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Founded | 1995 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 7 | ||||||
Destinations | 10 | ||||||
Headquarters | Cali, Colombia | ||||||
Website | taccolombia.com |
TAC (acronym of Transporte Aéreo de Colombia) is a charter airline based at Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport in Cali, Colombia.
History
[edit]The airline was founded in Manizales, Caldas; as TAC (Taxi Aéreo de Caldas).[1] In 2008, the company was renamed Transporte Aéreo de Colombia.[2]
Destinations
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Country | City | Airport | Notes/Refs |
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Colombia | Cali | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport | Hub |
Colombia | Bogota | El Dorado International Airport | |
Colombia | El Charco | El Charco Airport | |
Colombia | Guapi | Guapi Airport | |
Colombia | Ipiales | San Luis Airport | |
Colombia | Medellin | Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport | Hub |
Colombia | Pasto | Antonio Nariño Airport | |
Colombia | Quidbo | El Caraño Airport | |
Colombia | Timbiqui | Timbiqui Airport | |
Colombia | Tumaco | La Florida Airport |
Fleet
[edit]![](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/L-410_TAC_Colombia_MDE_15_Jan_2010.jpg/220px-L-410_TAC_Colombia_MDE_15_Jan_2010.jpg)
TAC Colombia operates the following aircraft (at September 2020):[3]
Aircraft | Total | Orders | Passengers |
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Beechcraft 1900D | 2 | — | 19 |
Piper PA-31 Navajo | 2 | — | 8 |
Let L-410 | 3 | — | 19 |
Total | 7 | — |
TAC Colombia are also looking at getting Embraer Phenom 300's in the future.
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 14 December 1977, Vickers Viscount HK-1267 was damaged beyond repair at Palo Negro International Airport, Bucaramanga.[4]
- On 26 June 2009, a TAC LET-410 UVP overran the runway upon landing at Capurganá Airport, Chocó. All 21 survived; 3 crew, 18 passengers.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "TAC Colombia". ColombiaInfo.org - The Colombia Information Site!. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "Active Airlines".
- ^ https://www.alternativeairlines.com/tac-colombia alternativeairlines.com, accessdate 16.September 2020
- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ 26 June 2009, TAC crash information
External links
[edit]Media related to TAC Transporte Aéreo de Colombia at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Airline Site (in Spanish)
- aeropuertosarg.com.ar