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.
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Founded | 2009 | ||||||
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AOC # | 062 | ||||||
Hubs | Khartoum International Airport | ||||||
Alliance | BDAT | ||||||
Fleet size | 12 | ||||||
Destinations | 16 | ||||||
Headquarters | Omak Street, Khartoum, Sudan | ||||||
Key people | Gasim Al-Khalig , Saad Babikir | ||||||
Employees | 1000 | ||||||
Website | tarcoaviation |
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 | ![]() | ASM | HHAS | Asmara International Airport |
Cairo | Egypt | CAI | HECA | Cairo International Airport |
Dammam | ![]() | DMM | OEDF | King Fahd International Airport |
Doha | ![]() | DOH | OTHH | Hamad International Airport |
El Fasher | ![]() | ELF | HSFS | El Fasher Airport |
Geneina | ![]() | EGN | HSGN | Geneina Airport |
Jeddah | ![]() | JED | OEJN | King Abdulaziz International Airport |
Juba | ![]() | JUB | HSSJ | Juba International Airport |
Khartoum | ![]() | KRT | HSSS | Khartoum International Airport (Hub) |
Nyala | ![]() | UYL | HSNN | Nyala Airport |
Port Sudan | ![]() | PZU | HSPN | Port Sudan New International Airport |
Riyadh | ![]() | RUH | OERK | King Khalid International Airport |
Entebbe | ![]() | EBB | HUEN | Entebbe International Airport |
Sharjah | ![]() |
SHJ | OMSJ | Sharjah International Airport |
Dubai | ![]() |
DXB | OMDB | Dubai International Airport |
Flights to Entebbe Uganda looked likely to resume on October 1, 2020, after a period of dormancy due to COVID-19.[needs update] This is according to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority.[2] As of June 2022, Tarco Air's fleet consists of eleven aircraft with an average age of 23.4 years.[3]
The Tarco Aviation fleet comprised the following aircraft (as of November 2022):[4][needs update]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers |
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Boeing 737-300 | 6 | — | 130 |
Boeing 737-400 | 3 | — | 160 |
Boeing 737 500 | 1 | — | 116 |
Boeing 737-800 | 3 | — | — |
Fokker F50 | 1 | — | 50 |
Total | 14 |
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of November 2015):[citation needed]
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Charter | |
Defunct |
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