The nearest airport is NLD - Nuevo Laredo Quetzalcoatl Intl, located 77.0 km east of El Retiro.
Other airports nearby include LRD - Laredo Intl (87.1 km east), PDS - Piedras Negras Intl (122.9 km north), LOV - Monclova Intl (128.5 km south west), NTR - Monterrey Del Norte Intl (184.9 km south),