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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Bouaké (DIBK / BYK)
BYK (IATA) · DIBK (ICAO)
A 3300 m runway at Bouaké takes wide-body movements onto a single stand built for full-cabin uplift. Inflight catering here runs by hi-loader straight to galley height, with in-flight catering and aviation catering staged from one flight kitchen for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights.
3,300 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
02
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 — Bouaké
Aviation catering with ramp access at Bouaké
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Catering uplift timing at DIBK / BYK
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Bouaké (BYK)
The catering at BYK is measured from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the signature at the galley door, not guessed at. Ramp access at the single wide-body stand governs the sequence, with the hi-loader raised to galley height only once escort and apron traffic have cleared. Cold chain and paperwork move together across that stretch, checked at both ends.
Between our kitchen and the stand at DIBK sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the catering uplift is planned against the worst of them rather than the average. One coordinator owns the run from seal to signature, so a delay on the ramp changes the sequence, never the standard the galley catering is held to. Temperatures are logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, with a signed record closing every load before the door shuts.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the door, on every rotation.
Airline food supplier for Bouaké rotations
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
The flight kitchen behind Bouaké runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, feeding the wide-body stand held at DIBK. Airport catering here is planned around that single position, with airport catering in Côte d'Ivoire routed from the same production line rather than split across outstations. HACCP governs the whole run, from the cold larder to the cart sealed for the apron at BYK.
The team that handles government flight catering at Bouaké is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to standards a royal household expects. Each member is briefed on the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift before it reaches the ramp. Rotation after rotation, the same names carry that chain of custody from kitchen to galley.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at BYK
VVIP catering written per mission at DIBK / BYK
AERO GOURMET writes First, Business and main cabin menus to the mission flown through Bouaké, not to a fixed seasonal card. Inflight catering at DIBK draws on regional produce where the route allows it, working dairy, orchard fruit and freshwater fish into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. Special meal sets, halal, kosher, allergen and medical diets, are documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. Nothing on those trays is decided at the galley door; it is decided and signed off well before boarding.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Bouaké are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service on request for a full-rotation VIP flight catering order. The presentation is filed against the standing order before departure, so nothing at the galley door is improvised.
Business cabins
Business cabins here run multi-choice hot service to a fixed cabin specification, boxed in galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft fitted at BYK. Crew meals in Bouaké, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel separately, boxed to the flight roster and sealed with the same load; crew meals in Côte d'Ivoire follow that same specification on every rotation.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at DIBK are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering household, religious and medical requirements alongside halal and kosher sets. The full range of IATA special meal codes is produced on a separate line, and inflight catering built to those codes leaves the kitchen sealed and logged.
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
HACCP control for flight catering at DIBK
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at Bouaké airport
Bouaké's single wide-body reference code at DIBK carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across one stand, and each of those movements sets a different catering problem: a delegation is a documentation problem, a peak arrival is a capacity problem, a repeat rotation is a repetition problem the crew has to hold steady. Aviation catering at DIBK is worked from one flight kitchen to that stand, with the uplift raised by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft; airport catering at DIBK is planned around that single position rather than split across outstations. Airline catering in Côte d'Ivoire and inflight catering in Bouaké both run off the same ops desk, with ramp access held on our own badges and airside delivery timed against apron traffic rather than a fixed clock. In-flight catering in Côte d'Ivoire is staged the same way whatever the mission behind it, sealed at the kitchen and signed for at the door.
One coordinator owns the rotation from seal to signature, with sealed carts and a written handover closing every load before departure.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
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Government and state flight catering at DIBK
On the ramp at DIBK, the wide-body reference code held here carries state visits and official delegations on the same stand as scheduled traffic. Government flight catering at Bouaké runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff, and a head of state movement sealed at the kitchen before catering at DIBK ever reaches the door.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at BYK
Boarding a private airliner at the wide-body stand held at BYK means sequencing the galleys against one reference code rather than several bays. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, with halal and royal household requirements produced on request under VVIP protocol.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Bouaké
3300 metres of runway at Bouaké clears a fully loaded wide-body charter for departure without a weight trade-off on the uplift. Charter flight catering at Bouaké covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Côte d'Ivoire built as a full three-cabin load counted against the loading sheet and staged to the galley layout.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at DIBK
The single wide-body stand at DIBK takes a scheduled airliner on the same ramp used for a diversion, so the same crew and cart plan cover both. Ad hoc airline catering runs for carriers working Bouaké as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering staged off one duty roster; AOG is covered on the same footing, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals at Bouaké boxed to the roster.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at BYK
Our crews work the same 3300 m runway at Bouaké to reach the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field on the same schedule as a wide-body rotation. Private jet catering at Bouaké is delivered there under FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at BYK
Operators on inflight catering at Bouaké
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Bouaké (BYK/DIBK), we required discreet head of state aircraft catering. Communication was discreet, changes were handled calmly, and the delivery was coordinated exactly within the agreed window. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Florian — Cabin Service Coordinator
“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Bouaké (BYK/DIBK) and booked BBJ catering for the sector. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Emily — Air Transport Operations Officer
“We arranged umrah flight catering for a group movement through Bouaké (BYK/DIBK). Meal counts were accurate, halal requirements were clearly managed, and the delivery was organized for a quick uplift. We would use the service again for a similar charter. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Fernando — Flight Services Coordinator
Bouaké (DIBK / BYK): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,300 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | DIBK |
Business jet catering questions at BYK
Technical stop catering questions at BYK
What operations gets asked every week about Bouaké.
Ask operations directly →What does private jet catering at Bouaké cover for the FBOs and the GA terminal?
We deliver private jet catering to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal under FBO catering terms, on the same cold chain and paperwork as a wide-body uplift.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at Bouaké Airport?
Yes, by hi-loader straight to galley height, so airside delivery reaches the cabin door rather than stopping at the foot of the aircraft.
Which special meal codes are produced for flights through BYK?
The cart carrying halal, kosher and the full IATA SPML range is sealed on a separate production line, documented per passenger before it leaves the kitchen.
How are VIP, VVIP and government flights catered at DIBK?
DIBK handles VIP flight catering and government flight catering under one protocol file, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
When does an order need to be placed for a Bouaké rotation, and how late can the specification change?
Once the loading window is confirmed, most cabin specifications can still move up to the sealing point, though lead time on a full wide-body uplift is longer than on last minute airline catering for a single cabin.
Can you give a fixed airline catering cost for Bouaké Airport?
The airline catering cost here turns on cabin count, specification and loading window, so our desk comes back with a quotation rather than a published price list.
Outstation catering near Bouaké
ASK / DIYO
Yamoussoukro
Côte d'Ivoire · 98 km from Bouaké
Airline & VIP flight catering →
DJO / DIDL
Daloa
Côte d'Ivoire · 187 km from Bouaké
Airline & VIP flight catering →
HGO / DIKO
Korhogo
Côte d'Ivoire · 191 km from Bouaké
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Bouaké (BYK)