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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Kayes, Mali
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Kayes (GAKD / KYS)
KYS (IATA) · GAKD (ICAO)
A 2700 m runway rated to wide-body reference code lets a widebody hold its stand while the hi-loader works the galley door at height, rather than staging trays at the foot of the aircraft. That single approach carries inflight catering, in-flight catering and the full uplift for scheduled, charter, government and VIP movements through Kayes on one ramp discipline.
2,700 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Kayes
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Kayes (KYS)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Kayes, Mali
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at GAKD / KYS
A single wide-body reference code governs the ramp at Kayes, so the catering uplift is planned against one loading window rather than several. Ramp access is held on our own clearance from the kitchen door to the apron, not shared with general ramp traffic passing through GAKD. Every cart leaving the kitchen carries a sealed time against that window, checked once more at the stand before the galley door opens.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Kayes sit screening, an escort through the ramp gate, and whatever apron movement the wide-body slot brings with it that hour. Chain of custody runs from the seal placed at the kitchen to the signature taken at the galley, with nothing handled outside that named responsibility. Galley catering is logged at both ends of the run: temperature at sealing, temperature again at handover, and the catering uplift signed off only once both match the record.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley, nothing handled in between.
Airline food supplier for GAKD rotations
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Kayes
The kitchen behind Kayes runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP and to the cold chain the wide-body reference code demands on every rotation. Airport catering here is produced to that single standard rather than split across shifts, so a scheduled departure and a diplomatic movement leave the same door on the same discipline. That one-site model is what lets airport catering at KYS hold a fixed cold chain from the larder to the cart, whatever the flight ahead of it.
The team behind government flight catering at Kayes is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Security clearance sits on file for each of them, each name is carried on the access list at GAKD, and each is trained to the household paperwork that travels sealed with a royal or state uplift. Catering at KYS is handed to that fixed team precisely because the record behind it does not change.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Kayes airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at KYS
Menus at Kayes are written to the cabin flown and the mission it carries, not to a single fixed offer repeated regardless of aircraft. Mali's produce sits behind the sourcing where the season allows it — dairy, river fish, orchard fruit — worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish. Inflight catering in Kayes moves from a plated First cabin service to galley-ready tray sets for a full charter load without changing kitchen or standard. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins boarded at Kayes are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed in advance. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same record each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at GAKD take multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster and loaded in the same tray-set pass as the cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for movements through Kayes, produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main load. Halal and kosher sets, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, are built into that inflight catering run rather than added after the fact.
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 standards for aviation catering at KYS
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 Kayes, Mali
Kayes handles scheduled, charter and government traffic across one wide-body reference code, which turns a delegation into a documentation task and a peak departure wave into a capacity one rather than two separate problems. Airline catering in Mali is planned around that single stand profile, so the same ramp discipline covers both.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the apron by hi-loader, boarded direct to galley height at the stand rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft. Aviation catering at KYS and in-flight catering at KYS run off that one route, with our own crew holding the ramp access badge for the walk from kitchen door to galley door.
One coordinator carries the rotation from seal to signature, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load; airport catering at Kayes is committed to that named responsibility on each departure.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Kayes (KYS)
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Government and state flight catering at GAKD
At the wide-body stand held for this traffic at Kayes, a head of state aircraft is boarded to the same protocol file every time it moves through. Government flight catering here documents each passenger's requirement in that file, with security-cleared staff sealing the uplift before it leaves the kitchen for the ramp.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at KYS
A wide-body reference code forces every private airliner working Kayes onto the same stand sequence as a scheduled widebody, so household loading has to be planned around that shared slot rather than around a dedicated one. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Kayes
2700 metres of runway, which clears a fully loaded wide-body charter for departure without a weight restriction on the uplift carried aboard. Charter flight catering in Kayes covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at KYS staged as a full three-cabin load counted against the loading sheet before boarding.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at GAKD
A widebody working the single wide-body reference code held at Kayes can be boarded on short notice, because the ramp discipline here does not change between a scheduled service and an unplanned call. Ad hoc airline catering at KYS covers outstation catering at KYS for carriers running this station as a stop rather than a base, diversion catering and technical stop catering off the same duty roster, with crew meals in Mali and crew meals at Kayes boxed to the roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at KYS
Our kitchen works the same 2700 m runway environment to reach the GA apron at Kayes as it does the wide-body stands, on the identical cold chain and paperwork trail. Private jet catering at GAKD is delivered to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal, with FBO catering handled by the same crew and the same seal-to-signature record as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Kayes, Mali
Operators on commercial aviation catering at GAKD
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Kayes (KYS/GAKD), we required discreet delegation flight catering. 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. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Elisa — Flight Crew Logistics Manager
“For a VIP rotation through Kayes (KYS/GAKD), we used the team for BBJ catering. The portions, packaging, and labeling worked well for the cabin, and the timing was spot on. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Diana — Operations Support Coordinator
“We booked hajj flight catering at Kayes (KYS/GAKD) for a large group departure. The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Bianca — Airport Services Manager
Flight catering station reference for Kayes (GAKD / KYS)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,700 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | GAKD |
Aircraft catering questions for Kayes airport
Crew meals, lead times and access at Kayes airport
What operations gets asked every week about Kayes.
Ask operations directly →When must an order be placed at GAKD, and how late can the specification still change?
When a rotation is confirmed, we take the initial order for the cabin count and mission type; the lead time for a final specification change is worked against the loading window, and last minute airline catering is planned rather than refused wherever the schedule allows it.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at Kayes?
Yes, direct to the aircraft: airside delivery runs from our kitchen to the stand and the load is boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft.
Which special meal sets does Kayes Airport produce, and how are they documented?
A separate production line prepares halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes, each one built to a documented SPML request and sealed on its own cart before it joins the main load.
How is protocol handled for VIP, VVIP and government flights through KYS?
KYS routes this traffic through security-cleared staff working from a household or government protocol file, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering are both boarded under the same documented chain of custody.
What does GAKD offer operators who need private jet catering delivered to the field?
We deliver to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal, with FBO catering carried on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Can you say what airline catering costs at Kayes?
The figure depends on cabin count, specification and loading window rather than a fixed rate, so airline catering cost is confirmed once the ops desk has those three details from the rotation.
Jet catering at airports near Kayes
BXE / GOTB
Bakel
Senegal · 122 km from Kayes
Airline & VIP flight catering →
KGG / GOTK
Kédougou
Senegal · 230 km from Kayes
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MAX / GOSM
Ouro Sogui
Senegal · 241 km from Kayes
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Return leg, if any
Order
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