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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Port Harcourt (DNPM / PHG): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
PHG (IATA) · DNPM (ICAO)
At Port Harcourt, a 2,110-metre runway sets the narrow-body traffic this station handles, and every uplift is planned against that ramp reality rather than a generic capacity claim. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering here on hi-loader boarding to galley height, with wide-body-trained crews moving the same uplift discipline onto every rotation worked airside.
2,110 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — Port Harcourt
Aviation catering with ramp access at DNPM
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for PHG departures
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at DNPM / PHG
What happens between our kitchen and the aircraft at Port Harcourt is a sequence, not an estimate: the cart is sealed, screened, escorted onto the apron and boarded before the galley door closes. Ramp access is held on our own clearance rather than negotiated stand by stand, which keeps the catering uplift moving on one continuous chain of responsibility. Nothing here is left to be arranged after the aircraft is already on stand.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Port Harcourt sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is where a rotation is actually put at risk, not the galley catering itself. We plan the route against the busiest apron window rather than the average one, so a delay upstream never becomes a delay at the galley door. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at handover, with temperature logged at both ends of the catering uplift so the record matches the cart that boarded.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Airline catering companies' production standard at DNPM
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Port Harcourt
The flight kitchen at PHG runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to hold HACCP standards across every tray that leaves it. Airport catering in Nigeria depends on that single point of production holding its cold chain intact from the moment a tray is packed to the moment it clears the ramp, and airport catering at DNPM is planned on exactly that basis. Nothing leaves the building without the paperwork that lets it board.
The team behind government flight catering at Port Harcourt is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, trained to household standards and to the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. Catering at DNPM for state and royal movements is worked by that fixed group rather than a rotating roster, so the protocol file and the loading sheet are always read by people who already know the standard. No rotation is handed to a crew seeing the specification for the first time.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Port Harcourt airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at PHG
Menus at Port Harcourt are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed cycle, drawing on regional produce such as river fish, dairy and orchard fruit where the season allows. Inflight catering at DNPM moves from a documented passenger meal box in the main cabin to a plated specification forward, with every change logged against the same standing order rather than improvised on the day. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are recorded per passenger and per cabin, never assumed from a general list. The result is a menu built to what the aircraft and the mission actually require, not to what happens to be in stock.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Port Harcourt receive VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. Presentation is filed against the standing order so the same standard repeats rotation after rotation out of DNPM.
Business cabins
Business cabins at PHG take multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, sized to the aircraft's fitted galley. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and labelled to the roster, kept apart from the passenger load throughout.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for protocol and dietary work at DNPM, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering of this kind is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
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 DNPM / PHG
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 Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Port Harcourt operates on a single 2,110-metre runway with a narrow-body reference code, which shapes catering around scheduled and charter turnarounds rather than a wide-body peak wave: a delegation here is a documentation problem, a repeat rotation is a repetition problem, and the loading plan is built for both.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the ramp on a sealed cart, escorted across the apron and boarded by hand at the stand, with our own crew holding the handover from seal to signature. Ground handling on the field manages the aircraft turnaround; we hold the catering uplift as a separate, tracked line from kitchen to stand.
One coordinator is named to every rotation worked here, carts stay sealed until the galley door, and the handover is signed at both ends.
Airline catering at Port Harcourt and in-flight catering at Port Harcourt run off that same coordinator system, and aviation catering at PHG is planned stand by stand rather than against a generic schedule. Airport catering in Port Harcourt, and inflight catering in Nigeria more broadly, is held to the standard this station sets: nothing boards without the seal and the signature both in place.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at DNPM
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Government and state flight catering at Port Harcourt
One runway at 2,110 metres, and every state movement through it is planned against that single strip rather than a choice of stands. Government flight catering here covers delegations and head of state movements with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at DNPM
We hold royal flight catering at Port Harcourt to a narrow-body reference code standard, which keeps the loading plan consistent whether the aircraft is a private airliner or a business jet configured for VVIP work. Household requirements, including halal sets, are kept on file between movements, and BBJ and ACJ types are boarded to the same written specification catering at PHG applies to every repeat rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at PHG
The narrow-body reference code held at Port Harcourt governs every charter rotation staged from this field, sizing the load to the aircraft rather than to an assumed capacity. Charter flight catering at Port Harcourt covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at DNPM counted against the loading sheet and staged to the galley layout.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Port Harcourt
The single 2,110-metre runway at PHG sets a narrow-body traffic pattern that a loading plan has to work around rather than against, sequencing each rotation to the aircraft actually on stand. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with AOG covered across a multi-leg schedule; crew meals move with the same cart.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at DNPM
Business jets using the same narrow-body-rated runway as scheduled traffic are handled through our dedicated private-jet branch rather than folded into the airline queue. Private jet catering at DNPM is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Port Harcourt airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at DNPM
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Port Harcourt (PHG/DNPM) and needed diverted flight catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Fernando — Dispatch Support Coordinator
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged outstation catering at Port Harcourt (PHG/DNPM). The crew received exactly what was ordered, with clear labels and no last-minute chasing from operations. A solid solution for outstation operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Matteo — Ramp Operations Manager
“For our flight at Port Harcourt (PHG/DNPM), we needed a quick airline catering cost per meal before confirming the order. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. The clear communication made the booking easy. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Niko — VIP Aviation Coordinator
Airport catering data for Port Harcourt (DNPM / PHG)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,110 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | DNPM |
Business jet catering questions at Port Harcourt airport
Pilot meals and loading questions at Port Harcourt airport
What operations gets asked every week about Port Harcourt.
Ask operations directly →Which special meals does Port Harcourt produce, and how are they documented?
The route from our kitchen to the aircraft carries halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes, each one labelled per passenger and produced on a separate line before it is sealed. Special meals travel on the same cart as the rest of the load, logged against the same handover sheet.
When does an order need to be placed for catering at PHG?
Once a rotation is confirmed, the earlier a specification reaches our desk the more the menu and the cabin count can still be adjusted; last-minute airline catering is worked against the loading window rather than a fixed cut-off. Lead time depends on the cabin mix and the mission, and how far in advance you can move is confirmed when the order is placed.
How is VIP and government flight catering handled at DNPM?
DNPM runs VIP flight catering and government flight catering through the same coordinator system used on every rotation, with protocol documented per passenger and cleared staff on the load. The uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen, whatever the flight category.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at Port Harcourt?
Yes, by sealed cart escorted across the apron and boarded by hi-loader to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft. Airside delivery is held on our own clearance from kitchen to stand.
What does private jet catering at Port Harcourt cover?
We deliver to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, running FBO catering on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift. The same coordinator who handles a wide-body rotation handles a business jet movement.
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