Uganda Air Cargo

Uganda Air Cargo

IATA ICAO Callsign n/a UCC UGANDA CARGO
Founded	1994
Hubs	Entebbe International Airport
Fleet size	4
Destinations	14
Parent company	Uganda Government
Headquarters	2nd Floor Main Airport Terminal Entebbe Airport
Key people	Dr. Fabius Byaruhanga Chairman Fred Kyankya Managing Director
Website	Homepage

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. 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]

• Kenya
  • Nairobi
• Tanzania
  • Kilimanjaro
  • Dar-es-Salaam
• Rwanda
  • Kigali
• Burundi
  • Bujumbura
• DRC
  • Kisangani
  • Goma
  • Bukavu
• Chad
  • Ndjamena
• Mozambique
  • Maputo
• Uganda
  • Entebbe (Main Hub)
  • Arua
  • Gulu
  • Kasese
• Somalia
  • Mogadishu

Fleet

As of January 2012 the fleet of Uganda Air Cargo includes the following aircraft:^[6][7]

Uganda Air Cargo Fleet

Registration Number	Aircraft	Origin	Purpose	Seating Capacity
5X-UCF	C-130	United States	Cargo	N/A
5X-UCG	C-130	United States	Cargo	N/A
5X-UYX	Y-12	China	Passenger	17
5X-UYY	Y-12	China	Passenger	17
Total	4

Photos

• Photo of Uganda Air Cargo Hercules Registration 5X-UCF in September 2007
• Photo of Harbin Y-12 Aircraft Registration 5X-UYX

References

1. UACC, . "Uganda Air Cargo Corporation: About Us". Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC). Retrieved 2 July 2014.
2. Google, . "Location of Uganda Air Cargo Corporation Headquarters At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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.
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. Kisige, Abou (19 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo Unveils New Planes". New Vision.
7. Martin Ssebuyira; Flavia Nalubega (28 January 2012). "Government Should Revive National Airline - Player". Retrieved 2 July 2014.

External links

• Uganda Air Cargo Homepage
• The Fleet of Uganda Air Cargo