The nearest airport is ENS - Enschede Twenthe, located 41.8 km north of Velen.
Other airports nearby include FMO - Muenster/osnabrueck Munster Osnabruck (54.8 km north east), ESS - Essen Mulheim (55.5 km south), DTM - Dortmund (60.8 km south east), DUS - Duesseldorf Dusseldorf (69.6 km south),