Tarco Aviation

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Tarco Aviation
IATA ICAO Call sign
3TTQQTQQ
Founded2009
AOC # 062
Hubs Khartoum International Airport
Alliance BDAT
Fleet size4
Destinations16
Headquarters Khartoum, Sudan
Key peopleGasim Al-Khalig, Saad Babikir
Employees1000
Website www.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. It is currently banned from EU airspace like all other Sudanese airlines [1]

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Destinations

Tarco Aviation provides services around Sudan, North, East and Central Africa and also the Middle East. [2]

CityCountryIATAICAOAirport
Asmara Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea ASMHHAS Asmara International Airport
Cairo Egypt CAI HECA Cairo International Airport
Dammam Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia DMMOEDF King Fahd International Airport
Doha Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar DOHOTHH Hamad International Airport
El Fasher Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan ELFHSFS El Fasher Airport
Geneina Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan EGNHSGN Geneina Airport
Jeddah Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia JEDOEJN King Abdulaziz International Airport
Juba Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan JUBHSSJ Juba International Airport
Khartoum Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan KRTHSSS Khartoum International Airport (Hub)
Nyala Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan UYLHSNN Nyala Airport
Port Sudan Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan PZUHSPN Port Sudan New International Airport
Riyadh Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia RUHOERK King Khalid International Airport
Entebbe Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda EBBHUEN Entebbe International Airport
Sharjah Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates SHJOMSJ Sharjah International Airport
Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates DXBOMDB Dubai International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2025, Tarco Aviation operates the following aircraft: [3]

Tarco Aviation Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceParked
Boeing 737-300 2
Boeing 737-800 2
Total4

Former fleet

The airline previously operated the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. "The EU Air Safety List - European Commission". transport.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. "(KRT Departures) Khartoum International Airport Departures". FlightStats. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  3. "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Tarco Aviation". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 75.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24B ST-ARQ Zalingei Airport". Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved 20 July 2019.