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]
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Location 1
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History 2
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Destinations 3
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Fleet 4
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Photos 5
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References 6
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External links 7
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
As of January 2012 the fleet of Uganda Air Cargo includes the following aircraft:[6][7]
Photos
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Photo of Uganda Air Cargo Hercules Registration 5X-UCF in September 2007
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Photo of Harbin Y-12 Aircraft Registration 5X-UYX
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^ UACC, . "Uganda Air Cargo Corporation: About Us". Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC). Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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^ Google, . "Location of Uganda Air Cargo Corporation Headquarters At Google Maps".
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^ Barigaba, Julius (26 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo To Start Passenger Flights".
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^ TNTR, . (7 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo to Fly to Rwanda".
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^ Mukaaya, Eddie (7 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo to Fly to Country".
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^ Kisige, Abou (19 October 2009). "Uganda Air Cargo Unveils New Planes".
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^ Martin Ssebuyira, and Flavia Nalubega (18 January 2012). "Government Should Revive National Airline - Player". Retrieved 2 July 2012.
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Uganda Air Cargo Homepage
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The Fleet of Uganda Air Cargo
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