The nearest airport is LBC - Luebeck Lubeck Blankensee, located 22.1 km north of Bälau.
Other airports nearby include HAM - Hamburg (41.6 km west), XFW - Hamburg Finkenwerder (52.4 km west), SZW - Schwerin Parchim (80.2 km east), KEL - Kiel Holtenau (90.4 km north),