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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Huai'an, China
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Huai'an (ZSSH / HIA)
HIA (IATA) · ZSSH (ICAO)
Wide-body is the reference code held at Huai'an, and that single figure governs what boards on its stand. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader uplift straight to galley height on that stand, with three-cabin loads staged airside rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
2,800 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 — Huai'an
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at ZSSH / HIA
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Huai'an airport
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, HIA
The wide-body reference code held at Huai'an sets how the loading window is planned here: a catering uplift staged for one galley door height rather than several. Ramp access carries the load from the sealed cart to the aircraft, and the apron sequence is fixed before the hi-loader ever moves. Nothing about that sequence is estimated at ZSSH; it is set by the stand it is built for.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Huai'an sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the wide-body reference code fixes how much galley catering has to clear that route in one pass rather than several. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of that convoy, not the average of it, because a single wide-body load leaves no room to recover a missed slot. Chain of custody runs on a sealed cart from kitchen to stand: temperature logged at sealing, logged again at handover, and the load signed for at the galley door.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door at Huai'an.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for HIA
Airline food supplier crews cleared for ZSSH
The flight kitchen at HIA runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, sized to the wide-body reference code the stand is held to. HACCP governs every stage of that output, from the cold larder through to the sealed cart, so airport catering leaving this kitchen for Huai'an carries one documented standard rather than a line-by-line check. Airport catering in Huai'an is built around that single wide-body load, not a mix of smaller aircraft, which keeps the cold chain shorter and easier to hold.
The team that handles government flight catering at Huai'an is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, on the access list, trained to royal household standards and to the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity matters more on a single wide-body stand than on a busy multi-stand apron, because one crew carries the whole load rather than a shift split across aircraft. Nothing about the household or state file changes hands outside that named team.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Huai'an, China
VVIP catering written per mission at Huai'an airport
The wide-body reference code held at Huai'an sets the cabin range the menu has to cover: First, Business and main cabin on one aircraft, not a patchwork of smaller types. AERO GOURMET plates a VIP flight menu and a charter flight menu from the same kitchen, drawing on produce sourced within China rather than shipped in for the occasion. Inflight catering at HIA is written to the cabin and to the mission first, and only then to the season, so a diplomatic rotation and a scheduled sector leaving the same stand are served to different specifications. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Huai'an: VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service on request. The presentation is filed against the standing order before it leaves the kitchen, so a repeat rotation is served to the same result each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ZSSH: multi-choice hot service in oven-ready tray sets sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel as separate meal boxes, boxed to the roster rather than the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Huai'an, with halal and kosher sets produced against the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering built to those codes is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main load.
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 compliance at Huai'an 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 Huai'an
Wide-body is the only reference code held at Huai'an, which means every rotation through its single stand is planned as one full three-cabin load rather than a mix of smaller aircraft. A government delegation on that stand is a documentation problem before it is a food problem, and a repeat charter rotation is a repetition problem: the same specification, produced the same way, every time it lands.
Airline catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering leaving our kitchen for that stand travel by sealed cart to the ramp, where our own cleared crew loads by hi-loader directly to the galley door. Airport catering in Huai'an is planned against that one stand, not against a terminal full of gates, so the ramp sequence is fixed before the load leaves the kitchen.
One coordinator holds the file for the whole rotation, from sealed cart to signed handover at the aircraft.
Aviation catering for five mission types at ZSSH / HIA
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Government and state flight catering at HIA
A 2800 m runway is what brings a head of state aircraft onto this stand in the first place, and government flight catering at Huai'an is built around that single wide-body movement rather than a terminal full of gates. Protocol is documented per passenger, staffed by security-cleared crew, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Huai'an
A private airliner is what the 2800 m runway at Huai'an is built to receive on its single wide-body stand, whether flown as a BBJ, an ACJ or a full wide-body VIP configuration. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced against that same specification at ZSSH.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Huai'an
On the single wide-body stand at Huai'an, a 2800 m runway sets the ceiling for what a charter, ACMI or wet-lease operator can bring in for a group movement or a special mission. Charter flight catering at HIA is a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Huai'an is staged in the order the galleys are laid out, not the order the aircraft arrives.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at HIA
The wide-body reference code held at Huai'an means every carrier working this stand is loaded to the same galley height, whether it flies the route daily or once. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering for carriers running Huai'an as an outstation, diversion catering, technical stop catering and AOG, all off one duty roster across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals boxed separately at ZSSH and again at HIA.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Huai'an
A single wide-body stand at Huai'an means business aviation traffic is sequenced around whatever else is holding that stand that day, before it ever reaches the FBOs on the field. Private jet catering in Huai'an is delivered to those FBOs and to the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as a wide-body uplift, kept short and separate from the main rotation.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Huai'an
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Huai'an (HIA)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Huai'an (HIA/ZSSH) for urgent airline catering after an unexpected operational change. Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. Good support when timing is the main pressure point. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Tomas — Freighter Station Supervisor
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged catering for airlines without flight kitchen at Huai'an (HIA/ZSSH). The crew received exactly what was ordered, with clear labels and no last-minute chasing from operations. A solid solution for outstation operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Nora — Flight Logistics Manager
“We compared options for Huai'an (HIA/ZSSH) and asked for an airline catering quote. 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. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Samuel — Ground Services Manager
Aviation catering data for Huai'an (ZSSH / HIA)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,800 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | ZSSH |
Business jet catering questions at Huai'an, China
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Huai'an, China
What operations gets asked every week about Huai'an.
Ask operations directly →Is there a minimum lead time for airline catering at Huai'an, and how late can a specification still change?
Our coordinator holds a standing order for repeat rotations and takes short-notice changes up to the loading window; how far in advance a first order is placed shapes how much room is left for last minute airline catering.
What does airline catering cost at Huai'an airport?
We price a quotation on cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a fixed list, so airline catering cost here reflects the actual rotation, not a published rate card.
Which flights does HIA cater for under VIP or government protocol?
The loader that boards a scheduled service is the same hi-loader that boards VIP flight catering and government flight catering here, run under a documented protocol file and a security-cleared crew regardless of the flight type.
How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at ZSSH?
ZSSH is worked by ramp access rather than kerb delivery: the sealed cart travels from our kitchen to the stand and the hi-loader carries the load directly to the galley door, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
Commercial aviation catering near Huai'an
LYG / ZSLG
Lianyungang
China · 69 km from Huai'an
Airline & VIP flight catering →
YNZ / ZSYN
Yancheng
China · 108 km from Huai'an
Airline & VIP flight catering →
YTY / ZSYA
Yangzhou
China · 147 km from Huai'an
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for Huai'an
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Huai'an (HIA / ZSSH)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Huai'an, 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 Huai'an (HIA)