The nearest airport is ESS - Essen Mulheim, located 37.5 km south east of Esselt.
Other airports nearby include DUS - Duesseldorf Dusseldorf (46.0 km south), MGL - Moenchengladbach Monchengladbach (53.7 km south), ENS - Enschede Twenthe (64.8 km north), DTM - Dortmund (67.4 km east),