Tarco Aviation
IATA ICAO Callsign
3T TQQ TQQ
Founded2009
AOC #062
HubsKhartoum International Airport
AllianceBDAT
Fleet size12
Destinations16
HeadquartersKhartoum, Sudan
Key peopleGasim Al-Khalig, Saad Babikir
Employees1000
Websitewww.tarcoaviation.com

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

Tarco Aviation provides services around Sudan, North, East and Central Africa and also the Middle East.[1]

City Country IATA ICAO Airport
Asmara EritreaASMHHASAsmara International Airport
Cairo Egypt CAI HECA Cairo International Airport
Dammam Saudi ArabiaDMMOEDFKing Fahd International Airport
Doha QatarDOHOTHHHamad International Airport
El Fasher SudanELFHSFSEl Fasher Airport
Geneina SudanEGNHSGNGeneina Airport
Jeddah Saudi ArabiaJEDOEJNKing Abdulaziz International Airport
Juba South SudanJUBHSSJJuba International Airport
Khartoum SudanKRTHSSSKhartoum International Airport (Hub)
Nyala SudanUYLHSNNNyala Airport
Port Sudan SudanPZUHSPNPort Sudan New International Airport
Riyadh Saudi ArabiaRUHOERKKing Khalid International Airport
Entebbe UgandaEBBHUENEntebbe International Airport
Sharjah  United Arab Emirates SHJ OMSJ Sharjah International Airport
Dubai  United Arab Emirates DXB OMDB Dubai International Airport

Fleet

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]

Tarco Aviation Fleet
Aircraft In Service Parked
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

  • 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

  1. "(KRT Departures) Khartoum International Airport Departures". FlightStats. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. "Tarco Air Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 6 December 2023.


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