The nearest airport is BYU - Bayreuth, located 26.9 km south east of Rugendorf.
Other airports nearby include HOQ - Hof Plauen (29.4 km east), NUE - Nuernberg Nurnberg (83.1 km south), ERF - Erfurt (93.9 km north), KLV - Karlovy Vary (103.4 km east),