The nearest airport is BYU - Bayreuth, located 55.4 km east of Gleußen.
Other airports nearby include HOQ - Hof Plauen (70.3 km east), NUE - Nuernberg Nurnberg (71.6 km south), GHF - Giebelstadt Aaf (86.1 km south west), ERF - Erfurt (94.3 km north),