Aviation catering — Kediri, Indonesia

Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Kediri (WARD / DHX)

DHX (IATA) · WARD (ICAO)

The wide-body reference code assigned to Kediri sets the class of aircraft this station is built to feed, and the fit governs how every uplift is planned from kitchen to galley door. We run inflight catering and in-flight catering off one hi-loader crew, boarded directly to the sill rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, across three cabins on a single wide-body stand at WARD. AERO GOURMET holds that standard on every rotation through Kediri.

A catering hi-loader box raised level with the open galley door of a wide-body, its platform bridged to the doorway.
3,300 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
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
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Kediri

Wide-body inflight catering at Kediri

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Airport catering order window at WARD / DHX

Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Kediri (DHX)

Kediri works to one wide-body reference code, and that single classification is what fixes the loading sequence our crews follow from the moment a cart is sealed. Ramp access is held on our own clearance rather than an escorted pass, which keeps the route from kitchen to stand under one authority for the length of the catering uplift. Apron traffic at DHX is worked around, never through, so the galley door sees the cart at the time the loading sheet sets.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Kediri sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and each of them is a point where a convoy can slip rather than the food itself failing. We plan the galley catering run against the worst of those three, not the average, because a single delay compounds across a wide-body's three cabins. Chain of custody is held by one named coordinator from seal to signature, with temperature logged at sealing and again at handover, so the catering uplift is accountable stand by stand rather than trusted on arrival.

The convoy is the risk we plan against here, never the food itself.

Flight kitchen and crew meals for WARD

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Airline food supplier crews cleared for Kediri, Indonesia

The flight kitchen that provisions WARD runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP procedure from intake to sealed cart. Airport catering at Kediri is planned against the wide-body reference code held on this field, so tray sets and passenger meal boxes are built to the cabin configuration before a rotation lands. That same discipline governs airport catering in Kediri whether the movement is a scheduled service or a single ad hoc uplift.

The team that handles government flight catering at Kediri is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster assembled to the movement. Each member carries a security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the kitchen and the ramp, and is trained to the household and protocol standards a sealed uplift travels under. That continuity is what lets a repeat delegation move through WARD without re-briefing the crew each time.

VIP flight catering and dietary sets at DHX

Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at WARD / DHX

Menus at Kediri are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed cycle, and that discipline is what keeps inflight catering consistent across a wide-body's three classes on one rotation. Where produce is drawn from Indonesia, it is sourced in general categories only, dairy, fish and orchard fruit worked into the specification rather than named as a dish. Every plate, tray or box carries a documented allergen, halal, kosher or medical set, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. That labelling travels with the load, not as an afterthought once it is on the aircraft.

A close view of sliced roast duck topped with radish on asparagus spears, glaze pooling on white china.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Kediri are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than improvised at the stand. VIP flight catering here is filed against that standing order, so presentation is repeatable movement after movement, not reinvented each time.

A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at DHX run on multi-choice hot service sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, oven-ready and boxed to the tray sets the cabin specifies. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and rostered against the duty pattern, not folded into the passenger load.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at WARD, with halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves it. Inflight catering in Indonesia is built to carry that documentation with the tray, not alongside it.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

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Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

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Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

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Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

Airline catering services under HACCP at WARD

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 Kediri airport

Kediri carries a wide-body reference code, which means every rotation through the field is planned for a large-cabin configuration rather than a narrow-body turnaround, and that single classification is what sets the volume our kitchen prepares against. A delegation moving through here is a documentation exercise before it is a meal count, while a repeat charter is a matter of holding the same specification rotation after rotation.

The uplift moves from our flight kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded directly to the galley door rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the length of the load. Airport catering at Kediri is planned stand by stand rather than against a fixed schedule, because the reference code held here governs how the load is sequenced across three cabins.

On every movement through WARD we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts from kitchen to galley, and a signed handover at the door, the same discipline whether the aviation catering at Kediri covers a scheduled service, in-flight catering in Indonesia for a charter, or a single ad hoc uplift.

VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Kediri

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Government and state flight catering at Kediri
A 3300 metre runway is what lets a head of state aircraft operate into WARD on the same movement pattern as a wide-body charter, and government flight catering at Kediri is planned against that capability rather than a narrower one. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared, and the catering at DHX is sealed before it leaves the kitchen for any state visit or official delegation.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at WARD
A private airliner such as a BBJ or ACJ can be boarded at Kediri because the runway here measures 3300 metres, long enough to support the wide-body movement pattern that class of aircraft flies. Royal flight catering at this station is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request and the catering at WARD sealed to the same standard every rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at DHX
Onto the single wide-body stand held at Kediri, a charter flight catering movement boards a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out. Charter flight catering at DHX serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Indonesia carrying the same tray-set standard as a scheduled airline rotation.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Kediri
Our crews plan every rotation through Kediri against the wide-body reference code held on this field, which sets how a scheduled turnaround and an ad hoc airline catering call share the same stand. Carriers running WARD as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with crew meals boxed separately and crew meals in Kediri rostered to the duty pattern across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at WARD
Sequencing a business aviation movement at Kediri has to work around the same wide-body reference code that governs the main stand, so private jet catering at WARD is scheduled around that larger traffic rather than against it. Delivery runs to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering handled by our dedicated private-jet branch.
Private jets →

Business aviation catering reviews at WARD / DHX

Flight departments on jet catering at Kediri

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“Our flight at Kediri (DHX/WARD) required HACCP with clear service-by-service organization. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. Good attention to the operational side of catering. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Olivier — Cargo Duty Officer

“We had a catering uplift requirement at Kediri (DHX/WARD) and the coordination was very smooth. The uplift was organized around our revised departure and reached the aircraft without delaying the turn. We appreciated how easy the coordination was. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Kareem — Aviation Services Coordinator

“We used the team for FBO catering at Kediri (DHX/WARD) on a VIP trip. Everything was easy to check and load, and the passenger requests were prepared exactly as ordered. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Isabella — Outstation Manager

Outstation catering data for Kediri (WARD / DHX)

DatumValue
Longest runway3,300 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codewide-body
ICAOWARD

Aviation catering FAQ for Kediri airport

Technical stop catering questions at DHX

What operations gets asked every week about Kediri.

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Does DHX get airline catering delivered airside, and how does it reach the aircraft?

The hi-loader is what carries the uplift, boarding it directly to galley height rather than leaving it at the foot of the aircraft, so airside delivery at DHX runs door to door without a ground transfer.

Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at WARD, and under what protocol?

Yes, with the file documented per passenger: VIP flight catering and government flight catering at this station both run under a protocol pack that travels sealed with the load and is signed off at handover.

Given the single wide-body stand at Kediri, how much does airline catering cost here?

There is no fixed price list; airline catering cost depends on cabin count, the specification chosen and the loading window requested, and the desk returns a quotation once those are set.

How are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced at Kediri Airport?

Kediri Airport receives halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML codes from a separate production line, each one documented per passenger and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.

Can DHX support private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal?

The same cold chain and paperwork used for an airline uplift covers private jet catering at DHX, delivered to the GA terminal and every FBO on the field without exception.

Inflight catering at other airports near Kediri

MLG / WARA
Malang
Indonesia · 87 km from Kediri
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SUB / WARR
Surabaya
Indonesia · 101 km from Kediri
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SOC / WAHQ
Surakarta
Indonesia · 134 km from Kediri
Airline & VIP flight catering →

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Kediri (DHX / WARD)

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Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

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Uplift at Kediri (DHX)