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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Heihe, China
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Heihe (ZYHE / HEK)
HEK (IATA) · ZYHE (ICAO)
The single wide-body reference code held at Heihe governs every uplift plan written for this station, since a stand rated for that class sets what a hi-loader can reach at galley height. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here from one ops desk, boarding wide-body departures across scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements.
2,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
02
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 — Heihe
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at ZYHE
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Heihe airport
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at ZYHE / HEK
The wide-body reference code held at Heihe sets the loading sequence our crews work to, because a stand built for that class dictates where the hi-loader parks against the fuselage. Ramp access is booked before the cart ever leaves the kitchen, so the convoy crosses the apron on a fixed path rather than a queued one. That sequence is what turns a measured loading window into a repeatable one, rotation after rotation at HEK.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at Heihe sit screening, an escort and apron traffic sharing the same movement area, and the chain of custody is built to plan against the worst of the three rather than the average. Every catering uplift is logged at the galley door, not assumed from a schedule, and the same discipline applies whether the load is a full three-cabin service or a single sealed cart. Galley catering that leaves our kitchen carries a temperature record opened at sealing and closed again at handover, with a signature attached at both ends. Nothing crosses the apron at ZYHE without that pairing on file.
One coordinator owns the seal at the kitchen and the signature at the aircraft.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving Heihe (HEK)
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Heihe
The flight kitchen at HEK runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed the wide-body reference code this station holds. That grouping is what lets airport catering here move from raw intake to a sealed, galley-ready cart without the load leaving a controlled environment at any stage. Airport catering staged this way is run to HACCP across every line, which is the standard our production answers to at Heihe regardless of which cabin the tray is bound for.
Government flight catering at ZYHE is handled by a named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Security clearance is held on file, access to the kitchen and the ramp is limited to that list, and the same crew is trained on the paperwork a sealed uplift carries between the kitchen and the aircraft. That continuity is what a protocol desk checks first, and it is what this kitchen is built to hold at Heihe.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Heihe airport
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at HEK
Menus at HEK are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed list, so a wide-body departure and a VVIP movement are planned from the same kitchen on different specifications. Local sourcing draws on the produce of the surrounding region, from dairy and orchard fruit to freshwater fish, worked into a tray set rather than named as a single dish. Inflight catering here runs on a documented base: every allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is recorded per passenger and per cabin before production starts. That record travels with the load, not with the memory of the crew that built it.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Heihe are plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed script, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request against the standing order held on file. VIP flight catering here is filed and repeated exactly, movement after movement, at ZYHE.
Business cabins
Business cabins at HEK run multi-choice hot service, built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft and packed in tray sets. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster held for that rotation in Heihe.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Heihe are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets on a single record that travels with the load. Halal and kosher meals, along with the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line at ZYHE and sealed before that line closes, which is how inflight catering here keeps every set apart from the standard cabin trays.
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 ZYHE / HEK
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.
Catering uplift and airside delivery at Heihe, China
Heihe holds a single wide-body reference code, which means every rotation through this stand is planned as a full-body load rather than adjusted from a narrow-body plan. That single classification is a capacity question before it is anything else: the stand, the hi-loader and the kitchen output all have to be sized to the same class of aircraft on every movement, with no smaller fallback available.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our own kitchen, boarded directly to galley height rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the crossing. Airline catering at HEK, inflight catering, in-flight catering at ZYHE and aviation catering in Heihe all run off that same ramp route, whichever segment the flight belongs to.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, and airport catering at this station is committed to that single point of accountability on every rotation.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at Heihe
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Government and state flight catering at HEK
Our kitchen carries a protocol line built for the wide-body reference code this station holds, so a delegation aircraft is planned against the same stand class as any scheduled service. Government flight catering at Heihe runs on that line: security-cleared staff, a protocol file documented per passenger, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen ahead of any head of state movement.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Heihe
The wide-body reference code held at ZYHE covers private airliners on the same terms as any scheduled aircraft, which is what lets a household movement board without a separate stand plan. Royal flight catering at Heihe holds to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP configurations with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at ZYHE
A full three-cabin airliner is what the wide-body reference code at Heihe is built to board, which is why ACMI and wet-lease operators route group movements and special missions through this exact stand. Charter flight catering at HEK counts every tray against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at Heihe stages the galleys in the order the aircraft is fitted, cabin by cabin.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at HEK
A single wide-body stand at Heihe means every carrier using this field as an outstation is planned against the same reference code, whatever the frequency of the rotation. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering and diversion catering all run from that one stand, and technical stop catering follows the identical routing whether the aircraft was scheduled or diverted in.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Heihe
On the same field that holds the wide-body reference code governing our main ramp routing, business aviation is worked through a separate branch built for the GA terminal and the FBOs on it. Private jet catering at Heihe reaches those aprons on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering handled by the same coordinator model as any wide-body rotation.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at HEK
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at ZYHE
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a last-minute requirement at Heihe (HEK/ZYHE), we contacted them as our airline catering partner. One contact handled the order from confirmation through delivery, which saved our dispatch team a lot of follow-up. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Aisha — Station Services Coordinator
“I arranged airline catering in Heihe for our departure from HEK/ZYHE. Communication was responsive and the team handled a late timing change without any issue. I would use them again for another flight from Heihe. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Giulia — Private Flight Coordinator
“I requested SPML for passengers departing Heihe (HEK/ZYHE) and the labeling was excellent. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Bianca — Operations Controller
Airport catering data for Heihe (ZYHE / HEK)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | ZYHE |
Business jet catering questions at Heihe airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Heihe airport
What operations gets asked every week about Heihe.
Ask operations directly →Is VIP flight catering and government flight catering available under protocol at HEK?
Our named coordinator manages both against a written protocol file, with security-cleared staff and the load sealed before it leaves the kitchen. VIP flight catering and government flight catering run through the same escorted route to the wide-body stand.
When can airline catering be delivered airside at ZYHE, and how does it reach the aircraft?
Once the aircraft is on stand and cleared for approach, our hi-loader boards directly at galley height rather than setting the load down at the foot of the aircraft. Airside delivery is scheduled against the confirmed arrival time, not against a fixed slot.
Whose kitchen produces halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes for flights through Heihe?
For every rotation through this station, halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML codes are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before sealing. Across the load, that record travels with the tray, not just the order.
At what point does an order need to be placed for Heihe Airport, and how late can the specification change?
Confirming the rotation and cabin count first lets our desk hold the loading window before the specification is finalised. Lead time depends on cabin count and mission type, and last minute airline catering can still be accommodated closer to departure by contacting the desk directly with the revised numbers.
Flight catering at airports near Heihe
DTU / ZYDU
Heihe
China · 211 km from Heihe
Airline & VIP flight catering →
JGD / ZYJD
Jiagedaqi
China · 228 km from Heihe
Airline & VIP flight catering →
LDS / ZYLD
Yichun
China · 297 km from Heihe
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Airline catering quote for Heihe, China
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Send us your catering needs for HEK
Heihe (HEK / ZYHE)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Heihe, 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 Heihe (HEK)