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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Datong, China
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Datong (ZBDT / DAT)
DAT (IATA) · ZBDT (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code assigned to Datong sets the scale of every uplift we board here, from a single scheduled rotation to a multi-class charter. Inflight catering and in-flight catering are boarded by hi-loader to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft, with uplift staged airside against the loading sheet for each stand.
3,000 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 — Datong
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Datong (DAT)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Datong (DAT)
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, ZBDT
Per flight, the sealed cart leaves our kitchen on a fixed route to the stand, with ramp access held under our own badges rather than a general apron pass. Catering uplift is staged against the loading sheet for the aircraft on the apron, so the convoy moves once the ramp is clear and the hi-loader is positioned at the galley door. Nothing about the route or the sequence changes between a single rotation and a full wide-body departure at Datong.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Datong sit screening, an escort vehicle and apron traffic crossing the wide-body ramp, and we plan every catering uplift against the worst of the three rather than the best case. Chain of custody runs on a single sheet from the moment the galley catering is sealed at the kitchen door to the moment a name is signed against it at the aircraft, with no gap where responsibility passes unrecorded. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, so the record travels with the cart rather than sitting in a file back at the kitchen.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Datong, China
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Datong airport
The flight kitchen behind ZBDT runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, feeding the wide-body stands worked at Datong. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart, so airport catering here is never separated from the standard it is checked against. Airport catering at DAT is planned around that single kitchen rather than split across outstations, which keeps the specification consistent from one rotation to the next.
The team behind government flight catering at Datong is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn from general staff. Each member holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp and is trained to household service standards before ever handling a sealed uplift. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, and it is fixed here rather than assembled per flight.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at ZBDT / DAT
VVIP catering to a written specification at Datong (DAT)
Menus at Datong are written to the cabin, the mission and the season, moving from a single scheduled tray set to a full multi-class charter without changing the specification behind it. Local sourcing draws on the produce of the wider region around the city, worked into seasonal menus rather than a fixed rotation of dishes. Inflight catering here carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, labelled per passenger and per cabin so the record travels with the tray. Cycles are reviewed on a set schedule while the household and protocol standard behind them stays constant across every mission type flown through DAT.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Datong are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and course-by-course service available on request. VIP flight catering here is checked against that same specification every time, whatever the mission ahead of it.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ZBDT run on multi-choice hot service in oven-ready, galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cockpit and cabin crew sets never share a tray with the passenger cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at DAT are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher meals and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, keeping the record traceable from kitchen to galley.
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
Food safety records for aviation catering at DAT
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 DAT
A wide-body reference code governs every stand at Datong, which means a single scheduled service and a full charter departure are planned against the same ramp geometry rather than two separate systems. That mix turns a delegation into a documentation task and a peak departure wave into a capacity task, and both are worked from the one kitchen behind ZBDT.
Uplift leaves that kitchen on a sealed cart and travels a fixed route to the stand, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Ramp access on that route is held under our own badges, with airport catering at ZBDT planned stand by stand rather than assumed from a general permit; airline catering in China runs on the same principle wherever ground handling sits with a separate agent on the apron.
One coordinator carries each rotation from seal to signature, so in-flight catering at Datong and aviation catering in China both close on a single handover record rather than a chain of separate desks.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Datong airport
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Government and state flight catering at DAT
A 3000 m runway sets what a head of state aircraft can operate into Datong on, which in turn sets how far ahead the protocol file has to be closed before the uplift is sealed. Government flight catering here runs on that file, documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the load sealed at the kitchen before it ever reaches the stand at DAT.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Datong
We hold the wide-body reference code assigned to Datong as the baseline for every royal flight catering rotation booked through it, whether the aircraft on the stand is a private airliner, a BBJ or an ACJ. Household requirements, including halal sets, are worked from a written specification kept on file between movements, so the standard does not reset each time a movement is booked.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at ZBDT
Aerodrome reference code wide-body puts charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators and group movements on the same stands as scheduled traffic at Datong, with no separate ramp for special missions. Charter flight catering here means a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, the same discipline a tour operator charter or a repatriation movement gets as a seasonal group flight.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at DAT
A single wide-body reference code sets the loading plan every carrier at Datong has to work around, since the same stand geometry serves a scheduled service one hour and an ad hoc diversion the next. Ad hoc airline catering covers outstation catering for carriers running ZBDT as an outstation, diversion catering, technical stop catering and AOG, all worked off one duty roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Datong
A wide-body airliner boarding on the same reference code that governs Datong's stands can share its ramp with a business jet parked at the GA terminal, and that shared geometry is what private jet catering at DAT is built on. Business aviation traffic is worked by our dedicated private-jet branch, delivered to the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering and business aviation catering booked through the same desk as a business jet catering order.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Datong, China
Ops desks on aviation catering at Datong, China
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For our departure from Datong (DAT/ZBDT), we specifically needed HACCP. Everything was labeled, compact, and easy to place directly into the aircraft without repacking on the ramp. The crew appreciated how easy it was to load. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Elisa — VIP Account Manager
“We used the team for ACMI at Datong (DAT/ZBDT) during a tight turnaround. The team stayed in contact with operations, adjusted to the new timing, and kept the aircraft handover simple. That operational understanding was the biggest advantage. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Rafael — Network Operations Coordinator
“I ordered FBO catering for our departure from Datong (DAT/ZBDT) and was very happy with the service. They followed my notes closely, kept me updated, and delivered at the time agreed with the FBO. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Patrick — Ground Operations Manager
Airport catering data for Datong (ZBDT / DAT)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | ZBDT |
Outstation catering questions at ZBDT / DAT
Diversion catering and ramp questions at ZBDT / DAT
What operations gets asked every week about Datong.
Ask operations directly →At what point does VIP flight catering at Datong switch to government flight catering protocol?
The switch happens the moment a movement is flagged as official rather than private: from that point the protocol file, security clearance and sealed uplift apply, whether the flight is VIP flight catering, VVIP or government flight catering.
Does Datong Airport take airline catering delivered airside, straight to the aircraft?
Every load leaves our kitchen sealed and travels airside to the stand, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed over at the foot of the aircraft; airside delivery is the only method used for airline catering here.
DAT — are halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes produced for departures?
Every cart leaving the kitchen for a passenger meal carrying a special meal code, including halal, kosher and the wider SPML list, is labelled and documented per passenger before it is sealed.
Whose desk sets the airline catering cost for a rotation through ZBDT?
Across every rotation, the ops desk builds the figure from cabin count, specification and the loading window booked, since no fixed price list is published; a quotation follows once those three are confirmed.
Jet catering at airports near Datong
SZH / ZBSG
Shuozhou
China · 111 km from Datong
Airline & VIP flight catering →
UCB / ZBUC
Ulanqab
China · 123 km from Datong
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ZQZ / ZBZJ
Zhangjiakou
China · 144 km from Datong
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for DAT
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Datong (DAT)