearest airport is PDS - Piedras Negras Intl, located 47.6 km east of El León.
Other airports nearby include DLF - Del Rio Laughlin Afb (97.7 km north), LOV - Monclova Intl (177.3 km south), NLD - Nuevo Laredo Quetzalcoatl Intl (183.0 km south east), LRD - Laredo Intl (184.7 km south east),