The nearest airport is SZW - Schwerin Parchim, located 57.1 km north of Rühstädt.
Other airports nearby include TXL - Berlin Tegel (103.9 km east), BWE - Braunschweig Wolfsburg (110.9 km south west), RLG - Laage (114.8 km north), THF - Berlin Tempelhof (115.1 km south east),