The nearest airport is ENS - Enschede Twenthe, located 23.3 km east of Elsen.
Other airports nearby include FMO - Muenster/osnabrueck Munster Osnabruck (80.1 km east), UTC - Soesterberg (87.3 km west), GRQ - Groningen Eelde (95.0 km north), ESS - Essen Mulheim (100.1 km south),