Airports / Bangladesh / ZYL
Osmany International Airport
VGSY / ZYLSylhet, BangladeshELEV 50 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kailashahar Airport (IXH) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Osmany International Airport (VGSY / ZYL) sits in Sylhet, Bangladesh, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 50 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list ZYL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kailashahar Airport (IXH, 40 nm), Shillong Airport (SHL, 45 nm), and Silchar Airport (IXS, 61 nm).
Trip costs from ZYL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from ZYL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VGSY
IATA
ZYL
FAA / Local
VGSY
Elevation
50 ft
Coordinates
24.9640° N · 91.8647° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Bangladesh fields
state range 12–125 ft
At 50 ft, ZYL sits higher than 67% of the 9 Bangladesh fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 40nmIXHKailashahar AirportKailashahar
- 45nmSHLShillong AirportShillong
- 61nmIXSSilchar AirportSilchar
- 70nmGAULokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International AirportGuwahati
- 73nmIXAAgartala - Maharaja Bir Bikram AirportAgartala
- 79nmAJLLengpui AirportAizawl (Lengpui)
Location
Open the full mapVGSY · Osmany International Airport · Sylhet, Bangladesh