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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Bagram, Afghanistan
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Bagram (OAIX / OAI)
OAI (IATA) · OAIX (ICAO)
The 3603 m runway at Bagram clears wide-body movements onto stands where our hi-loader boards straight to galley height, cabin by cabin, without a foot-of-aircraft handoff. Inflight catering here runs off one ops desk, in-flight catering is tracked from kitchen seal to signature, and inflight catering scales from a single ad hoc uplift to a full multi-class rotation.
3,603 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Bagram
Aviation catering with ramp access at OAIX / OAI
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Bagram
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Bagram, Afghanistan
Ramp access at OAI runs on one sequence: sealed carts leave our kitchen, clear the apron under escort, and reach the galley door on a schedule the wide-body reference code at Bagram is built around. Every catering uplift is logged at the point it leaves the kitchen and again at the point it is signed for on the aircraft. Nothing about that sequence is estimated once the seal is broken and the load is checked against the manifest.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Bagram sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the part of the operation we plan against, not the food itself: routes are worked out for the worst combination of those three before a single cart moves. Chain of custody is kept unbroken from the moment a cart is sealed to the moment a crew member signs for it at the galley door, with no gap where responsibility for a catering uplift is unclear.
Temperatures are logged at sealing and logged again at handover, so a cold chain failure would show on the record before it ever reached the cabin. That two-point log, paired with the signature that closes each load, is what turns galley catering at Bagram from a delivery into an accountable handover.
One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the aircraft signature.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for OAI
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for OAIX / OAI
Airport catering at Bagram is built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell working under one roof, feeding the wide-body stands this field is configured for. Airport catering at OAIX is planned against the aerodrome reference code rather than against a single aircraft type, so a scheduled rotation and an ad hoc diversion draw on the same production line. The flight kitchen at OAI runs to HACCP standard on every batch, with the cold chain held from production through to the sealed cart.
The team behind government flight catering at Bagram is a named crew held to the same standard on every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled per booking. Security clearance is on file for each member, access is limited to those on the list, and household service standards apply to any movement that calls for them. That same team carries the paperwork travelling with the sealed uplift, from the kitchen seal to the signature at the aircraft.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at OAIX
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Bagram
Menus at Bagram are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than produced from a single fixed list, and inflight catering at OAI moves between a scheduled main-cabin rotation and a full VVIP specification without changing kitchens. Where local sourcing applies, produce drawn from the surrounding region covers dairy, orchard fruit and other seasonal lines rather than a named dish or a named grower. Each cabin is planned against its own tray-set specification, so First, Business and main cabin never share a production run. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled through to the point of loading.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at OAI are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed set list, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request for the mission it is written for. VIP flight catering here is filed against a standing order, so the same presentation repeats across return rotations without a fresh brief each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Bagram run on multi-choice hot service built to a cabin specification, produced in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals and pilot meals travel in their own boxed sets, tray sets and cabin crew meals loaded separately from the passenger cabin order.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at OAIX are documented per passenger, covering household and religious needs alongside medical restrictions logged against the same file. Halal and kosher sets, together with the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before that inflight catering 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
Aircraft catering food safety at Bagram airport
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 Bagram (OAI)
Bagram is configured to a wide-body aerodrome reference code across two runways, the longest running to 3603 metres, which sets the aircraft size this ramp is built to handle rather than the traffic mix alone. A wide-body movement brings its own documentation load, and a repeat rotation on the same reference code brings a repetition problem: the same tray-set specification has to be reproduced, not reinvented, on each turn.
Uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader, taken to galley height rather than set down at the foot of the stand, with our own crew on the ramp for the handoff. Airport catering at OAIX is planned stand by stand against that same wide-body reference code, and aviation catering at OAI runs off one ops desk regardless of which segment the movement belongs to.
What we commit to at this station is one coordinator per rotation, carts sealed before they leave the kitchen, and a signed handover at the aircraft, with airline catering, in-flight catering in Bagram and inflight catering in Bagram all tracked against that same signature.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at OAIX / OAI
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Government and state flight catering at OAIX
On the ramp that takes this field's wide-body reference code, government flight catering at Bagram covers state visits and official delegations with the protocol file documented per passenger. Security-cleared staff handle every stage, and a head of state movement is sealed at the kitchen before it ever reaches the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at OAI
Sequencing a household rotation around this field's wide-body reference code means holding one specification across repeat movements rather than rebuilding it each time. Royal flight catering at Bagram covers private airliners including BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Bagram
3603 metres of runway at Bagram, and that length clears the ACMI and wet-lease wide-body movements this ramp is built to take. Charter flight catering here covers group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift staged against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Afghanistan runs off the same tray-set standard on every leg.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at OAIX
A wide-body aircraft holding at Bagram is cleared to load against the aerodrome reference code this field carries, which is what lets ad hoc airline catering run here without a dedicated fleet contract. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering are worked off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at OAI
Our kitchen also provisions the GA terminal and the FBOs working this field, extending the same wide-body reference code standard to smaller movements on the same apron. Private jet catering in Afghanistan is delivered on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering following one coordinator through to signature.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Bagram
Operators on commercial aviation catering at OAI
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our flight changed at short notice and we arranged technical stop catering at Bagram (OAI/OAIX). They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. Exactly what we need when operations change with very little notice. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Ines — Flight Services Coordinator
“Bagram (OAI/OAIX) was an outstation for us, and we booked airline catering at outstations for the sector. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. Very useful coverage for smaller or less familiar stations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Thomas — Flight Crew Logistics Manager
“We requested an airline catering cost for Bagram (OAI/OAIX) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. They answered our questions without overcomplicating the process and kept the final cost aligned with the confirmation. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Giulia — Aviation Services Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Bagram (OAIX / OAI)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,603 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OAIX |
Business jet catering questions at OAIX
Diversion catering and ramp questions at OAIX
What operations gets asked every week about Bagram.
Ask operations directly →Does Bagram Airport handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering, and under what protocol?
The hi-loader used for every VIP flight catering movement here carries carts to galley height under the same protocol as a government flight catering rotation: security clearance on file, documentation per passenger, and a sealed load.
How much does airline catering cost at OAI?
The clearance level and the specification set for a given rotation are what the answer to airline catering cost turns on, alongside cabin count and the loading window requested; our desk returns a figure once those are confirmed rather than publishing a fixed price list.
Given the limited apron space at OAIX, do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
There is a standing route from our kitchen to the GA terminal and every FBO working this field, with private jet catering and FBO catering both carried on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Can Bagram accept a late change to a confirmed catering order?
A confirmed specification can usually still move within the loading window, though the lead time we ask for depends on the cabin count and the mission; last minute airline catering is worked case by case rather than refused outright, and how far in advance a first order is placed still shapes what is possible later.
At what point does airline catering move from our kitchen to the aircraft at Bagram Airport?
The first step is sealing at the kitchen; after that, airside delivery carries the sealed cart to the ramp, where the hi-loader takes it directly to galley height rather than to the foot of the aircraft.
Do you produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at OAI?
Yes, halal and kosher sets are produced on a dedicated line alongside the full range of SPML codes, with each special meal documented per passenger through to loading.
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