The nearest airport is ERF - Erfurt, located 51.8 km north of Erlau.
Other airports nearby include HOQ - Hof Plauen (83.1 km east), BYU - Bayreuth (88.0 km south east), GHF - Giebelstadt Aaf (113.3 km south west), NUE - Nuernberg Nurnberg (117.3 km south),