Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC), , is an
airline based in
Kampala,
Uganda. It operates scheduled and charter services for both passengers and cargo.
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
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of
Kampala, Uganda's
capital
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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).
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
The Harbin Y-12 () is a high wing twin-engine turboprop utility aircraft built by Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (HAIG).
Design and development
The Y-12 started as a development of the Harbin Y-11 airframe
called Y-11T in 1980. The design featu ...
turboprop aircraft. Operations were expanded to include passenger charter services within Uganda and to countries in
Eastern Africa,
Central Africa and
Southern Africa.
Destinations
Uganda Air Cargo services the following destinations:
Fleet
As of June 2022, the fleet of UACC comprises the following aircraft.
References
External links
Uganda Air Cargo Homepage
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Airlines of Uganda
Airlines established in 1994
1994 establishments in Uganda
Organisations based in Entebbe
Government-owned airlines
Government-owned companies of Uganda