| population | |
| Kreis Guetersloh | 366104 |
| Kreis Herford | 250635 |
| Kreis Hoexter | 139994 |
| population | |
| Kreis Lippe | 346151 |
| Kreis Minden-Luebbecke | 311214 |
| Kreis Paderborn | 309380 |
| population | |
| Kreisfreie Stadt Bielefeld | 334002 |
 | Bielefeld Airport | ~ 16.37 km |
| Paderborn Lippstadt Airport | ~ 40.84 km |
| Kassel-Calden Airport | ~ 73.83 km |
| Münster Osnabrück Airport | ~ 77.40 km |
| Hannover Airport | ~ 82.45 km |
| Dortmund Airport | ~ 94.79 km |
| Fritzlar Army Airfield | ~ 100.91 km |
| Varrelbusch Airport | ~ 116.19 km |
| Bremen Airport | ~ 120.19 km |
