A wind turbine rotor blade is provided with a rotor blade root region, a rotor blade tip region, a pressure side, a suction side, a leading edge, a trailing edge and at least one flange along a longitudinal direction of the rotor blade. Furthermore, a deflecting unit is provided between one end of the at least one flange and the rotor blade tip region. At least one air scoop is provided on the flange, wherein the air scoop protrudes in a region between a first and second flange.