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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Lomé, Togo
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Lomé (DXXX / LFW)
LFW (IATA) · DXXX (ICAO)
Across the single 3001 m runway at Lomé, aircraft up to wide-body scale hold one aerodrome reference code, which sets the aircraft catering, hi-loader boarding and wide-body uplift this station is built to run. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering move from our flight kitchen to the galley by hi-loader, airside, without a stop at the foot of the aircraft.
3,001 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 — Lomé
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at DXXX
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Lomé airport
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at LFW
Ramp access at Lomé is the working method, not an amenity: our crews board the aircraft directly rather than setting trays down at the foot of the stand. The apron here carries one runway and one aerodrome reference code, and the catering uplift is scheduled against that single line rather than assumed. Every step between the flight kitchen and the galley door at LFW is sequenced to that constraint before the aircraft is even on stand.
Between our kitchen and the aircraft at Lomé sit screening, an escort across the apron and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway field, and none of that is treated as a formality. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of those delays rather than the average of them, holding the chain of custody from the moment a cart is sealed to the moment it is opened at the galley. Temperatures are logged at sealing at DXXX and checked again at handover, and the loading sheet carries one signature that closes the galley catering record for that rotation, tying the paperwork to the load rather than to the clock.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the aircraft door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Lomé (LFW) departures
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at DXXX
The flight kitchen behind Lomé is built around the wide-body reference code the field holds, which means hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell run under one roof rather than across separate sites. That structure is what lets airport catering at Lomé and airport catering in Lomé cover a scheduled rotation and an ad hoc diversion from the same production line without a second facility being sourced. Every tray leaving the flight kitchen at LFW is produced to a documented HACCP standard, which is what a food-safety officer checks before anything else on a new station.
The team behind government flight catering at this kitchen is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled per booking. Each member carries a security clearance on file and sits on the access list before ever touching a sealed uplift bound for the ramp. Training runs to royal household standards as well as to airline service standards, so the same chain of custody applies whether the passenger manifest names a delegation or a scheduled carrier.
VIP flight catering menus for Lomé, Togo departures
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Lomé airport
Menus for Lomé are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed card, which is what inflight catering in Togo requires when a First cabin and a main cabin are boarding off the same rotation. Produce drawn from Togo's coastal and inland supply lines sits alongside a standing VIP flight menu and a charter flight menu, so a scheduled sector and a state movement can be served from the same kitchen without either specification being diluted. Every set is built against a written specification rather than assembled on the day, which keeps the plating and the portioning consistent across repeat rotations. Documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets close the range, labelled per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Lomé take VIP flight catering plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. Every plate is checked against that specification and filed against the standing order before it leaves the kitchen at DXXX, so a repeat rotation reads the same the second time as the first.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LFW run multi-choice hot service to a cabin specification, boarded in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel as separate tray sets and meal boxes, sequenced to the duty roster rather than bundled with the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Lomé are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, which is what inflight catering at Lomé is checked against when a delegation and a scheduled cabin board the same rotation.
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 control for flight catering at DXXX / LFW
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 Lomé
Lomé holds a single runway and one wide-body aerodrome reference code, which means every movement through the field, from a scheduled sector to a state delegation, is worked against that one line rather than spread across parallel infrastructure. A delegation on that runway is a documentation problem before it is a catering one, and a peak wave of arrivals turns into a capacity problem the moment two wide-body rotations land close together. Airline catering at LFW and aviation catering in Lomé both run off the same ops desk for that reason, so a diversion or an ad hoc uplift is planned against the same stand rather than improvised on arrival.
The uplift itself moves from our flight kitchen to the ramp by sealed cart, then to the aircraft by hi-loader rather than by trolley left at the foot of the stairs, which is what airport catering at LFW is built around. Ground handling on the apron and airside delivery to the stand are coordinated so that the same crew that seals the load at the kitchen escorts it across to the aircraft, keeping in-flight catering in Togo and inflight catering at Lomé under one chain of custody from seal to signature.
On every rotation through this station we commit one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the galley door.
Aviation catering for five mission types at DXXX
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Government and state flight catering at LFW
The single runway at Lomé carries one wide-body reference code, so a head of state aircraft and a scheduled sector are sequenced on the same stand rotation rather than a dedicated one. Government flight catering at DXXX for state visits and official delegations runs on protocol documented per passenger, 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 Lomé
Our crews load private airliners against the same wide-body reference code that governs every other movement through Lomé, which keeps a royal rotation on the identical ramp sequence as a scheduled one. Royal flight catering at LFW covers BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at DXXX
The wide-body reference code at Lomé carries a full three-cabin uplift on a single ramp sequence, whatever the operator behind the movement. Charter flight catering at LFW serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering in Lomé is staged in the order the galleys are laid out, counted against the loading sheet rather than estimated on the day.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LFW
A single wide-body aerodrome reference code governs every stand at Lomé, which means an outstation carrier and an ad hoc diversion are loaded against the same ramp sequence rather than two separate ones. Ad hoc airline catering at LFW covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with AOG included and crew meals at DXXX carried as a separate tray set across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Lomé
The same wide-body reference code that clears a scheduled sector at Lomé also clears the business jets working the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field. Private jet catering at DXXX runs through our dedicated branch on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, covering FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering alike.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Lomé airport
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at Lomé (LFW)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Lomé (LFW/DXXX) and needed diversion catering. They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. Good support when timing is the main pressure point. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Marius — Operations Control Officer
“Lomé (LFW/DXXX) was an outstation for us, and we booked outstation catering for the sector. The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Alice — Private Aviation Manager
“We requested an airline catering cost for Lomé (LFW/DXXX) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. The clear communication made the booking easy. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Achraf — Operations Controller
Airport catering data for Lomé (DXXX / LFW)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,001 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | DXXX |
Business jet catering questions at Lomé, Togo
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Lomé, Togo
What operations gets asked every week about Lomé.
Ask operations directly →Can an order be placed close to departure for a rotation through Lomé?
Lead time depends on the cabin count and the specification, and last minute airline catering is handled through the same ops desk that takes standard bookings. Tell us how far in advance you can confirm and we will hold the loading window against it.
At what point does airline catering at Lomé airport reach the aircraft?
The sequence starts with a sealed cart leaving our flight kitchen, then moves by escort across the apron before airside delivery to the stand. From there the load boards by hi-loader directly to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
How far does airline catering cost vary for a rotation through LFW?
Cost rests on the clearance level and the cabin specification carried on that rotation, since we publish no fixed price list. Send the cabin count and the mission type and the desk returns a quotation against the loading window you need.
Do you produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at DXXX?
Yes, produced on a separate line from the main tray run and documented per passenger before sealing. Halal, kosher and the full set of SPML codes are logged against the passenger manifest so each set matches its seat.
Inflight catering at other airports near Lomé
COO / DBBB
Cotonou
Benin · 127 km from Lomé
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ACC / DGAA
Accra
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
LOS / DNMM
Lagos
Nigeria · 233 km from Lomé
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for Lomé
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Lomé (LFW / DXXX)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Lomé, not a brochure.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Lomé (LFW)