The nearest airport is BYU - Bayreuth, located 18.6 km east of Thurnau.
Other airports nearby include HOQ - Hof Plauen (45.3 km north east), NUE - Nuernberg Nurnberg (62.0 km south), GHF - Giebelstadt Aaf (109.9 km west), ERF - Erfurt (111.3 km north),