The nearest airport is ESS - Essen Mulheim, located 48.4 km south east of Lankern.
Other airports nearby include DUS - Duesseldorf Dusseldorf (56.2 km south), ENS - Enschede Twenthe (57.3 km north), MGL - Moenchengladbach Monchengladbach (61.9 km south), DTM - Dortmund (76.0 km east),