The nearest airport is HOG - Holguin Frank Pais Intl, located 40.6 km south of El Retiro.
Other airports nearby include VTU - Las Tunas Hermanos Ameijeiras (54.3 km west), BYM - Bayamo Carlos Manuel De Cespedes (83.9 km south), MZO - Manzanillo Sierra Maestra (115.7 km south west), SCU - Santiago De Cuba Antonio Maceo Intl (143.4 km south east),