Icar Air is a domestic cargo carrier of Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Tuzla. It holds air operator certificate (AOC) number BA 008 from the Bosnian civil aviation authority, with ICAO code RAC and radio callsign TUZLA AIR. The airline uses turboprop freighters for short regional cargo work in Bosnia and the Balkans, and public operating records show freighter services between Sarajevo and European points such as Zagreb and Milan Malpensa. For Chinese shippers, Icar Air is a local carrier connection for exports entering Bosnia and the western Balkans; there are no direct cargo flights from China to Bosnia, so cargo connects through European hubs such as Istanbul, Vienna and Frankfurt toward Sarajevo and Tuzla, with schedules and capacity subject to carrier confirmation on the day of booking.
Icar Air is a domestic air carrier of Bosnia and Herzegovina, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Tuzla, an industrial city in the north of the country. It holds an air operator certificate from the Bosnian civil aviation authority, AOC number BA 008, with ICAO code RAC and radio callsign TUZLA AIR; no IATA code has been publicly assigned. According to public Bosnian civil aviation documents, Icar Air is a licensed cargo carrier in Bosnia whose business centers on air cargo in Bosnia and the surrounding Balkans, operating small turboprop aircraft suited to short regional and connecting services.
The airline's operating base is Tuzla Airport (IATA TZL), and Sarajevo International Airport (IATA SJJ) is its main cargo handling point. Tuzla lies in the northern industrial region near the borders with Croatia and Serbia, and the airport has long handled low-cost leisure charters and regional cargo; Sarajevo is the capital and commercial center and the main gateway for international passengers and freight. Icar Air builds its regional cargo operation around these two airports, carrying mixed and bulk consignments within Bosnia and between neighbouring countries.
Public flight tracking shows that in August 2026 the airline operated several cargo rotations a day between Sarajevo SJJ and Zagreb ZAG in Croatia, and also served European regional points such as Milan Malpensa MXP from Sarajevo, covering the former Yugoslav region and the main southern European cargo nodes. The airline has no public official website and does not publish schedules, rates or capacity through open online systems, so requirements must be confirmed shipment by shipment through the carrier's commercial channels or an agent. [Additional note: no public information is available on this point; confirm with the carrier on the day of booking]
For Chinese shippers, the value of Icar Air is as the regional carrier at the end of the chain into Bosnia: there are no direct cargo flights between China and Bosnia, so Chinese exports leave a Chinese gateway with an international mainline carrier for Istanbul, Vienna or Frankfurt, connect and clear there, and are then carried by Icar Air and similar regional operators on a short sector to Sarajevo or Tuzla, before road distribution across Bosnia to the capital region, the Tuzla industrial zone and neighbouring western Balkan countries. The airline has no scheduled cargo service, no office of its own and no public capacity sales channel in China; all China business runs through agents.
Bosnia and Herzegovina lies in the central-western Balkans and trade with China has grown since 2020. Chinese exports to Bosnia are mainly machinery and electrical products, power equipment, auto parts, communications equipment, light consumer goods, solar modules and mechanical equipment. Bosnia's own industry centers on mining, metalworking and auto components, creating steady demand for Chinese intermediates and equipment. The country has no large ocean port, and Sarajevo is about 200 km from the Adriatic coast, so air freight plus road transfer is the main way urgent, high-value goods enter.
Icar Air has no scheduled cargo service or office of its own in China; its link to Chinese cargo is the final European sector. Chinese exports transit hubs such as Istanbul IST, Vienna VIE and Frankfurt FRA and are then carried to Sarajevo SJJ and Tuzla TZL. We (Goodhope Logistics (China) Limited, Goodhope Freight) handle mainline booking at the China end, the connection and confirmation of Bosnian capacity.
Sarajevo SJJ is Bosnia's international air gateway and Tuzla TZL is the cargo base for the northern industrial zone. After arrival at either point, Chinese cargo can reach the Sarajevo metropolitan area, the Tuzla industrial zone, Zenica and border trade areas in Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro over the Bosnian road network.
Icar Air has no public official website or open online booking system for Chinese shippers. The airline is headquartered in Tuzla and cargo business is handled by its local team; there is no public office of its own in China, so contact its local agent or let us coordinate. The airline name and codes (Icar Air / RAC / TUZLA AIR / BA 008) are shown as plain text with no outbound links.
Chinese exporters with cargo for Bosnia can coordinate through us. We deal with the carrier's commercial team and the ground agents at Istanbul, Vienna and Frankfurt on capacity and handling; requirements can be submitted at goodhope86.com and we handle mainline booking, transit tracking, the Bosnian sector and destination clearance.
The type Icar Air operates is the Let 410 class twin-turboprop. The Let 410 was developed by Let in Czechia as a twin-turboprop regional aircraft with a high wing, twin engine nacelles and fixed landing gear, a short deep fuselage and a low cargo sill, suited to short regional airports and points with limited runway conditions. The platform is a 19-seat regional airliner; in freighter configuration it carries small consignments, mail and urgent shipments, with limited payload and hold volume, making it feeder-level capacity rather than an intercontinental mainline aircraft.
Public sources put the fleet at about 1 aircraft with an average age of about 29 years, a small specialist cargo fleet. Fleet size and types change with the season and wet-lease arrangements and capacity is not published; [Additional note: no public information is available on this point; confirm with the carrier on the day of booking]. Chinese cargo is loaded through the rear door of this type, with acceptance checked against door dimensions, floor load and per-shipment weight limits; bulk consignments must be consolidated at the European hub before the aircraft connects to Bosnia.
| Aircraft type | Category | Operating characteristics | Where it fits for Chinese cargo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Let 410 (UVP-E class) | Twin-turboprop regional aircraft | Short regional cargo work with low take-off and landing requirements, suited to medium airports such as Sarajevo, Tuzla and Zagreb | Final sector from the European hub into Bosnia, for single pieces and small lots |
| Fleet size (public figures) | About 1 aircraft | Average age about 29 years; capacity arranged flexibly by schedule | Chinese cargo connects after the mainline to a European hub, with capacity confirmed per shipment |
Aircraft and fleet data come from public aviation databases and flight tracking statistics; fleet composition, airworthiness status and wet-lease arrangements change over time, and the aircraft actually used follows the flight plan of the day.
Icar Air has no public scheduled cargo service to China and no own slots or ground office at any Chinese civil airport; there is no public record of airport services, weekday frequencies or destination countries in China. Chinese cargo connects to the airline by combining mainline flights from Chinese gateways to a European hub with a regional sector from that hub to Sarajevo or Tuzla. In the points and frequencies below, the Bosnian points come from the airline's public operating record, while the China leg is flown by mainline carriers we select.
| Segment | Point / country | Schedule basis | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main points in Bosnia | Sarajevo SJJ, Tuzla TZL (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | Per operating plan | The airline's base and main cargo handling point. |
| Published regional destinations (as tracked in August 2026) | Zagreb ZAG (Croatia) | Several flights daily | Short SJJ-ZAG shuttle rotations carrying regional transfer cargo. |
| Published regional destinations (as tracked in August 2026) | Milan Malpensa MXP (Italy) | Per published schedule | The SJJ-MXP sector connects to southern European cargo nodes. |
| Chinese origin points | Shanghai PVG/SHA, Beijing PEK/PKX, Guangzhou CAN, Shenzhen SZX | Governed by mainline carrier schedules | The China to Europe hub leg is flown by international mainline services; the airline does not fly the China sector. |
| Transit hub | Istanbul IST, Vienna VIE, Frankfurt FRA | Several flights daily, high frequency | Chinese cargo connects here for the Bosnian sector. [Additional note: specific frequencies change with the season; confirm with the carrier on the day of booking] |
Times are local; frequencies change with the season and carrier confirmation on the day of booking prevails. The airline has no ground service of its own in China, so booking and pickup on the China leg are arranged by us.
Main east China gateway, with dense mainlines to Istanbul, Vienna and Frankfurt, suited to consolidated general, heavy and urgent cargo.
North China gateway handling freighters and passenger belly capacity toward Europe, convenient for cargo from the north.
Core gateway for south China manufacturing, with easy access for machinery, electronics and auto parts and stable schedules to European hubs.
Pearl River Delta gateway with concentrated high-tech and communications cargo, able to top up capacity through Hong Kong warehouses by road.
The cargo network into Bosnia has three stages: a mainline from a Chinese gateway to a European hub flown by operating international carriers with freighters or passenger belly capacity; a regional connection from the hub to Sarajevo SJJ or Tuzla TZL flown by Icar Air and other Bosnian and regional operators with turboprop freighters; and road distribution after arrival, reaching the Sarajevo metropolitan area, the Tuzla industrial zone and neighbouring western Balkan countries.
Istanbul IST is one of the largest transit hubs linking the Far East with southeastern Europe, with dense China to Istanbul mainlines and a direct connection toward Bosnia; Vienna VIE and Frankfurt FRA are traditional central European cargo hubs with mature ground handling and clearance systems, suited to high-value and temperature-controlled cargo. Shippers can choose the hub by gateway, cargo type and transit time, and we explain how hubs differ in connection time, capacity stability and handling cost at the planning stage.
Weekday frequencies on the airline's routes follow the operating plan and season, and no fixed published annual timetable exists; frequencies change with the season and carrier confirmation on the day of booking prevails. Chinese exporters who want to assess routes into Bosnia through each hub can ask us for a shipment-by-shipment plan based on destination city and cargo type.
Reference flight times are approximations from geography and operating experience, for route comparison only, and are not a schedule commitment. The Istanbul route has the highest frequency from the Far East, while Vienna and Frankfurt have the most mature ground handling; actual connection time depends on transit waiting, customs inspection and capacity connections and is confirmed at booking.
Using Icar Air's final points in Bosnia and the Balkans, Chinese exports can reach the following countries and airports through connections. None of these countries has a direct cargo service by the airline from China: the mainline is flown by international carriers and the Bosnian and regional final sectors by Icar Air and similar operators. Reference transit times are industry experience.
| Destination country / region | Main airports | Transit hub | Final connection | Reference total transit time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo SJJ / Tuzla TZL | IST / VIE / FRA | Icar Air regional sector | About 8–12 days |
| Croatia | Zagreb ZAG | IST / VIE / FRA | SJJ-ZAG regional shuttle or direct mainline | About 7–11 days |
| Northern Italy | Milan Malpensa MXP | PVG/CAN mainline connection | SJJ-MXP regional sector in reverse | About 7–10 days |
| Serbia | Belgrade BEG | IST / VIE | Road distribution after arrival in Bosnia | About 9–13 days |
| Montenegro | Podgorica TGD | IST / VIE | Road distribution after arrival in Sarajevo | About 10-14 days |
Reference airport-to-airport transit is about 4 to 8 working days, and the full journey including inland pickup in China, export declaration, European hub transit and Bosnian clearance and delivery is usually about 8 to 14 days. These times are public forwarder industry references; cross-region connections, peak-season capacity and customs inspection can change the actual arrival time, and frequencies change with the season subject to carrier confirmation on the day of booking.
Icar Air holds Bosnian AOC BA 008 and is a domestic cargo carrier, so Chinese cargo can go from a European hub directly to Sarajevo and Tuzla with a carrier familiar with local handling and clearance.
The airline publicly operates several SJJ-ZAG rotations a day and an SJJ-MXP sector, so Chinese cargo can be distributed from the Bosnian hub to Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and other neighbouring markets, reaching regional points a single mainline cannot serve.
Mainlines from China to Istanbul, Vienna and Frankfurt are dense with ample capacity and connect smoothly to the short Bosnian sector, suited to fast movement of urgent small high-value shipments.
Bosnian capacity is confirmed per shipment, and we can combine mainline flights, hubs and final sectors around weight, dimensions and transit time, with milestones tracked through one point of contact.
| Cargo categories | Notes | China export reference |
|---|---|---|
| General cargo | General airworthy cargo such as machinery and electrical products, power equipment, light consumer goods and textiles | Common categories exported from China to Bosnia and the western Balkans, booked and loaded under standard procedures. |
| Mechanical and electrical goods and auto parts | Communications equipment, auto parts and power components, loaded on pallets or as loose cargo | Bosnian demand for auto components and infrastructure equipment is steady, moving in consolidated lots. |
| Urgent high-value cargo | Precision instruments, repair parts and samples, suited to the air express channel | Fast transit through a European hub, matching the SJJ-ZAG shuttle rotations. |
| Dangerous goods | Battery-powered products and chemicals are accepted under IATA dangerous goods rules | Compliant declaration documents are required, and acceptance conditions should be confirmed at the booking stage. |
| Temperature-controlled cargo | Pharmaceuticals and food are carried under temperature-control requirements | Temperature conditions subject to carrier confirmation, preferably handled via Vienna or Frankfurt. |
The Let 410 has limited payload and hold volume, so bulky and heavy cargo is normally deconsolidated at the European hub before the Bosnian sector; out-of-gauge shipments must be assessed individually for loading feasibility.
Icar Air has no sales channel of its own in China, so Chinese shippers cannot book directly with the airline. Bookings for Bosnia are handled by us as the freight forwarder: the exporter submits cargo details and we complete mainline booking, the European connection and confirmation of Bosnian capacity.
| Step | Content |
|---|---|
| Step one | Provide the commodity, weight, volume, piece dimensions, destination city and transit time requirements, and we check the aircraft type and loading conditions. |
| Step two | We match the Chinese origin gateway with a European hub (IST/VIE/FRA), confirm mainline schedules and rates and assess Bosnian capacity at the same time. |
| Step three | Cargo flies the mainline to the European hub, is handed over in transit and connects on an Icar Air regional sector to Sarajevo or Tuzla, tracked throughout. |
| Step four | After arrival in Bosnia and clearance, we arrange collection or road delivery to Sarajevo, Tuzla and neighbouring markets, and handle exceptions and claims. |
The customer does not deal separately with the mainline carrier, the European hub agent, the Bosnian regional airline and the customs broker; we coordinate all of it and follow issues through to resolution.
Mainline freight, transit charges, regional sector charges, fuel surcharges, ground handling and customs fees are itemized so the customer can check where the cost goes.
Before booking we check piece dimensions against the door size and weight limits of the Bosnian aircraft type, ruling out unworkable options early rather than having cargo rejected at the hub.
Delays, damage, cargo-document discrepancies and clearance holds are handled under carrier rules and air transport conditions.
None. The airline has no public scheduled cargo service to China, no office of its own there and no public capacity sales channel. Chinese cargo transits a European hub and connects to the Bosnian final sector.
No IATA two-letter code has been publicly assigned. The airline is identified by ICAO code RAC and radio callsign TUZLA AIR, with AOC number BA 008.
A connection is needed. There are no direct cargo flights from China to Bosnia; cargo transits hubs such as Istanbul IST, Vienna VIE and Frankfurt FRA to reach Sarajevo SJJ or Tuzla TZL.
Public operating records show the airline based at Sarajevo SJJ and Tuzla TZL, operating several Zagreb ZAG rotations a day and European regional points such as Milan Malpensa MXP.
Let 410 class twin-turboprops, with public figures of about 1 aircraft in service and an average age of about 29 years, feeder-level capacity rather than intercontinental mainline.
About 4 to 8 working days airport to airport and usually about 8 to 14 days in total. Actual transit time depends on connections, peak-season capacity and destination clearance.
The Istanbul route has the highest Far East frequency, while Vienna and Frankfurt have the most mature ground handling. The plan is set by shipping date, cargo type and transit time.
Hold volume and payload are limited, so bulky heavy cargo is normally deconsolidated at the European hub before the Bosnian sector; out-of-gauge shipments are assessed individually by piece dimensions and weight.
General cargo needs an air waybill, commercial invoice, packing list and export declaration documents; Bosnian import declarations follow destination customs requirements and restricted goods need the relevant licences.
The airline has no public official website or office of its own in China; contact its local agent in China or let us help at goodhope86.com.
Goodhope Logistics (China) Limited (Goodhope Freight) assesses cargo connections from China to Bosnia and the western Balkans, covering mainline booking, European transit and final carriage in Bosnia.
Visit goodhope86.com for air freight optionsDisclaimer: this material is produced by Goodhope Logistics (China) Limited (Goodhope Freight) to describe public cargo information on Icar Air. It is compiled from public sources and public flight tracking statistics for reference only and does not form a transport contract or service commitment. Icar Air, RAC, TUZLA AIR, BA 008 and related names, codes and brand marks belong to their owners; we are an independent freight forwarder with no affiliation, agency or investment relationship with the airline. Routes, schedules, rates and capacity are subject to carrier confirmation on the day of booking. Sources: basic airline information from public Bosnian civil aviation documents and public aviation databases, operating record from public flight records of August 2026, and reference transit times from forwarder industry experience.