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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Gorakhpur, India
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Gorakhpur (VEGK / GOP)
GOP (IATA) · VEGK (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code held at Gorakhpur sets what boards on the apron here, and it clears a hi-loader straight to galley height, cabin by cabin. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and the uplift itself from a kitchen staged to feed a multi-class rotation without a tray missing its stand.
2,743 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 — Gorakhpur
Aviation catering with ramp access at VEGK
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at GOP
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at VEGK / GOP
Ramp access is what the loading window at Gorakhpur is actually measuring, from the moment the sealed cart leaves our kitchen to the moment it clears the galley door. Every stage on the apron is logged rather than assumed, because a hi-loader run against a tight turnaround has no room for a guess. That discipline is what lets a multi-leg rotation through GOP keep the same window on its second sector as on its first.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Gorakhpur sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and none of the three are treated as background noise: the convoy carrying a catering uplift is planned against the worst version of that run, not the average one. Chain of custody is held the same way on every load, so the galley catering that leaves the kitchen sealed is the galley catering that reaches the aircraft sealed. Temperatures are logged when the cart is closed and logged again at handover, and the signature that closes the load is the one record nobody can argue with afterwards. That is the whole point of measuring the window rather than promising one.
The convoy is the risk we plan against, never the food on the tray.
Pilot meals prepared for VEGK rotations
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Gorakhpur
Airport catering at Gorakhpur runs from a kitchen built to feed a wide-body rotation rather than a single galley: hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart, which is what makes airport catering repeatable rotation after rotation rather than a one-off delivery. The same kitchen is what a flight kitchen at GOP is measured against when a carrier compares this outstation to the last one it used.
The team that handles government flight catering at Gorakhpur is the same named crew every rotation, not a rota filled from whoever is on shift. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, they sit on the access list rather than requesting one on the day, and they are trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually checking when the file is reviewed before the aircraft lands.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Gorakhpur airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at GOP
Menus at Gorakhpur are written to the cabin they board and the mission they serve, not to a single fixed card repeated regardless of who is flying. A VIP flight menu is built differently from a charter flight menu carrying a group movement, and the kitchen treats that distinction as a planning input rather than an afterthought. Produce drawn from the surrounding region, orchard fruit, dairy and fish among it, is worked into the seasonal rotation where the calendar allows it. Every dietary and religious set that reaches inflight catering here is labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen, so the galley receives a tray it can match to the manifest without a second check.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Gorakhpur are plated to a written specification rather than to memory, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request against the standing order on file. VIP flight catering here is filed the same way every rotation, so the presentation a desk approved once is the presentation that boards next time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at GOP run on multi-choice hot service built to the galley fitted on the aircraft, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to that fit rather than to a generic tray. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so a pilot meal never competes with a cabin crew meal for the same rack.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at VEGK are documented per passenger before the flight, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Every one of those trays is produced on a separate line from the main run and sealed before it leaves that line, which is what keeps inflight catering auditable rather than assumed.
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 under HACCP control at VEGK / GOP
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 planned stand by stand at Gorakhpur, India
The wide-body reference code held at Gorakhpur sets the kind of station this is: a single stand rated to take a wide-body movement, which means every rotation through GOP is planned around capacity rather than around a queue of small aircraft. A delegation moving through that same stand is treated as a documentation problem first, because the paperwork has to be right before the tray does.
The uplift itself moves from our kitchen to the ramp under escort, loaded to the aircraft by hi-loader rather than staged at the foot of the steps, with our own crew on the apron for the handover. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at Gorakhpur run off that one route and one ops desk, so a change on the manifest reaches the loading crew before the cart does. Airport catering at Gorakhpur is planned stand by stand rather than assumed from a generic schedule, because one stand carrying wide-body volume leaves no room for a missed sequence.
On this station we commit to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to galley, and a signed handover that closes the load.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Gorakhpur
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Government and state flight catering at VEGK
A 2,743 metre runway is what allows a state aircraft to operate through Gorakhpur on its own schedule rather than one built around a shorter field. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift for any head of state movement sealed before it leaves our kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at GOP
A private airliner sized to a BBJ or ACJ specification is exactly what the runway length at Gorakhpur is built to receive, which is why royal flight catering here does not need a shorter fallback plan. Royal household standards are held to a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than negotiated on the day, and VVIP catering follows the same sealed route as every other uplift on this stand.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Gorakhpur
On the wide-body stand at Gorakhpur, a 2,743 metre runway is what turns a group charter into a standard rotation rather than a special case. Charter flight catering at Gorakhpur covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift, and charter flight catering at VEGK is 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 VEGK
The wide-body reference code held at Gorakhpur is what lets carriers work this stand as more than a scheduled call: we run ad hoc airline catering off the same duty roster used for planned rotations, so a diversion or a technical stop draws on the same kitchen rather than a fallback one. Outstation catering keeps a carrier's menu cycle running between its own bases, diversion catering and technical stop catering cover the flights nobody scheduled, and AOG work moves on the same clearance across a multi-leg rotation. Crew meals at GOP and crew meals at VEGK are boxed to the roster on every one of those calls, ad hoc catering at GOP included, so the tray standard never resets between a planned call and an unplanned one.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at GOP
Sequencing a business aircraft around a single wide-body stand is the constraint that sets how private jet catering at VEGK is worked here: the smaller movement is timed between the larger ones rather than given a slot of its own. Business aviation reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, run by our dedicated FBO catering and business aviation catering branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at GOP
Flight departments on jet catering at VEGK
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline ops catering supplier in Gorakhpur (GOP/VEGK) and the process was straightforward. They coordinated locally, sent useful updates, and kept the final uplift aligned with our revised schedule. Very convenient for operational coverage. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Olivia — Delegation Travel Coordinator
“We booked private jet catering in Gorakhpur for a flight operating through GOP/VEGK. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. Good local support for a VIP operation. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
James — Charter Flight Coordinator
“Our passenger profile required special meal codes at Gorakhpur (GOP/VEGK), with several different dietary restrictions. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. A good experience with complex dietary requests. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Carla — Freighter Duty Manager
Airport catering facts for Gorakhpur (VEGK / GOP)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,743 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | VEGK |
Airline catering services FAQ for Gorakhpur airport
Technical stop catering questions at Gorakhpur airport
What operations gets asked every week about Gorakhpur.
Ask operations directly →Is there a fixed airline catering cost at VEGK?
The coordinator on duty prices each call once the cabin count, the specification and the loading window are set, because we publish no standing price list. A quotation follows within the same working cycle once those three are confirmed.
How far in advance does Gorakhpur need the order, and how late can it change?
Our sealed-uplift standard sets the point past which a specification is locked rather than adjusted on the ramp. Lead time depends on the cabin count and the mission, so the desk confirms how far in advance a given rotation needs to be booked and how late a change can still be worked in.
Where does airline catering reach the aircraft at Gorakhpur Airport?
The signed handover at the galley door is the record that proves airside delivery took place rather than a stand-side drop. Airline catering here is loaded by hi-loader straight to galley height, not left at the foot of the aircraft.
At which point are halal, kosher and SPML trays separated from the main production run at GOP?
The first step in the sequence is labelling the special meal codes against the manifest before production starts. Halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes are then produced on their own line and sealed before that line closes.
Does VEGK cater VIP, VVIP and government flights under a fixed protocol?
Every one of those movements is handled under the same protocol file, whatever the mission. Government flight catering and VIP flight catering both run on security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift, so the file rather than the flight number decides how it is handled.
Who delivers private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Gorakhpur?
Across every FBO on the field and the GA terminal itself, our dedicated business aviation branch delivers on the same cold chain as an airline uplift. FBO catering at Gorakhpur carries the same paperwork and the same clearance as a scheduled rotation, whichever operator is on the ramp.
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Uplift at Gorakhpur (GOP)