The nearest airport is MTY - Monterrey General Mariano Escobedo Intl, located 132.8 km north of El Río.
Other airports nearby include CVM - Ciudad Victoria General Pedro Jose Mendez Intl (137.0 km south east), NTR - Monterrey Del Norte Intl (144.9 km north), SLW - Saltillo Plan De Guadalupe Intl (148.8 km north west), REX - Reynosa General Lucio Blanco Intl (229.0 km north east),