The nearest airport is BBU - Bucharest Aurel Vlaicu, located 33.4 km north east of Velea.
Other airports nearby include OTP - Bucharest Henri Coanda (39.3 km north east), GOZ - Gorna Orechovica Gorna Oryahovitsa (126.0 km south), CRA - Craiova (153.9 km west), SBZ - Sibiu (215.3 km north west),