The nearest airport is MGL - Moenchengladbach Monchengladbach, located 15.5 km east of Birgen.
Other airports nearby include DUS - Duesseldorf Dusseldorf (34.3 km east), GKE - Geilenkirchen (34.7 km south west), ESS - Essen Mulheim (49.3 km north east), MST - Maastricht (50.7 km south west),