Tarco Aviation
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Founded | 2009 | ||||||
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AOC # | 062 | ||||||
Hubs | Khartoum International Airport | ||||||
Alliance | BDAT | ||||||
Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
Destinations | 16 | ||||||
Headquarters | Khartoum, Sudan | ||||||
Key people | Gasim Al-Khalig, Saad Babikir | ||||||
Employees | 1000 | ||||||
Website | www |
Tarco Aviation (formerly Tarco Air) is an airline based in Khartoum, Sudan, established in 2009. In December 2018 the company changed its name to Tarco Aviation, with ICAO code TQQ. With over 1,200 employees and 11 aircraft, the company is one of the largest aviation companies in Sudan currently operating scheduled passenger flights, charter and leasing.
Destinations
[edit]Tarco Aviation provides services around Sudan, North, East and Central Africa and also the Middle East.[1]
City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport |
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Asmara | Eritrea | ASM | HHAS | Asmara International Airport |
Cairo | Egypt | CAI | HECA | Cairo International Airport |
Dammam | Saudi Arabia | DMM | OEDF | King Fahd International Airport |
Doha | Qatar | DOH | OTHH | Hamad International Airport |
El Fasher | Sudan | ELF | HSFS | El Fasher Airport |
Geneina | Sudan | EGN | HSGN | Geneina Airport |
Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | JED | OEJN | King Abdulaziz International Airport |
Juba | South Sudan | JUB | HSSJ | Juba International Airport |
Khartoum | Sudan | KRT | HSSS | Khartoum International Airport (Hub) |
Nyala | Sudan | UYL | HSNN | Nyala Airport |
Port Sudan | Sudan | PZU | HSPN | Port Sudan New International Airport |
Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | RUH | OERK | King Khalid International Airport |
Entebbe | Uganda | EBB | HUEN | Entebbe International Airport |
Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | SHJ | OMSJ | Sharjah International Airport |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB | OMDB | Dubai International Airport |
Fleet
[edit]As of December 2023, the Tarco Aviation fleet comprised twelve aircraft (seven in service and five parked), with an average age of 24.5 years.[2]
Aircraft | In Service | Parked |
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Boeing 737-300 | 3 | 1 |
Boeing 737-400 | 2 | 1 |
Boeing 737-500 | — | 1 |
Boeing 737-800 | 2 | 1 |
Embraer ERJ-145 | — | 1 |
Total | 7 | 5 |
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 11 November 2010 an Antonov An-24 operating a passenger flight from Khartoum to Zalingei Airport, Sudan crashed on landing and burst into flames on the runway. The official report stated that two passengers died; however, there were reports ranging from 1 to 6 fatalities.
References
[edit]- ^ "(KRT Departures) Khartoum International Airport Departures". FlightStats. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Tarco Air Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 6 December 2023.