Osmany International Airport — Sylhet, Bangladesh

Osmany International Airport takes its name from General M.A.G. Osmani, commander of Bangladesh's liberation forces during the 1971 war of independence, and serves Sylhet in the country's hilly northeast. ZYL functions as an important link for the large Sylheti diaspora, particularly in the United Kingdom, whose ties have long supported international service and routes to the Middle East, where many residents work. The Sylhet division is known for sprawling tea estates, among the oldest in South Asia, as well as forested hills and wetlands that draw domestic visitors. As one of Bangladesh's busier airports outside the capital, it supplements Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for travelers with business or family ties to the northeast. Ongoing efforts to extend runway length and modernize facilities at ZYL reflect steady demand from both remittance-linked travel and regional tourism.