Uganda Air Cargo
IATA ICAO Callsign
n/a UCC UGANDA CARGO
Founded1994
HubsEntebbe International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations14
Parent companyUganda Government
Headquarters2nd Floor
Main Airport Terminal
Entebbe International Airport
Key peopleDr. Fabius Byaruhanga
Chairman
Fred Kyankya
Managing Director
WebsiteHomepage

Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC), (IATA: n/a, ICAO: UCC), is an airline based in Kampala, Uganda. It operates scheduled and charter services for both passengers and cargo.[1]

Location

Its main base is located on the 2nd floor of the main airport terminal at Entebbe International Airport. UACC maintains a sales and marketing office on the 3rd Floor, Colline House, Speke Road, in the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the main office of UACC are:0°02'42.0"N, 32°26'35.0"E (Latitude:0.0445000; Longitude:32.443056).[2]

History

The airline was established in 1994 by Act of the Ugandan Parliament, to "provide and operate safe, efficient, adequate, economical and properly coordinated air transport services within and outside the country, for cargo, passenger, chartered passenger flights, air mail services and flight training".

For most of its life, the company has owned one aircraft, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules, registration number 5X-UCF. In October 2009, the fleet was expanded by the addition of two Harbin Y-12 turboprop aircraft. Operations were expanded to include passenger charter services within Uganda and to countries in Eastern Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa.[3][4]

Destinations

As of June 2014 Uganda Air Cargo services the following destinations: [5]

Fleet

As of June 2022, the fleet of UACC comprises the following aircraft.[6][7]

Uganda Air Cargo Corporation cargo fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Total Notes
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Freighter 1 1 2 Cargo
Harbin Y-12 2 0 2 Charter
Cessna 350 0 1 1 Charter
Boeing 737-400 Combi 0 1 1 Combi
Boeing 737-800F 0 1 1 Cargo
Airbus 330-200F 0 1 1 Cargo
Boeing 777F 0 1 1 Cargo
Total 3 6 9

References

  1. ^ "Uganda Air Cargo Corporation: About Us". Uganda Air Cargo Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. ^ Google (16 June 2022). "Location of Uganda Air Cargo Corporation Headquarters, Entebbe International Airport, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ Barigaba, Julius (26 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo To Start Passenger Flights". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Uganda Air Cargo to Fly to Rwanda". The New Times. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ^ Mukaaya, Eddie (7 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo to Fly to Country". The New Times (Rwanda) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Uganda Air Cargo asks for bailout, $5mn for B737 freighter". Ch-aviation.com. Chur, Switzerland. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. ^ Michael Wakabi (15 June 2022). "Uganda Air cargo targets A330F, 777F under 5-year plan". Airinsight.com. Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

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00°02′42″N 32°26′35″E / 0.04500°N 32.44306°E / 0.04500; 32.44306

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