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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Larnaca, Cyprus
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Larnaca (LCLK / LCA)
LCA (IATA) · LCLK (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code held here means the ramp already takes the widest cabins scheduled through the eastern Mediterranean, and a hi-loader crew boards straight to galley height rather than staging trolleys at the door. Inflight catering runs on that access: sealed carts move from our kitchen to the aircraft under one uplift plan, and in-flight catering for multi-class rotations is loaded without a single handoff at the foot of the stairs.
2,994 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
1
FBO on station
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 — Larnaca
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at LCA
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at LCA
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, LCLK / LCA
Ramp access is what makes the loading window at Larnaca a measured interval rather than an estimate: the sealed cart leaves our kitchen, clears the apron under escort, and reaches the galley door on a schedule fixed before the aircraft calls in. Nothing about that sequence is improvised, because a catering uplift staged late on a wide-body stand costs the whole turnaround behind it. The same window holds whether the flight is scheduled, chartered or run for a government movement.
Between the kitchen door and the aircraft, the convoy is the part of a catering uplift that can go wrong, not the galley catering itself: screening, escort and apron traffic all sit ahead of the stand, and Larnaca's ramp is planned against the worst of them rather than the average. Chain of custody starts at the seal on the cart and does not break until a name is signed against the load at the aircraft. Every galley reached this way carries a temperature log opened at sealing and closed again at handover, so the record runs the whole length of the route rather than one end of it.
One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the aircraft signature.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for Larnaca airport
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Larnaca
The flight kitchen behind Larnaca runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built for the wide-body reference code the ramp itself is rated to. Airport catering at LCA is planned around that single production floor rather than split across satellite units, which keeps the cold chain unbroken from the larder to the sealed cart. HACCP governs every stage of that route, and airport catering at LCLK is signed off against it before a tray leaves the building.
The team that handles government flight catering at Larnaca is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool booked per movement. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, access to the sealed area is limited to that list, and training runs to household service standards as well as to our own kitchen procedure. Catering at LCA for a royal or state movement is built on that continuity, not assembled fresh each time.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Larnaca airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at LCA
From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the inflight catering at Larnaca follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than one fixed offer. Cyprus produce sits behind a share of the specification where local sourcing applies: dairy, orchard fruit, fish and olive oil drawn from the island's own supply rather than named dishes or a single source. Every set is written to the cabin it boards, from a plated First and Business service down to a boxed main-cabin run for a full charter load. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled on the tray before it is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Larnaca are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a set menu. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the movement, so the presentation is repeatable across every rotation rather than reinvented each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LCLK run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Crew meals at LCA and cabin crew meals travel in the same tray sets, with pilot meals boxed separately against the roster.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements move through Larnaca on a separate production line, sealed before it joins the main uplift. Halal and kosher sets, the full range of IATA special meal codes, and household or medical requirements are documented per passenger, and inflight catering in Cyprus is produced this way whenever a mission calls for it.
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 Larnaca, Cyprus
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at Larnaca, Cyprus
Larnaca works scheduled, charter, VIP and government traffic across a single wide-body reference code, which means a delegation lands as a documentation problem and a peak charter wave lands as a capacity one, both handled from the same production floor rather than two separate desks. Airline catering at LCA is planned against whichever profile the rotation actually presents, not against a generic schedule.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen to the galley door, with our own escort holding the cart through screening and apron traffic to the stand. Inflight catering and in-flight catering in Cyprus run off that same route regardless of the operator, and aviation catering at LCA is staged in the sequence the galley plan sets rather than loaded in whatever order the carts arrive.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, and airport catering in Larnaca closes on a signed handover rather than a delivery note left at the stand.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at LCA
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Government and state flight catering at LCA
A 2994 m runway is what qualifies Larnaca for wide-body state movements rather than diverting them elsewhere, and government flight catering here follows that qualification directly. Delegations and official movements travel on a protocol file documented per passenger, boarded by security-cleared staff and sealed at the kitchen before it clears the ramp for a head of state aircraft.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Larnaca
A private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP — is what the 2994 m runway at Larnaca clears for landing without restriction, and royal flight catering here is built on that clearance. Household standards are held across repeat rotations from a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LCLK
Onto the wide-body stand at Larnaca, a 2994 m runway brings ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions that a shorter field could not take. Charter flight catering here runs a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at LCLK is staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LCA
The wide-body reference code held at Larnaca is what lets us run this station as a working outstation rather than a one-off stop, and ad hoc airline catering here follows from that. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering move off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation without a change of kitchen.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Larnaca
Sequencing a business jet alongside a wide-body rotation is the constraint the same reference code sets at Larnaca, since both are worked from stands rated to that one standard. Private jet catering in Larnaca is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
FBOs at Larnaca
skylink services ltd
Charter flight catering reviewed at LCLK
Flight departments on jet catering at LCLK
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through Larnaca (LCA/LCLK) required group charter catering on a tight schedule. The meals were clearly labeled, portions were suitable for the group, and the delivery stayed on time despite a moving departure. A good partner for sports charter operations. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Daniel — Private Aviation Manager
“We arranged military charter catering at Larnaca (LCA/LCLK) for a non-routine passenger movement. They kept the menu simple, respected the special requirements, and delivered exactly when the aircraft was ready to receive it. A good experience under difficult timing conditions. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Marta — Duty Operations Manager
“For a cargo sector from Larnaca (LCA/LCLK), we arranged cargo airline catering for the operating crew. The crew received the correct quantities and the handover was quick, which is exactly what we needed. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Esther — Airport Operations Lead
Flight catering station reference for Larnaca (LCLK / LCA)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,994 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LCLK |
Inflight catering FAQ for Larnaca (LCA)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Larnaca airport
What operations gets asked every week about Larnaca.
Ask operations directly →Does Larnaca handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering, and under what protocol?
A dedicated hi-loader crew boards VIP flight catering and government flight catering here under a documented protocol file, with the uplift sealed at the kitchen before it clears the ramp.
How much does airline catering cost at Larnaca Airport?
HACCP-cleared production and the wide-body reference code held here set the working envelope a quotation is built against, since airline catering cost depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a fixed rate; the desk returns a quote against your rotation.
At what point does airline catering at LCA move from kitchen to aircraft?
Sealing the cart at our kitchen comes first, then escort through screening and apron traffic, then hi-loader boarding straight to the galley door, so airside delivery is one continuous route rather than a handoff at the stand.
Can an order for LCLK still change close to departure?
Lead time is set by the cabin specification agreed at booking, and how far in advance that specification can move depends on the cabin count and the mission; last minute airline catering is handled where the change reaches us before the cart is sealed.
Commercial aviation catering near Larnaca
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
AKT / LCRA
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
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