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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Francistown, Botswana
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Francistown (FBPM / FRW)
FRW (IATA) · FBPM (ICAO)
Two runways and a wide-body reference code set the loading plan here: stands must sequence around a single wide-body movement rather than run several in parallel, which is what governs how AERO GOURMET stages inflight catering and in-flight catering out of Francistown. Uplift moves by hi-loader to galley height across the apron, with aviation catering scheduled around that same wide-body window.
3,000 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
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VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
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24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
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Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
On the apron — Francistown
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for Francistown (FRW)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for FBPM / FRW departures
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Francistown (FRW)
Every catering uplift at Francistown is timed from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door, not guessed at. Ramp access is the variable that decides the window here, since the wide-body reference code limits how many movements can be worked at once across the apron. What the timeline below shows is that sequence, stand by stand, at FBPM.
Between our kitchen and the stand at FBPM sit screening, escort and the apron traffic that a wide-body movement draws, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of that queue rather than the average of it. The galley catering that leaves the kitchen is sealed and logged at that point, then checked again at handover, so the two readings sit either side of the ramp rather than either side of a guess. A single named coordinator carries the load sheet from seal to signature, and that signature is what closes the record at FBPM.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing open between them.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Francistown departures
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Francistown, Botswana
The flight kitchen behind Francistown runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, all held to HACCP procedure rather than to a looser in-house standard. Airport catering at FRW is built on that single site, so airport catering in Botswana does not split across separate kitchens for different cabins or missions. That structure is what lets the same production line cover a scheduled rotation and a government movement in the same shift.
The team behind government flight catering at Francistown is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned on the day. Each member holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to royal household standards as well as to the airline tray specification. That dual training is what lets one kitchen move between a scheduled sector and a protocol movement without changing hands.
Halal airline meals and special meals at FRW
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at FBPM / FRW
Menus at Francistown are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed catalogue, and inflight catering at FRW draws where the facts allow on produce from the wider region — dairy, orchard fruit, freshwater fish — set against a rotating seasonal frame. Every set is built from passenger meal boxes up to VVIP tray sets, so the same kitchen that boxes a main-cabin meal also plates a household specification for the same rotation. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled and tracked against the manifest rather than assumed at the galley door. That documentation is what lets a mixed cabin of standard, religious and medical sets travel on one loading sheet.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Francistown carry VIP flight catering plated to a written specification held on file, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a set menu. The presentation is checked against that standing order before it leaves the kitchen at FBPM, so nothing on the tray departs from what was agreed.
Business cabins
Business cabins at FRW run multi-choice hot service built to the cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel boxed to the roster in the same tray sets and meal boxes as the passenger service.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Francistown are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, and that separation is what inflight catering here is built to prove on the manifest.
The three books
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Royal & Government Flights
Royal households · government · state operations
- Plated service · First to main cabin
- Protocol handling · security clearance
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Charter & Commercial
Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc
- 400 passengers · one uplift
- HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
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Private Jet
Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments
- From 8 covers · plated forward
- Reheat sequence specified per dish
Compliance
Aircraft catering compliance at FRW
HACCP
HACCP cold chain
Produced in our own certified kitchens, temperature logged end to end.
Clearance
Cleared personnel
Security-cleared staff, badged airside vehicles, escorted where the stand requires it.
Custody
Sealed chain of custody
Carts sealed at the kitchen, seals verified and handovers signed at the aircraft.
Allergens
Documented allergen sets
Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per uplift and per passenger.
Flight catering airside delivery at Francistown airport
Francistown handles scheduled, charter and government traffic across two runways, and a wide-body reference code that governs how many wide-body movements the field can sequence at once. That mix turns a state delegation into a documentation task and a charter peak into a capacity task, both worked from the same duty roster rather than treated as separate operations.
Uplift for airline catering and aviation catering at FBPM moves from our kitchen across the apron by hi-loader, boarded directly to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airport catering at Francistown is planned stand by stand, with ramp access held on our own badges and a crew present for every movement the schedule carries.
One named coordinator carries each rotation from sealed cart to signed handover, so in-flight catering at Francistown closes on a single record rather than a shared one.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Francistown, Botswana
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Government and state flight catering at FBPM
Our crews load a 3000 m runway able to take a head of state aircraft on the same stand used for a scheduled sector earlier the same day. Government flight catering at Francistown covers state visits and official delegations, with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff assigned, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at FRW
A 3000 m runway at Francistown takes private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations — on the same wide-body stand used for scheduled traffic. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request and carried through catering at FBPM without a change of crew.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Francistown
A wide-body airliner on an ACMI or wet-lease rotation boards from the same stand a scheduled service uses earlier that day, because the reference code held at Francistown covers both. Charter flight catering here serves group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at FBPM stages each cabin in the order the galleys are laid out for that multi-leg rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at FBPM
A 3000 m runway at Francistown, so a scheduled widebody and an ad hoc diversion can be worked on the same movement without a change of kit. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster; crew meals in Botswana travel on the same tray sets, and diversion catering at FRW, outstation catering at Francistown and crew meals at Francistown all run through that same rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at FRW
Across the same apron that takes a wide-body movement, business aviation at Francistown is worked by our dedicated private jet catering branch, delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal. FBO catering and business aviation catering here run on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as a business jet catering uplift bound for a scheduled cabin.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at FBPM / FRW
Flight departments on jet catering at Francistown
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Francistown (FRW/FBPM) as an airline catering broker. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. We would use the service again without hesitation. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Jose — Flight Services Coordinator
“I arranged private jet catering in Francistown for our departure from FRW/FBPM. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Joseph — Crew Planning Coordinator
“For our flight from Francistown (FRW/FBPM), the cabin order included multiple halal airline meals. All requirements were followed and the cabin crew could see immediately which meal belonged to which passenger. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Aisha — Operations Support Coordinator
Airport catering profile for Francistown (FBPM / FRW)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | FBPM |
Business jet catering questions at FRW
Diversion catering and ramp questions at FRW
What operations gets asked every week about Francistown.
Ask operations directly →When are halal, kosher and SPML meals produced for a flight through FBPM?
When the booking carries the special meal code, halal, kosher and the full IATA SPML range are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger against the manifest.
How much does airline catering cost at Francistown?
Francistown quotations are built on cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a fixed price list, and our desk returns a quotation once those three are confirmed.
Where does the lead time start for an order at Francistown Airport?
The loading sheet is the record that starts the clock, and it can still take a late change to the specification once the order is confirmed and before the cart is sealed.
Which loader delivers private jet catering to the FBOs at FRW?
A dedicated hi-loader route feeds the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, so FBO catering and private jet catering travel on the same cart route used for a scheduled cabin.
Can airline catering be delivered airside at FBPM?
A hi-loader takes each cart across the apron to galley height, so airline catering is boarded by airside delivery rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
What protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at Francistown?
We document the protocol file per passenger, clear staff onto the access list and seal the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, covering VIP flight catering and government flight catering under one procedure.
Commercial aviation catering near Francistown
PKW / FBSP
Selebi Phikwe
Botswana · 107 km from Francistown
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SXN / FBSN
Sowa
Botswana · 156 km from Francistown
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BUQ / FVJN
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe · 175 km from Francistown
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Aviation catering quote for FBPM
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Francistown (FRW / FBPM)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Francistown (FRW)