Uganda Air Cargo

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]

Not to be confused with Air Uganda.
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 Airport
Key peopleDr. Fabius Byaruhanga
Chairman
Fred Kyankya
Managing Director
WebsiteHomepage

Location

Its main base is located on the 2nd floor of the main airport terminal at Entebbe International Airport. The coordinates of the main office of UACC are:0°02'40.0"N, 32°26'34.0"E (Latitude:0.044445; Longitude:32.442778).[2] 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.

History

The airline was established in the 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

The Uganda Air Cargo fleet includes a Harbin Y-12 (as of November 2019).[6]

As of January 2012 the fleet of Uganda Air Cargo included the following aircraft:[7][8]

References
  1. UACC, . "Uganda Air Cargo Corporation: About Us". Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC). Retrieved 2 July 2014.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Google, . "Location of Uganda Air Cargo Corporation Headquarters At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 July 2014.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Barigaba, Julius (26 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo To Start Passenger Flights". The EastAfrican. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. TNTR, . (7 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo to Fly to Rwanda". The New Times (Rwanda) (TNTR). Retrieved 2 July 2014.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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, accessdate 19. September 2020
  7. Kisige, Abou (19 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo Unveils New Planes". New Vision.
  8. Martin Ssebuyira; Flavia Nalubega (28 January 2012). "Government Should Revive National Airline - Player". Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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