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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Khost, Afghanistan
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Khost (OAKS / KHT)
KHT (IATA) · OAKS (ICAO)
A single wide-body reference code at OAKS means the widest airframes flying government, charter and scheduled sectors can be boarded here on one loading plan. Inflight catering moves from our kitchen to the galley door by hi-loader, at aircraft sill height, with in-flight catering staged so every cabin closes to one uplift window.
2,664 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 — Khost
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Khost airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Khost (KHT)
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at KHT
Ramp access is what the loading window at Khost actually measures: the interval between the sealed cart leaving our kitchen and the galley door closing on the apron. Every catering uplift here crosses the same checkpoint sequence before it reaches the wide-body stand, so the window is held against that sequence rather than against the flight schedule alone. What the timeline below shows is that interval, not an estimate of it.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Khost sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the part of a catering uplift that carries the risk, not the food once it is sealed. We route against the worst of those three rather than the average of them, because a single hold-up on the apron costs the whole galley catering plan its slot. Chain of custody is kept unbroken from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the stand, with the temperature logged at both ends and a named handler accountable for the gap between them.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing unaccounted for between them.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Khost, Afghanistan
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at OAKS
The flight kitchen at KHT provisions the wide-body stand this airport holds, running hot production, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof rather than as separate contractors. Airport catering here means HACCP-run production feeding a single reference-code stand, so airport catering at Khost is planned as one continuous line from oven to cart rather than a series of handoffs. Cold chain is held from the moment a tray closes to the moment the cart is sealed for the ramp.
The team assigned to government flight catering at Khost is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rostered pool drawn fresh each time. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, access to the kitchen and the ramp is controlled by a standing list rather than a day pass, and household service standards are trained into the team rather than briefed once. That continuity is what a repeat protocol movement through OAKS is actually paying for.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Khost, Afghanistan
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Khost airport
Menus for Khost departures are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, because a delegation flight and a scheduled wide-body sector never draw on the same specification. Where local sourcing is workable through Afghanistan's supply routes, the VIP flight menu and the charter flight menu both draw on regional produce in general categories rather than a fixed dish list. Inflight catering at KHT is built the same way whether the order is a single tray set or a full three-cabin load. Every plate closes against a documented allergen, halal, kosher or medical set, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins departing Khost are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and tray-plated formats both available on request. VIP flight catering here is signed off against that specification rather than improvised per flight, so a repeat household movement sees the same standard each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at OAKS run a multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cabin crew meals and flight-deck sets never share a tray with the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements for KHT departures are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes rather than a fixed set. Inflight catering built to a household or medical requirement is produced on its own line at the kitchen, kept apart from the main run until it closes.
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-compliant aircraft catering at OAKS / KHT
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 Khost
OAKS holds one wide-body reference code, which sets the ceiling for every catering uplift this station takes, whether that is a scheduled sector, a charter rotation or a government movement through the same stand. That single code is why a delegation arriving on short notice is treated as a documentation problem first: the aircraft type is already known, so the work is clearing people and paperwork against the loading plan, not against the ramp.
The uplift itself moves by hi-loader from our kitchen to the galley door, boarded to sill height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the whole sequence. Airline catering at KHT, aviation catering at OAKS and airport catering in Afghanistan all run off that one route and one ops desk, so in-flight catering at Khost is tracked the same way whether the flight is a single sector or the first leg of a multi-leg rotation.
We commit to one coordinator named against every uplift here, sealed carts from kitchen to stand and a signed handover at the galley door, regardless of how the traffic on the ramp that day is stacked.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Khost airport
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Government and state flight catering at KHT
Because the reference code at this station is set for wide-body aircraft, a head of state movement is worked on the same stand as a scheduled widebody rather than a separate apron. Government flight catering at Khost keeps the protocol file documented per passenger, staff cleared and on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Khost
One wide-body reference code at OAKS, and that is what lets a private airliner board here on the same stand as a scheduled widebody rather than a cramped apron slot. Royal flight catering and VVIP work for BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household dietary sets produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at OAKS
Our kitchen loads a full three-cabin uplift onto the wide-body stand this reference code allows, counted against the loading sheet before the cart ever reaches the apron. Charter flight catering at Khost and charter flight catering for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions are staged in the order the galleys are laid out, one sequence for the whole aircraft.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at KHT
Within the single wide-body reference code held at OAKS, an incoming widebody arriving off-schedule is worked the same way a scheduled rotation is. Ad hoc airline catering covers carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering staged off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Khost
OAKS carries one wide-body reference code, and that same stand and ramp infrastructure is what our dedicated private-jet branch draws on for business aviation traffic through the GA terminal. Private jet catering at Khost reaches the FBOs on the field under FBO catering terms, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Khost airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Khost (KHT)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For a last-minute requirement at Khost (KHT/OAKS), we contacted them as our airline catering broker. They coordinated locally, sent useful updates, and kept the final uplift aligned with our revised schedule. We would use the service again without hesitation. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Jin — OCC Coordinator
“We booked private jet catering in Khost for a flight operating through KHT/OAKS. Communication was responsive and the team handled a late timing change without any issue. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Amelia — Executive Flight Manager
“Our passenger profile required SPML at Khost (KHT/OAKS), with several different dietary restrictions. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Charlotte — Charter Planning Manager
Airport catering reference for Khost (OAKS / KHT)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,664 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OAKS |
Business jet catering questions at Khost, Afghanistan
Crew meals, lead times and access at Khost, Afghanistan
What operations gets asked every week about Khost.
Ask operations directly →Whose protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at KHT?
For every head of state, royal household or diplomatic movement through Khost, government flight catering runs to a documented protocol file and VIP flight catering is signed off against a written specification held on file between rotations, with security clearance checked before the uplift leaves the kitchen.
Does airline catering cost the same for every flight through OAKS?
Every quotation for airline catering cost at Khost depends on cabin count, the specification requested and the loading window available, since we do not publish a fixed price list; the desk returns a figure once those three are known.
Is airline catering delivered airside at Khost?
The coordinator assigned to each rotation manages airside delivery from our kitchen to the wide-body stand, boarding by hi-loader to galley height rather than staging trolleys at the foot of the aircraft.
Khost Airport, how far in advance does an order need to be placed?
The sealed cart that carries the uplift is loaded against a lead time set when the order is confirmed, and a specification can still change closer to departure than the main order, provided the kitchen is told before the cart is sealed for the ramp.
Outstation catering near Khost
JAA / OAJL
Jalalabad
Afghanistan · 139 km from Khost
Airline & VIP flight catering →
KBL / OAKB
Kabul
Afghanistan · 153 km from Khost
Airline & VIP flight catering →
PEW / OPPS
Peshawar
Pakistan · 177 km from Khost
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for Khost
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Uplift at Khost (KHT)