The nearest airport is CGN - Cologne Koln Bonn, located 14.5 km west of Birken.
Other airports nearby include ZNV - Koblenz Winningen (56.4 km south), DUS - Duesseldorf Dusseldorf (65.9 km north west), ESS - Essen Mulheim (70.8 km north west), MGL - Moenchengladbach Monchengladbach (74.2 km north west),