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Osmany International Airport

Sylhet, Bangladesh

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Osmany International Airport

Sylhet, Bangladesh
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Gateway to the Tea Gardens of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Opened
1940
Location
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Osmany International Airport, designated by IATA code ZYL and ICAO code VGSY, serves Sylhet, the third-largest city in Bangladesh and a major hub for the country's tea industry. The airport is named after General Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Liberation Army during the 1971 Liberation War. The airport handles both domestic and international traffic, with a significant volume of passengers traveling between Sylhet and the United Kingdom due to the large Sylheti diaspora residing there. It is one of the busiest airports in Bangladesh outside of Dhaka. Biman Bangladesh Airlines operates as the primary carrier at the airport, with several international carriers also providing services. The airport has undergone modernization efforts to expand its capacity and improve facilities for the growing number of passengers.
Terminals
The airport operates a single terminal building handling both domestic and international passenger operations.
Getting to & from
The airport is located approximately 5 kilometers north of Sylhet city center, accessible primarily by road via CNG auto-rickshaws, taxis, and private vehicles.
Airlines here
Biman Bangladesh Airlines serves as the primary carrier, with US-Bangla Airlines and international carriers including Air Arabia and Fly Dubai operating routes.
Notable facts
  • ›Named after General M.A.G. Osmani, commander of Bangladesh's Liberation Army in 1971.
  • ›Handles significant traffic from the UK due to the large Sylheti diaspora community in Britain.
  • ›Originally built during World War II under British colonial administration.
  • ›Sylhet is Bangladesh's major tea-producing region, contributing to the airport's cargo traffic.
  • ›It is one of only a few international airports in Bangladesh outside the capital Dhaka.
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Routes

ZYL → DAC4H · 313
ZYL → DACBG · 313 772
ZYL → DACRX · DH8
ZYL → DACVQ · ER4
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Osmani International Airport, Sylhet, is the third largest airport in Bangladesh after Dhaka and Chittagong. The airport is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority and is served by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national airline, which at one point earned most of its revenue from this airport. Private airlines Novoair and US-Bangla Airlines operate domestic flights to Dhaka.

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