Airport Overview
Location Details | |||
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Country | Bangladesh | Latitude | 24.96333 |
Province / District | Sylhet | Longitude | 91.86694 |
Town or City (Closest) |
Sylhet 5 NM N of Sylhet Town |
Elevation (ft and m) | 50 ft / 15.24 m |
Airfield Name | Osmani International Airport | IATA and ICAO Codes | VGSY / ZYL |
Open From (hours) | 6:00 | Open To (hours) | 21:00 |
Sylhet is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and District and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma River and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills. The city is approaching a population of 500,000 people while also having a high population density. It is one of the largest cities in Bangladesh. The Sylhet region is well known for its tea gardens and tropical forests, the city however is currently known for its business boom – being one of the richest cities in Bangladesh, with new investments of hotels, shopping malls and luxury housing estates, brought mainly by expatriates living in the United Kingdom. The city of Sylhet is served by Osmani International Airport, located at the north of the city.
Osmani International Airport, Sylhet was built in 1944-1945, during the 2nd World War to check Japanese aggression from Burma. The airport was formerly known as Sylhet Civil Airport. The airport was initially served by domestic flights from Shahjalal International Airport by the country's national airline Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd. After that Sylhet Civil Airport was renamed as Osmani International Airport (OIA) in the honour of General M A G Osmani, the Chief of Liberation Forces of Bangladesh and a proud son of the soil of Sylhet division.
In 1986, the airport became a full-fledged domestic airport after the construction of terminal building, installation of navigational aids, re-construction of runway pavement, development of taxiways and aprons under the project of Sylhet Civil Airport. After many years in 1998 Ltd expansion of the airport was carried out to enable medium-sized aircraft, such as the Airbus A310. In 2002 the airport was designated an International airport by the government, and it received the first international arrival flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd. However, the airport was not up to international standards due to shortage of equipment.After the South Asia Transport and Trade Facilitation Conference in 2006, upgradation work of terminal facilities to enable handling of international flights work was started. The improvements included construction of a new terminal building, two Jetways and a taxiway and after the completion of work Biman would operate Hajj flights directly from the airport during the Hajj season in 2007.In 2010 the decision was made to construct a refuelling station and the work began in 2012. In 2015, Fly Dubai the 1st foreign airlines operated their flight to Sylhet from Dubai. Osmani International Airport is located at 15 km north-east from Sylhet city. At present domestic and international passenger and cargo flights are operating by the national and international airlines operators to and from Osmani International Airport, Sylhet. It is one of the most clean and hygienic Airport which is well maintained regularly.
Airport Operations Manager |
Custom |
Handling Operations / Logistics |
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Airport Manager Cell: 01708167287 PABX: 880821- 725391 to 94 |
Assistant Commissioner of Customs Airport custom House Tel: 0821- 717356 |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines: |
General Information of OIA
Runway Details
Description |
Runway 11 |
Runway 29 |
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Surface |
ASPHALT |
ASPHALT |
True Heading |
113.00 |
293.00 |
Latitude |
24.968336 and 24° 58' 06.01" N |
24.958147 and 24° 57' 29.33" N |
Longitude |
91.853617 and 091° 51' 13.02" E |
91.879953 and 091° 52' 47.83" E |
Elevation/Slope |
50.0 feet (15 meters)/0 |
50.0 feet (15 meters)/ 0.0° |
Landing Distance |
8458 feet (2578 meters) |
9478 feet (2889 meters) |
Take off Distance |
9678 feet (2950 meters) |
9478 feet (2889 meters) |
Displaced Threshold Length |
1020 feet (311 meters) |
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Overrun Length |
200 feet (61 meters) |
- |
Overrun Surface |
ASPHALT |
ASPHALT |
Lighting System |
PAPI LIGHTS |
PAPI LIGHTS |
SWY dimensions |
61x46 m |
300x46 m |
CWY dimensions |
153 m |
300 m |
Strip dimensions |
2952x153 m |
2952x153 m |
SWY surface and strength: First 80FT same as RWY, Remaining 120FT is nominal concrete. |
Airfield details
Customs (HO) |
Yes |
JET A-1 fuel |
Yes |
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Immigration (HO) |
Yes |
AVGAS 100 |
No |
Terminal building |
Yes |
Single point refuelling |
No |
Passenger terminal |
Yes |
Starter units (press air) |
Yes |
Cargo terminal |
No |
Ground power (mobile) |
Yes |
Pax transport to airfield |
Yes |
Crash crew |
Yes |
Control tower |
Yes |
Aircraft support services |
Yes |
Weather facilities |
Yes |
Latrine servicing |
Yes |
Catering services |
No |
Fire fighting |
Yes |
Base Operating room |
No |
Fire fighting category (ICAO) |
Category: V |
Airport radar |
No |
Fire fighting equipment |
Yes |
NDB |
Yes |
De-icing equipment |
No |
VOR |
Yes |
IFR procedures |
Yes |
ILS |
Yes |
Runway lights |
Yes |
Approach lights |
Yes |
Parking ramp lighting |
Yes |
Airport Data
Geographical and Administration Data |
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1. |
ARP* coordinates and site at AD* |
245740.83N, 0915217.89E; in the runway |
2. |
Distance and direction from city |
5 NM N/NE of Town |
3. |
AD elevation/reference temperature |
Elev: 50ft / T: 35.4 degree C |
4. |
Magnetic variation |
50' West |
5. |
Type of traffic permitted |
IFR/VFR |
*ARP: Aerodrome Reference Point; AD: Aerodrome; APM: Airport Manager |
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Passenger Facilities |
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1. |
Hotels |
Available within 2 km from airport |
2. |
Restaurant accommodation |
Ltd at the airport |
3. |
Transportation available |
Taxis, Microbus, Car, Autorickshaws |
4. |
Medical Facilities |
Only First Aids available |
5. |
Banks and Post Office |
Available |
6. |
Tourist office |
Available within 2 km from airport |
Rescue and Fire Fighting Services |
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1. |
AD category for fire fighting: |
CAT 5, available 5. |
2. |
Rescue equipment available: |
Ltd |
3. |
Disable Aircraft Removal |
Nil |
Seasonal Availability Clearing |
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The airport is available for all seasons. Side strips become unusable during monsoon. There is no requirement for clearing. |
Aprons, Taxiways and Check Location Data |
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1. |
Apron surface and strength |
Surface : Bituminous Concrete. Strength : PCN20/F/C/Y/T. |
2. |
Taxiway width, surface and strength |
Width : 35 m. Surface: Bituminous Concrete. Strength : PCN20/F/C/Y/T. |
3. |
ACL Location |
Not designated |
Other Airport Data
Surface Movement Guidance, Control System and Markings |
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1. |
Stand identification/ TWY guidelines/ visual docking/ parking guidance |
Taxiing guidance signs at intersections with TWY and RWY, |
2. |
RWY and TWY markings and LGT |
RWY marking aids: THR, Centre Line, RWY designator - all
runways. |
3. |
Stop Bars |
N/A |
Aerodrome Obstacles |
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In approach/Take-off areas |
In circling area |
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Obstacles in approach/ take-off area are shown in Instrument Approach Charts |
RWY affected |
Obstacle type |
Position |
LGT |
29 |
Jalalabad Gas Transmission Building. 150 FT (AGL) |
245302.22N 0915249.08E, |
LGT |
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29 |
Flare stack Kailastila Gas Field, 186FT(AGL) |
245208.28N 0920128.02E |
LGT |
Meteorological Information Provided |
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1. |
Associated Met office |
Osmani Intl. Airport (VGSY) |
2. |
Hours of service |
HO |
3. |
Office responsible for TAF preparation and Periods of validity |
HSIA (VGZR); 6 |
4. |
Briefing/consultation provided |
Provided at VGZR |
5. |
Flight documentation and Languages used |
C, PL; English |
6. |
ATS units provided with information |
TWR |
Declared Distances |
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RWY |
TORA (m) |
TODA (m) |
ASDA (m) |
LDA (m) |
Remarks |
11 |
2591 |
2744 |
2652 |
2591 |
N/A |
29 |
2591 |
2891 |
2891 |
2591 |
N/A |
Abbreviations: RWY: Runway; TORA: Take-off run available; TODA: Take-off
distance available; |
Approach and runway lighting |
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RWY designator |
APCH |
THR |
VASIS |
TDZ |
RWY CL |
RWY edge |
END and WBAR |
STWL |
Rem |
11 |
Simple approach lighting system |
Six Green LGT |
PAPI |
N/A |
N/A |
60m apart, 79+4=84 lights, intensity 100%, 80%, 60% |
Abvl |
N/A |
N/A |
29 |
N/A |
Six Green LGT |
PAPI |
N/A |
N/A |
Abvl |
N/A |
N/A |
Other Lighting, Secondary Power Supply |
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1. |
ABN/IBN location, characteristics and hours of operation |
N/A |
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2. |
LDI location and LGT |
N/A |
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3. |
TWY edge and centre line lighting |
Edge: Available |
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4. |
Secondary Power Supply/ Switchover time |
During main power supply failure, Automatic standby generator power supply available within 15 seconds. |
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5. |
Remarks |
APRON LIGTHS: available |
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ATS Airspace |
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Designation |
Air Traffic Zone (ATZ) |
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1. |
Lateral limits |
ATZ is oval shaped area joining outer tangents of 5 NM (9 km) radius circles centered at the runway centre and both ends of runway |
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2. |
Vertical limits |
4000 ft (AMSL) |
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3. |
Airspace |
D |
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4. |
Unit Language |
English |
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5. |
Transition altitude |
4000 ft |
ATS Communication Facilities |
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Service designator |
Call sign |
Frequency |
Hours of operation |
Remarks |
Aerodrome Control Centre |
Sylhet Tower |
122.9 MHz |
HO* |
N/A |
*HO: Service available to meet operational requirements |
Radio Navigation and Landing Aids |
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Type |
Ident |
Freq |
OpHr |
Coordinates |
Remarks |
DVOR |
SYT |
116.4 MHz |
HO |
245738.97N |
EM:A2 |
NDB |
SY |
372 kHz |
HO |
245719.60N |
EM:A0/A2 |
ILS/LLZ |
SYL |
110.5 MHz |
HO |
245726.53N |
144 deg MAG, 550m FM THR RWY 32, EM:A2 |
ILS/GP |
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332.6 MHz |
HO |
245800.21N |
Slope: 3 deg, 130 m off-set East, 300 m inward fm RWY 14, RDH 51.57 ft, EM:A3 |
DME |
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1003 MHz |
HO |
245800.21N |
Collocated with GP, |
Yearly Performance
Total aircraft movements |
8500-9000 movements yearly |
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Total passengers |
Approx. 6,00,000 |
Current monthly use by Humanitarian flights (UNHAS) |
No regular flight |
Cargo Handling procedure and Storage Facility
At present there is no warehouse or Cargo village as such at this International Airport. Mostly all the cargo are handled manually. No Cargo Handling Equipment is available here as such except few trolley for carrying passenger luggeses. Temporary arrangement can me made for 1000 MT at the transit cargo shed. But there is no proper Cargo storage facility/warehouse as such. Mostly the flights are passenger based and their Luggages are handled by Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Biman has a shed where the Passengers left luggage are laid apart for a max period of 1/2 days. No imported Cargo or exports cargo is handled here. But in case of emergency this Bangladesh Biman shed will be used. In addition, the concrete area infront of VIP lounge is earmarked to be used as temporary cargo storage raising tripol sheds over the area of 15,000 sq ft.
Development Projects
Though it’s an international airport, lot of facilities are required to be arranged/established. Therefore following development programs have been taken in hand:
Recently Completed Development Works
- Installation of Fire Alarm System.
- Modernization of security equipment (Dual view scanning machine, ETD, under vehicle scanning system).
On Going Development Works
- Construction of Security Wall.
- Construction of Security Petrol Road
- Installation of new ILS
- Installation of high capacity sub-station.
Future Development Works
- Improvement of the Runway- The Runway will be further strengthened to raise its PCN from 70 to 90.
- 2nd Terminal - The 2nd Terminal building will be built to be used as proper international terminal.
- Installation of 06 (six) Boarding Bridge.
- Storage and cargo handling capacity will be increased to meet the standard requirement.
- Land requisition for the construction of runway strip as per ICAO standard.
Fueling Arrangement at OIA
Padma Oil Company under the supervision of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is solely responsible for providing fuel to all kinds of Aircraft at Osmani International Airport. Arrangements are there to support a full fledget International Airport but the present establishment and setup is not being used at the moment. The depot is located within 1 Km of the airport. Few salient features of this Aviation fuel provider are below:
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Description |
Arrangement |
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1 |
Type of Fuel |
Jet A1 |
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2 |
Tanks with Capacity |
03 Tanks with total approx 12,00,000 storage capacity but non in use. |
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3 |
Requisition for Fuel |
Written requisition with Payment be placed in advance. |
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4 |
Hydrant lines |
Approx 1.5 KM Hydrant pipe lines are laid from depot to airport area with 6 fueling points against 4 bay (2 each for 2 bays with Boarding Bridge and One each for 2 other non-BB bays). But these are not yet in use. |
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5 |
Fueling arrangement |
Normally Fueling is done by following refuellers: a. 2X Trailers- 40,000 liters b. 1X Refueller-20,000 liters c. 2X Refueller- 18,500 liters d. 1X Trailers- 30,000 liters Total 1,08,500 liters Jet A-1 is kept as reserve for fueling and its regularly requisitioned from Dhaka. |
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6 |
Consumption |
Yearly approx. 48,00,000 liters |
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7 |
Price of Jet A1 |
BDT 75/00 and $ 0.72 per liter |
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8 |
Manpower |
Total 17 including drivers, security, mechanics, and office staff) |
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9 |
Safety |
Ensured by IATA and JIG |
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10 |
Tech assistance |
Provided by SHELL |
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Contact Details |
Md Hemayet Hossain Assistant Manger (Aviation), Depot In-Charge |
Cell No: 01777703314 |
Security Arrangement
- A large security presence exists on the airport with a significant number of airport security personnel.
- Security personnel are under the control of the Airport Manager.
- A dedicated police Camp exists within the airport premise.
- All access points are guarded by security personnel.
- Temporary passes can be issued to airside workers within 30 minutes upon the directive of the NDMA.
- X-Ray screening for both passengers and cargo is in use.
For information on Bangladesh Osmani International Airport additional information, please see the following documents:
Bangladesh Airports additional info
Bangladesh Costs 2013 Airfield Charges
Bangladesh Common Information Airport Charges
Bangladesh Osmani
airport additional info
Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.
For information on Bangladesh Osmani International Airport contact details, please see the following link:
4.5 Bangladesh Airport Contact List
Information on some aviation service providers can be found at: AZ Freight information on Bangladesh