The nearest airport is NLD - Nuevo Laredo Quetzalcoatl Intl, located 25.4 km north of El Refugio.
Other airports nearby include LRD - Laredo Intl (38.7 km north), NTR - Monterrey Del Norte Intl (162.6 km south west), ALI - Alice Intl (166.0 km east), MTY - Monterrey General Mariano Escobedo Intl (167.2 km south),