The nearest airport is HOQ - Hof Plauen, located 55.9 km east of Effelder.
Other airports nearby include BYU - Bayreuth (59.5 km south east), ERF - Erfurt (66.9 km north), NUE - Nuernberg Nurnberg (98.4 km south), GHF - Giebelstadt Aaf (114.4 km south west),