Airline & VIP flight catering — Egypt

Airline, VIP Flight and Private Jet Catering Across Egypt

Egypt runs airline catering across wide-body fields from the Delta to the Red Sea coast, with hi-loader boarding straight to the galley door instead of kerbside delivery. Hurghada carries a 4,015 m runway, among the longest in the network. Inflight and aviation catering here is built for wide-body turnarounds, not single-aisle handling.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
20
Documented stations
20
Cities covered
4,015 m
Longest runway

Airline Catering Stations Across Egypt

Below are the Egyptian stations we serve, each carrying its own runway data, aerodrome reference code and stand configuration. Select a station to see its wide-body capacity and how an uplift reaches the aircraft there.

ABS · HEBL
Abu Simbel (ABS)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Abu Simbel (ABS)
SPX · HESX
Al Jiza (SPX)
3,650 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Al Jiza (SPX)
HBE · HEAX
Alexandria (HBE)
3,400 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Alexandria (HBE)
ASW · HESN
Aswan (ASW)
3,402 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Aswan (ASW)
ATZ · HEAT
Asyut (ATZ)
3,019 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Asyut (ATZ)
EES · HEBR
Berenice Troglodytica (EES)
3,027 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Berenice Troglodytica (EES)
CAI · HECA
Cairo (CAI)
4,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Cairo (CAI)
DBB · HEAL
El Alamein (DBB)
3,499 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at El Alamein (DBB)
AAC · HEAR
El Arish (AAC)
3,019 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at El Arish (AAC)
EGH · HEGR
El Jora (EGH)
2,400 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at El Jora (EGH)
HRG · HEGN
Hurghada (HRG)
4,015 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hurghada (HRG)
LXR · HELX
Luxor (LXR)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Luxor (LXR)
RMF · HEMA
Marsa Alam (RMF)
3,430 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Marsa Alam (RMF)
MUH · HEMM
Marsa Matruh (MUH)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Marsa Matruh (MUH)
CCE · HECP
New Cairo (CCE)
3,652 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at New Cairo (CCE)
PSD · HEPS
Port Said (PSD)
2,349 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Port Said (PSD)
SKV · HESC
Saint Catherine (SKV)
2,115 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Saint Catherine (SKV)
SSH · HESH
Sharm El Sheikh (SSH)
3,081 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sharm El Sheikh (SSH)
HMB · HESG
Suhaj (HMB)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Suhaj (HMB)
TCP · HETB
Taba (TCP)
4,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Taba (TCP)
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Egypt

Ramp Access and Hi-Loader Boarding Across Egyptian Airports

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

How Aviation Catering Operates Across Egypt

Egypt's airport network runs on wide-body infrastructure: of the twenty published stations, all but two are built to the wide-body reference code, and Cairo, New Cairo and Berenice Troglodytica each carry three runways. That capacity shapes the traffic — scheduled airline services into Cairo and Hurghada, seasonal charter into Sharm El Sheikh, Marsa Alam and Taba, and general aviation movements routed through Cairo's FBO cluster, which includes AN-Aviation Service Co, Z-Aviation Services, Aviary, Nile Valley Aviation and the General Aviation Terminal at Hall 4, among others sharing the field. Airline catering companies working these aprons plan around two seasons: peak winter and summer leisure charter into the Red Sea coast stations, and a steadier scheduled pattern through Cairo and Alexandria. A request moves from an airline or handler's ops desk to our kitchen as a load specification — cabin counts, meal codes, crew numbers — built against the aircraft's stand and boarding method. Cold chain is held from production to hi-loader, and airport catering here means boarding directly onto the aircraft rather than staging trays at a door. Cairo's FBO density also puts business aviation uplift on the same footing as scheduled turnarounds.

Compliance

One Compliance Standard, Applied the Same Way in Egypt

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.

One Operation, Five Kinds of Flying in Egypt

Across Egypt, the same kitchens and the same hi-loader boarding serve five distinct kinds of flying. Airline catering, VIP flight catering and charter flight catering run on shared cold-chain and production standards, scaled to each mission rather than to a single template.

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State and Government Flight Catering, Egyptian Airports
State and government aircraft moving through Egyptian airports are handled by cleared personnel under a sealed chain of custody, coordinated by one named contact from kitchen to galley door.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP Flight Catering, Egyptian Stations
Royal household and VVIP movements across Egyptian stations carry dietary requirements leg to leg, with a kitchen brigade briefed against each specific movement and service held to household standard.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Wide-Body Charter Catering, Egyptian Airports
Charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions across Egyptian wide-body stations receive a full three-cabin uplift, staged in the sequence each aircraft's galleys require.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.
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Scheduled and Ad Hoc Airline Catering, Egypt
Scheduled carriers and ad hoc uplifts across Egyptian outstations, including diversions, technical stops and AOG turnarounds, with flight crew, cabin crew and cargo crew meal sets built to each rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private Jet and Business Aviation Catering, Egypt
Business aviation is handled by our dedicated private-jet branch, delivered to Cairo's FBOs — including Egypt Jet Aviation, IAB and Executive Sky Flight Support — on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Compare Airline Catering Capacity Station by Station

This table sets the Egyptian stations side by side, so an operator can weigh runway length, reference code and stand configuration against the requirements of a given rotation.

Published stations in Egypt, compared on the hard data that decides whether a wide-body can be loaded.
WhereLongest runwayVIP / gov terminalAerodrome code
Abu Simbel (ABS)ABS · HEBL3,000 mNowide-body
Al Jiza (SPX)SPX · HESX3,650 mNowide-body
Alexandria (HBE)HBE · HEAX3,400 mNowide-body
Aswan (ASW)ASW · HESN3,402 mNowide-body
Asyut (ATZ)ATZ · HEAT3,019 mNowide-body
Berenice Troglodytica (EES)EES · HEBR3,027 mNowide-body
Cairo (CAI)CAI · HECA4,000 mNowide-body
El Alamein (DBB)DBB · HEAL3,499 mNowide-body
El Arish (AAC)AAC · HEAR3,019 mNowide-body
El Jora (EGH)EGH · HEGR2,400 mNonarrow-body
Hurghada (HRG)HRG · HEGN4,015 mNowide-body
Luxor (LXR)LXR · HELX3,000 mNowide-body
Marsa Alam (RMF)RMF · HEMA3,430 mNowide-body
Marsa Matruh (MUH)MUH · HEMM3,000 mNowide-body
New Cairo (CCE)CCE · HECP3,652 mNowide-body
Port Said (PSD)PSD · HEPS2,349 mNonarrow-body
Saint Catherine (SKV)SKV · HESC2,115 mNonarrow-body
Sharm El Sheikh (SSH)SSH · HESH3,081 mNowide-body
Suhaj (HMB)HMB · HESG3,000 mNowide-body
Taba (TCP)TCP · HETB4,000 mNowide-body

Ordering Airline Catering: Egypt

Send the request to our ops desk with flight number, ETA, aircraft type, stand and pax and crew counts per cabin, plus any special meal codes. Include the station name and, for charter or diversion work, the handler of record. A load specification against these details lets the kitchen build the uplift to the aircraft's boarding method — hi-loader for wide-body stands — rather than a generic tray count. Government, royal and charter requests should also carry the named coordinator on file so clearance and sealed-load handling can be confirmed before the quote is issued. We respond with a firm airline catering quote against the specification submitted.

Egypt Airline Catering Questions

What Ops Desks Ask About Egyptian Stations

Ask operations directly →
Which Egyptian airports take wide-body catering uplifts?

Most published Egyptian stations carry a wide-body aerodrome reference code, including Hurghada, Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh and Alexandria. El Jora and Saint Catherine are built to narrow-body code.

Can catering be delivered directly to the aircraft rather than the terminal?

Yes. Boarding is by hi-loader straight onto the galley at wide-body stands, rather than kerbside delivery to a door.

Does Egypt handle private jet and FBO catering?

Cairo carries a cluster of FBOs, among them Egypt Jet Aviation, IAB and Aviary, and business aviation uplift there runs on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline load.

Is government and royal flight catering handled separately from commercial traffic?

Government, state and royal movements are run under cleared personnel and a sealed chain of custody, coordinated by one named contact, while sharing the same kitchens as scheduled airline work.

What information does the kitchen need to build a charter uplift?

Flight number, ETA, stand, aircraft type, pax and crew per cabin and any special meal codes, submitted to the ops desk ahead of the movement.

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Request an Airline Catering Quote for Egypt

Tell Us the Station and the Uplift You Need

One ops desk covers the whole route in Egypt. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.

orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

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Local time at the airport of delivery.
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Offloading

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Offloading required
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