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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Isiro (FZJH / IRP)
IRP (IATA) · FZJH (ICAO)
One wide-body reference code governs the single runway at Isiro, which means the widest airframes flying into the Democratic Republic of the Congo are boarded here rather than diverted for provisioning. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering from the ramp, boarding hi-loaders to galley height for scheduled, charter, VIP and government uplift, wide-body and multi-class, airside.
2,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Isiro
Aviation catering with ramp access at FZJH / IRP
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Isiro airport
Ramp access is what decides the loading window at Isiro, not the distance on a map: the sealed cart clears the apron on our own schedule, not on whoever else is moving that day. Catering uplift is staged to the aircraft's own turnaround, timed against the wide-body reference code the station holds rather than a generic slot. Every load crossing that apron is logged the same way, so the window is a fact we can show, not a promise we are asking to be trusted on.
Screening, escort and apron traffic sit between our kitchen and the stand at Isiro, and they are the actual risk in a rotation, not the food itself. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of that sequence, holding a chain of custody from the moment the cart is sealed to the moment the galley catering is signed for at the aircraft. Temperature is logged when the seal is set and logged again at handover, so the record covers the whole route rather than one end of it.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature — nothing changes hands unrecorded.
Crew meals and pilot meals for IRP departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Isiro (IRP)
The flight kitchen at IRP runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard and to the cold chain a wide-body rotation demands. Airport catering in Democratic Republic of the Congo depends on that kind of consolidation, because a single reference code covering wide-body traffic leaves no room for a second, slower supply route. Airport catering at Isiro is therefore produced, sealed and staged from the same building that faces the ramp.
Government flight catering at Isiro is handled by a named team, not a rotating pool: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, trained to royal household standards and to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries. That consistency matters more on a single-runway field than on a hub, where a delegation movement can be the only wide-body rotation of the day. The same crew works the load from seal to signature, at FZJH, so the protocol file never changes hands between strangers.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at Isiro
VVIP catering written per mission at FZJH / IRP
Menus at Isiro are written to the cabin and to the mission, not to a single fixed cycle, because the same wide-body reference code carries scheduled, charter, VIP and government work through one kitchen. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where it is available, described in general terms rather than by dish, and adjusted by season rather than fixed for the year. Passenger meal boxes, plated First and Business trays and VVIP sets are built from the same production line and to the same standard. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, so a change in the manifest changes the load sheet, not the standard.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Isiro are plated to a written specification rather than improvised on the day, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering service available on request against that same file. The presentation is checked against the standing order before the cart is sealed, so the cabin sees what was agreed, not what was convenient.
Business cabins
Business cabins at FZJH take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boxed as tray sets rather than plated individually. Crew meals travel on the same load: cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately against the duty roster, so the flight deck is never served from the passenger set.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Isiro are documented per passenger before the cart is packed, covering household, religious and medical needs on the same manifest as the rest of the cabin. Halal and kosher sets are produced to the full range of IATA special meal codes, built on a separate line and sealed there, which is how inflight catering here keeps a religious or medical meal apart from the general load without slowing it down.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Isiro airport
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 FZJH
A single wide-body reference code at Isiro means the traffic through this field is not a high-frequency wave of narrow-body turns but a smaller number of large, consequential movements — scheduled, charter, government and VIP — each one worth planning individually rather than slotting into a repeating pattern. That mix turns airline catering in Isiro into a documentation exercise as much as a production one: a delegation brings a protocol file, a charter brings a manifest that can change late, and both have to be reconciled against one loading sheet before the cart leaves the kitchen.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the ramp by sealed cart, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed up at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew holding the load from seal to stand. Aviation catering in Isiro is planned around that single runway and its wide-body clearance, so ramp access is booked against the aircraft's turnaround rather than against a generic slot, and airport catering in Isiro is staged from one kitchen for every stand on the field.
One coordinator carries the load for the whole rotation, from the sealed cart to the signed handover, and that in-flight catering commitment in Democratic Republic of the Congo does not change with the size of the aircraft or the seniority of who is on it.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Isiro (IRP)
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Government and state flight catering at Isiro
The 2,500-metre runway at Isiro carries the weight class that state and delegation aircraft actually fly, which is why government flight catering here is built around that single strip rather than a secondary one. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared and on the access list, and the uplift for a head of state movement is sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at FZJH
Private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations — are the aircraft the 2,500-metre runway at Isiro is built to take, and royal flight catering here follows a written household specification kept on file between movements rather than rebuilt each time. Halal and other household dietary requirements are produced against that same file, VVIP and royal work alike, under the same chain of custody as the rest of the load.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at IRP
Against the 2,500-metre runway at Isiro, a full three-cabin charter movement is worked as one counted load rather than a series of separate boardings. Charter flight catering at Isiro covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Isiro staged in the order the galleys are laid out and checked against the loading sheet before doors close.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Isiro
A single wide-body reference code at Isiro means carriers using this field as an outstation are planned individually rather than folded into a repeating schedule. Our kitchen runs outstation catering and ad hoc airline catering off one duty roster, covers diversion catering and technical stop catering, including AOG, and boxes crew meals separately across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at FZJH
Sequencing a business aviation movement around a single wide-body reference code means the smaller aircraft is worked into the same ramp plan as the larger ones, not around it. Private jet catering in Isiro is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal by our dedicated business aviation branch, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an FBO catering or business aviation catering uplift for a business jet catering movement.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Isiro
Operators on commercial aviation catering at FZJH / IRP
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We booked hajj charter catering at Isiro (IRP/FZJH) for a large group departure. The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. We would use the service again for a similar charter. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Rita — Operations Controller
“We needed government flight catering at Isiro (IRP/FZJH) for a protocol-sensitive flight. Communication was discreet, changes were handled calmly, and the delivery was coordinated exactly within the agreed window. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Andrea — Ramp Operations Manager
“We ordered wide body VIP aircraft catering for our aircraft at Isiro (IRP/FZJH) and the result was very good. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Giovanni — VIP Flight Operations Manager
Airport catering profile for Isiro (FZJH / IRP)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | FZJH |
Business jet catering questions at Isiro
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Isiro
What operations gets asked every week about Isiro.
Ask operations directly →Is there a lead time for ordering airline catering at IRP, and how late can the specification change?
The coordinator on duty needs the passenger and cabin count confirmed ahead of the loading window, and treats how far in advance an order is placed as the thing that decides whether last minute airline catering can still be accommodated without a cut to the tray count.
Where are halal and kosher meals produced for flights through FZJH, and how are they documented?
The specification sheet against which halal, kosher and other special meals are built at Isiro travels with the load, listing the IATA SPML codes used so the cabin crew can match tray to passenger without guesswork.
What does airline catering cost for a flight departing Isiro?
We quote against the cabin count, the specification and the loading window rather than a published rate, so an airline catering cost figure only exists once the desk has those three details.
Which flights at Isiro Airport can be catered under VIP, VVIP or government protocol?
The hi-loader that boards a scheduled service is the same equipment used for VIP flight catering and government flight catering movements, with protocol documented per passenger regardless of which category the flight falls under.
When can private jet catering be delivered to the FBOs on the field at IRP?
Once a business aviation movement is logged with the ramp coordinator, FBO catering is scheduled onto the same cold chain as any airline uplift, with delivery timed to the aircraft's own slot rather than a fixed hour.
Inflight catering at other airports near Isiro
BZU / FZKJ
Buta
Democratic Republic of the Congo · 310 km from Isiro
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BUX / FZKA
Bunia
Democratic Republic of the Congo · 324 km from Isiro
Airline & VIP flight catering →
FKI / FZIC
Kisangani
Democratic Republic of the Congo · 361 km from Isiro
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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