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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Libreville, Gabon
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Libreville (FOOL / LBV)
LBV (IATA) · FOOL (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code carried at this station lets our crews board a full three-cabin aircraft direct from the ramp, not from a trolley left at the foot of the stairs. Inflight catering here moves by hi-loader to galley height, with in-flight catering uplift sequenced against the loading sheet so every cart clears the door in the order the galley needs it.
3,000 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Libreville
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Libreville (LBV)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
In-flight catering loading window at Libreville, Gabon
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Libreville airport
Ramp access at this station is what turns a delivery into a boarding: our own badges take the cart from the kitchen straight to the apron, no handover at a gate. The catering uplift is staged before the aircraft is on stand, so the hi-loader run starts the moment the chocks are in. Each cart is tracked from seal to signature, the same sequence whether the aircraft is on a scheduled turn or a charter rotation.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Libreville sit screening, an escort through the airside gate, and apron traffic that moves on its own clock, not ours. We plan the galley catering run against the worst of that traffic, not the best, so a delayed escort never becomes a late chain of custody on the loading sheet. Every cart is sealed at the kitchen, logged again at the galley door, and the catering uplift closes on a signature that names the crew who handed it over, not just the time they did it.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing loose between them.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving FOOL / LBV
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at Libreville (LBV)
The flight kitchen behind Libreville runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, with a protocol line held apart from the general production floor. Airport catering at FOOL is built on that separation: household and government trays never share a bench with a standard multi-class run. HACCP governs every stage from intake to sealed cart, and airport catering at LBV is staged so the cold chain never breaks between the larder and the loading dock.
The team behind government flight catering at Libreville is a named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, held on the access list, and briefed to royal household standards where a movement calls for it. Catering at FOOL follows a written specification rather than a verbal handover, so a delegation or a state visit is worked from the same paperwork whether it lands on a Monday or a Friday. Chain of custody runs unbroken from the sealed cart to the aircraft door.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Libreville
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Libreville, Gabon
Menus at Libreville are built to the cabin and the mission first, the season second: a wide-body multi-class rotation is planned differently from a single delegation flight, and the specification says so on paper before the first tray is filled. Local produce from Gabon enters the plan where the season allows it, alongside imported stock held for cabins that expect a fixed standard year round. Inflight catering in Gabon carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, labelled per passenger and per cabin rather than issued as a single generic tray. Every set is checked against the manifest before the cart is sealed, so what boards matches what was ordered, cabin for cabin.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins out of Libreville are plated to a written specification rather than a verbal brief, with à-la-carte and multi-course service available on request for a private airliner or a scheduled First cabin alike. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same standard every time it lands.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LBV take a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boxed and sealed in tray sets rather than plated loose. Crew meals in Gabon travel on the same run: cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Libreville, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line from the general run and sealed before they leave it. Special meal codes under the IATA SPML scheme are matched against the manifest, so inflight catering at Libreville answers a dietary flag with a labelled tray, not a substitution at the door.
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
Food safety and cold chain for aviation catering at LBV
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.
Airside airport catering at FOOL
Libreville carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body stand, which turns every VIP or state movement into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one: the paperwork has to be ready before the aircraft is, because there is no second stand to absorb a delay. Airline catering here is planned around that one stand rather than around a bank of gates, so the loading crew works one aircraft at a time, in full, before the next rotation is called.
Uplift travels from our flight kitchen to the ramp by sealed cart, cleared through the airside gate on our own badges rather than handed to a general handling agent at the perimeter. Aviation catering in Gabon is boarded by hi-loader to galley height on every wide-body movement, with airport catering at Libreville staged stand-side so the cart is already positioned when the chocks go in.
One coordinator runs the load from seal to signature, and inflight catering at LBV closes on a handover that names the crew who took delivery, not just the hour they did it.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Libreville (LBV)
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Government and state flight catering at LBV
A wide-body reference code at this field means a head of state aircraft boards from the same stand and the same hi-loader run as a scheduled service, with none of the queue that a smaller ramp would force. Government flight catering at Libreville documents the protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Libreville
Across a 3000 m runway at this field, a private airliner such as a BBJ or ACJ is boarded to the same wide-body standard as a scheduled widebody. Royal flight catering at Libreville holds household requirements, including halal, on a written specification kept on file between movements, so a repeat rotation is served without a fresh briefing each time.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at FOOL
A single wide-body stand at this field means the loading sheet has to sequence a full three-cabin uplift in one pass, with no second gate to spread the load across. Charter flight catering at FOOL for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions is staged in galley order, and charter flight catering in Gabon closes against that same sheet before departure.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LBV
The wide-body reference code held at Libreville lets our kitchen plan a single stand for a full multi-class rotation rather than splitting a load across gates. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, run across a multi-leg schedule without a change of specification between legs.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Libreville
The 3000 m runway at this field, long enough for a wide-body rotation, also carries the business aviation traffic worked from the GA terminal and the FBOs on the same apron. Private jet catering at FOOL reaches them on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Libreville, Gabon
Operators on commercial aviation catering at FOOL / LBV
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“A short-notice movement brought us into Libreville (LBV/FOOL), so we needed reliable AOG catering. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Jade — Charter Planning Manager
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged outstation catering at Libreville (LBV/FOOL). Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. We would be comfortable using the service there again. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Ella — Crew Planning Coordinator
“We compared options for Libreville (LBV/FOOL) and asked for an airline catering cost per meal. They answered our questions without overcomplicating the process and kept the final cost aligned with the confirmation. The clear communication made the booking easy. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Victor — Dispatch Support Coordinator
Aircraft catering station data for Libreville (FOOL / LBV)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | FOOL |
Flight catering FAQ for Libreville
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Libreville
What operations gets asked every week about Libreville.
Ask operations directly →Which lead time does Libreville catering need, and how late can a specification still change?
The loading crew works to a cart sequence fixed against the loading window, so a standard order needs its lead time confirmed at booking; last minute airline catering is still workable up to the sealed-cart cut-off, and how far in advance you can move that cut-off is set case by case with our ops desk.
Do you publish a fixed airline catering cost for Libreville Airport?
Yes, by quotation rather than a price list, because airline catering cost here depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the rotation, not on a flat per-flight rate.
Given the single wide-body stand, is airline catering delivered airside at LBV?
There is one stand and one sealed route from our kitchen to it, so airline catering reaches the aircraft by airside delivery and hi-loader straight to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
How does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at FOOL?
FOOL carries a GA terminal and FBOs on the same field as the wide-body stand, and FBO catering is delivered to them on the same sealed cold chain used for an airline uplift, with private jet catering booked through the same ops desk.
Inflight catering at other airports near Libreville
OCS / FGCO
Corisco Island
Equatorial Guinea · 51 km from Libreville
Airline & VIP flight catering →
POG / FOOG
Port Gentil
Gabon · 149 km from Libreville
Airline & VIP flight catering →
LBQ / FOGR
Lambarene
Gabon · 159 km from Libreville
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Libreville (LBV)