Tarco Aviation

Tarco Aviation
IATA ICAO Call sign
3T TQQ TARCO
Founded2009
AOC #062
HubsPort Sudan New International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations11
HeadquartersPort Sudan, Sudan
Key peopleGasim Al-Khalig, Saad Babikir
Websitewww.tarcoaviation.com
A Tarco Air Yakovlev Yak-42D

Tarco Aviation (formerly Tarco Air) is a private airline established in 2009 in Sudan. Initially based in Khartoum, it has since moved its operations to Port Sudan due to the ongoing 2023 Sudanese civil war.[citation needed]

The airline is banned from European Union airspace as it does not fulfill international safety standards.

History

In December 2018 the company changed its name from Tarco Air to Tarco Aviation.[citation needed]

Destinations

As of 15 November 2025, Tarco Aviation served the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Ref
EritreaAsmaraAsmara International Airport
EgyptCairoCairo International Airport
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport
QatarDohaHamad International Airport
Saudi ArabiaDammamKing Fahd International Airport
JeddahKing Abdulaziz International Airport
RiyadhKing Khalid International Airport
SudanDongolaDongola Airport
Port SudanPort Sudan New International AirportHub
South SudanJubaJuba International Airport
UgandaEntebbeEntebbe International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

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

Tarco Aviation fleet
Aircraft In service Parked
Boeing 737-300 2
Boeing 737-800 2
Total 4

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. ↑ "Flight Connections - Tarco Aviation". Flightconnections.com. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  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.