Due to its central location, Dortmund Airport offers a perfect connection to almost all major towns in the eastern Ruhrgebiet. At the same time, the town centres of the most populous towns and cities (Hagen, Hamm, Witten and Iserlohn) can all easily be reached within half an hour by car. The towns of the Märkischer Kreis as well as the Ennepe-Ruhr Kreis and Hochsauerlandkreis are also nearby.
| DTM - Bochum (approx. 360,000 inhabitants) 31.3 km / 35 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Essen (approx. 570,000 inhabitants) 46,9 km / 48 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Unna (approx. 65,000 inhabitants) 5.7 km / 7 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Hamm (approx. 182,000 inhabitants) 27.1 km / 33 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Hagen (approx. 185,000 inhabitants) 31 km / 28 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Witten (approx. 105,000 inhabitants) 35.8 km / 35 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Iserlohn (approx. 95,000 inhabitants) 21.1 km / 34 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Menden (approx. 55,000 inhabitants) 21.8 km / 29 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Werl (approx. 30,000 inhabitants) 25.1 km / 23 minutes driving times |
| DTM - Soest (approx. 50,000 inhabitants) 39.4 km / 32 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Meschede (approx. 30,000 inhabitants) 62.1 km / 40 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Arnsberg (approx. 75,000 inhabitants) 42.3 km / 29 minutes driving time |
| DTM - Lüdenscheid (approx. 75,000 inhabitants) 49.6 km / 37 minutes time |
