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. It is currently banned from EU airspace like all other Sudanese airlines[1]
Destinations
[edit]Tarco Aviation provides services around Sudan, North, East and Central Africa and also the Middle East.[2]
| 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
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SHJ | OMSJ | Sharjah International Airport |
| Dubai | United Arab Emirates
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DXB | OMDB | Dubai International Airport |
Fleet
[edit]As of December 2023, the Tarco Aviation fleet comprised thirteen aircraft (eight in service and five parked), with an average age of 24.5 years.[3]
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Embraer ERJ-145 | — | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 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.[4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "The EU Air Safety List - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "(KRT Departures) Khartoum International Airport Departures". FlightStats. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Tarco Air Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (11 November 2010). "Accident: Tarco Airlines AN24 at Zalingei on Nov 11th 2010, gear damage on landing, broke up and burst into flames". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "All but 1 of 50 survive plane crash in Darfur region of Sudan". CNN. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24B ST-ARQ Zalingei Airport". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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