The nearest airport is ERF - Erfurt, located 55.5 km south east of Helmsdorf.
Other airports nearby include KSF - Kassel Calden (68.8 km west), BWE - Braunschweig Wolfsburg (114.3 km north), PAD - Paderborn Lippstadt (125.5 km west), LEJ - Leipzig Halle (132.6 km east),