The nearest airport is ZCL - Zacatecas General Leobardo C Ruiz Intl, located 82.1 km east of El Refugio.
Other airports nearby include AGU - Aguascalientes Jesus Teran Intl (172.6 km south east), DGO - Durango Intl (179.1 km north west), TPQ - Tepic (209.5 km south west),