The nearest airport is ESS - Essen Mulheim, located 25.9 km west of Erlen.
Other airports nearby include DTM - Dortmund (28.7 km north east), DUS - Duesseldorf Dusseldorf (37.8 km west), ZCA - Arnsberg Menden (44.3 km east), CGN - Cologne Koln Bonn (55.0 km south),