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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Sukhumi, Georgia
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Sukhumi (UGSS / SUI)
SUI (IATA) · UGSS (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code held at Sukhumi means a single stand takes a full-body aircraft with three cabins to fill on one rotation, hi-loader to galley height, no ramp trolley stage between kitchen and door. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering at Sukhumi and aviation catering here off one ops desk, with the kitchen holding uplift ready before the wheels stop for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights, and inflight catering staged to the loading sheet, not the clock.
3,661 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 — Sukhumi
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for SUI
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at SUI
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at UGSS / SUI
Ramp access at this station is ours to hold, not to request stand by stand, which is what lets the loading window run to the wide-body reference code rather than to whichever slot the apron frees up. Screening, seal and hi-loader lift are logged in sequence at Sukhumi, each stage timed against the one before it rather than against a fixed clock. The result is a catering uplift that reaches the galley door on the same measured pass every rotation, in Sukhumi as at any other field we hold clearance on.
Between our kitchen and the stand at UGSS sit screening, an escorted convoy and whatever apron traffic the wide-body reference code brings through on a given rotation, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those, not the average. The chain of custody starts at the sealed cart and does not break until a name is on the handover sheet at the aircraft, with every seal number logged against the loading sheet before the hi-loader clears the apron at Sukhumi. Temperature is read at sealing and read again at handover, so the galley catering that leaves our kitchen is the same cold chain that boards, and the signature that closes the load is the same one that opened it.
One seal opened at the kitchen, one signature closing it at the aircraft door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving UGSS
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Sukhumi
The flight kitchen behind Sukhumi runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, built to the HACCP standard the wide-body reference code here expects on every rotation. Airport catering in Sukhumi is worked from that single facility rather than split across outstation kitchens, which keeps the cold chain unbroken from sealing to hi-loader lift. That matters at UGSS specifically because the reference code sets a wide-body loading rhythm: airport catering at SUI answers to the same rotation, not to a lighter aircraft's timing.
The team that handles government flight catering at Sukhumi is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster pulled in as volume demands. Security clearance is held on file and checked against the access list before any convoy moves, and training runs to royal household service standards alongside the paperwork a sealed uplift carries through screening. That consistency is what a protocol officer checks first, and it is set once here rather than re-cleared movement by movement.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Sukhumi airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at UGSS
Inflight catering at Sukhumi is written to the cabin, the mission and the aircraft's own rotation rather than to a fixed seasonal book, which is what a multi-class wide-body load actually needs across First, Business and main cabin on the same sheet. Georgia's own produce sits behind the VIP flight menu and the charter flight menu alike, drawing on dairy, orchard fruit and Black Sea fish worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. Special meals are documented per passenger against the IATA codes, with halal and kosher sets produced on their own line before they join the main load. Nothing here is generic: the tray set changes with the mission, the cabin count and the season, never with a shortcut.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Sukhumi carry VIP flight catering at SUI plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu card, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. Presentation is filed against the standing order so the same cabin looks the same on the next rotation, not reinvented movement by movement.
Business cabins
Business cabins at UGSS run multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on that rotation. Crew meals in Sukhumi and pilot meals travel on the same tray-set standard, with cabin crew meals boxed separately against the duty roster rather than pulled from the passenger load, and crew meals at UGSS logged on their own manifest line.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary work at Sukhumi covers household, religious and medical requirements documented per passenger, with halal and kosher sets produced on a dedicated line and sealed before they leave it. The full range of IATA special meal codes is worked to that same standard, and inflight catering at UGSS carries each one logged against the passenger who ordered it, not batched into the general 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
HACCP control for flight catering at Sukhumi (SUI)
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 Sukhumi, Georgia
The wide-body reference code held at Sukhumi sets the traffic this field is built to take, and a delegation movement reads here as a documentation problem before it reads as a volume one, since protocol paperwork has to clear as fast as the galley loads. Airline catering at Sukhumi and inflight catering share one ops desk rather than separate lines, so a scheduled rotation and a charter movement are worked off the same loading sheet discipline. Aviation catering at UGSS moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, sealed the whole way, with airside delivery held on our own clearance rather than routed through a shared queue. Airport catering at UGSS is planned stand by stand against the reference code, not against a generic turnaround time, because a wide-body load takes longer to sequence than a narrow-body one. One coordinator carries the rotation from seal to signature, with in-flight catering at UGSS closed out on a single handover record rather than split across shifts.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at SUI
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Government and state flight catering at SUI
The longest runway at Sukhumi, 3661 metres, is what clears a head of state aircraft to operate here in the first place, and government flight catering at Sukhumi is built around that clearance rather than around a lighter mission profile. State visits and official delegations move through a protocol file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Sukhumi
A private airliner sized to the 3661 metre runway at Sukhumi — BBJ, ACJ, wide-body VIP — is what royal flight catering at this station is built to receive, since that length is what lets the type operate here at all. Royal 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, VVIP catering at UGSS included.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at UGSS
On the wide-body reference code held at Sukhumi, a charter movement, an ACMI or wet-lease rotation and a group movement all load to the same three-cabin sheet rather than a scaled-down one. Charter flight catering at SUI and charter flight catering in Sukhumi cover special missions and multi-leg group movements alike, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at SUI
The wide-body reference code held at Sukhumi means an outstation rotation, a diversion and a technical stop all load against the same stand discipline rather than a lighter, improvised one. Ad hoc airline catering at SUI covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster; AOG is worked the same way, crew meals at Sukhumi and crew meals at SUI travel on their own manifest line across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Sukhumi
The same wide-body reference code that sets the loading sequence for scheduled traffic at Sukhumi also governs how a business aircraft's load is sequenced against it on a shared apron, so private jet catering at Sukhumi is planned around that ramp rhythm rather than around a separate one. Delivery reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering included, with FBO catering logged on the identical handover record.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at UGSS
Flight departments on jet catering at UGSS
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Sukhumi (SUI/UGSS), we required discreet presidential flight catering. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Aisha — Network Control Coordinator
“For a VIP rotation through Sukhumi (SUI/UGSS), we used the team for VIP airliner catering. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Kenji — Executive Flight Manager
“Our charter program used the service at Sukhumi (SUI/UGSS) for hajj flight catering. The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Hugo — Charter Services Manager
Airport catering data for Sukhumi (UGSS / SUI)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,661 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | UGSS |
Aviation catering FAQ for Sukhumi (SUI)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Sukhumi airport
What operations gets asked every week about Sukhumi.
Ask operations directly →Whose figures set the cost of airline catering at SUI?
For every quotation, cost rests on cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a published price list, and the airline catering cost the desk returns is worked against your rotation, not a generic tariff.
At what point does protocol clearance apply to VIP and government work at UGSS?
Before the convoy moves: security clearance and the protocol file are checked first, then VIP flight catering and government flight catering proceed on the same sealed uplift, staff working to the same standard whatever the mission.
Does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at Sukhumi?
Every load leaves the kitchen sealed and is delivered airside by hi-loader straight to the galley door, with airside delivery held on our own clearance rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft.
How far does private jet catering reach across Sukhumi Babushara Airport?
On the same clearance that covers the main ramp, FBO catering and private jet catering are delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the identical cold chain and paperwork as any airline uplift.
Commercial aviation catering near Sukhumi
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Kopitnari
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
LWN / UDSG
Gyumri
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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