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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Akita, Japan
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Akita (RJSK / AXT)
AXT (IATA) · RJSK (ICAO)
A single narrow-body runway of 2,499 metres sets the loading rhythm at Akita, keeping each rotation on one predictable slot rather than a scramble across parallel stands. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body-standard hi-loader uplift here, boarding straight to galley height rather than leaving trays at the foot of the aircraft.
2,499 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
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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 — Akita
Aviation catering with ramp access at RJSK
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
In-flight catering loading window at Akita
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Akita, Japan
Every catering uplift bound for the single stand at Akita begins on the same clock, sealed at the kitchen before the convoy ever reaches the apron. Ramp access is held on our own clearance rather than requested trip by trip, so the run to the aircraft is scheduled, not improvised. From seal to signature, the whole movement is logged as one continuous chain rather than a series of separate handoffs.
The convoy between our kitchen and the stand at Akita is the part of the operation that carries the risk, not the galley catering itself, so screening, escort and apron traffic are planned against their worst case rather than their average. Chain of custody is unbroken from the moment the cart is sealed at the kitchen to the moment it is opened at the aircraft, with a named handler responsible at every stage in between. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, and the catering uplift only closes once both records and a signature are on file.
One sealed cart, one route to the stand, one signature closing the loop.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Akita (AXT)
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at RJSK / AXT
Airport catering at Akita runs from a single production line built to serve the narrow-body reference code the field holds, rather than a kitchen sized for traffic it will never see. Hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell sit under one roof, so a mixed rotation of scheduled, charter and VIP work is planned without splitting the build across sites. Airport catering here is run to HACCP standard throughout, with the cold chain held from the first tray sealed to the last one boarded.
The team assigned to government flight catering at Akita is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in as volume dictates. Each member carries security clearance on file and sits on a fixed access list, trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects rather than to a general service brief. That continuity is what lets a sealed uplift move from our kitchen at RJSK to the aircraft without a new team learning the protocol each time.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at RJSK
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Akita
Menus at AXT are built to the cabin and the mission first, and only then to the season, so a First-cabin plate and a crew meal boxed for the same rotation never share a specification by accident. Where local sourcing applies, dairy, fish and seasonal produce from the surrounding region are worked into the plan rather than a generic template flown in from elsewhere. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical variants, labelled per passenger and per cabin so nothing is matched at the galley door. Inflight catering here is written down before it is cooked, not improvised once the trolley is loaded.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Akita are plated to a written specification rather than a menu board, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served the same way each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at RJSK run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley actually fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are packed separately and boxed to the roster, never mixed into the passenger tray sets.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Akita, including household, religious and medical sets, are documented per passenger rather than left to a verbal note at boarding. Halal and kosher sets, along with the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a dedicated line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, with inflight catering handled this way for every cabin on the manifest.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Akita 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.
Airport catering delivered airside at Akita (AXT)
Akita works a narrow-body reference code off a single runway, which keeps arrivals to one measured slot rather than a wave of parallel movements. That profile makes documentation the constant concern rather than sheer volume: a delegation or a VIP rotation through this field is a paperwork and protocol exercise first, sized catering second.
The uplift itself moves from our kitchen to the stand under ground handling coordinated on the apron, delivered airside rather than staged at a curb. Airline catering, inflight catering and aviation catering at Akita all run off the same duty desk, so a scheduled service and an ad hoc charter are worked from the identical route to the stand.
We commit one coordinator to every rotation here, sealed carts on departure and a signed handover on arrival, so airport catering at AXT never depends on whoever happens to be on shift that day.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at RJSK / AXT
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Government and state flight catering at AXT
At Akita, a single runway concentrates every movement onto one measured ground track, which is precisely why government flight catering here depends on tight sequencing rather than spread capacity. Delegations and head of state movements are handled with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves our kitchen at RJSK.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Akita
Working a single narrow-body stand at Akita forces every household movement onto one loading sequence, so the constraint a royal or VVIP rotation has to be planned around is timing rather than choice of stand. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, serving private airliners in the BBJ and ACJ category, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at RJSK
2,499 metres of runway, which is enough to bring a full charter rotation through Akita on its own reference code rather than diverting the load to a neighbouring field. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering staged as a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and laid out in galley order.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at AXT
A narrow-body reference code governs every stand assignment at Akita, which is exactly the aircraft category that outstation, diversion and technical stop work here is built around. Carriers running this field as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering for irregular rotations, outstation catering for scheduled turns, diversion catering when a flight is redirected in, and technical stop catering for a short ground stay, with crew meals boxed to the same roster across Akita and RJSK alike.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Akita
We size every private jet catering uplift at Akita to the same narrow-body reference code the runway holds, so a business aviation movement is planned on the identical loading logic as a scheduled service. Delivery runs to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, business aviation catering and business jet catering alike moving on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline load.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Akita
Operators on commercial aviation catering at AXT
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Akita (AXT/RJSK) for technical stop catering after an unexpected operational change. Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. A dependable option for irregular operations. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Dalia — Ramp Operations Manager
“We needed outstation catering for a flight through Akita (AXT/RJSK) and the process was much easier than expected. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. Very useful coverage for smaller or less familiar stations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Pierre — VIP Charter Manager
“For our flight at Akita (AXT/RJSK), we needed a quick airline catering quote before confirming the order. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. The clear communication made the booking easy. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Alicia — Charter Dispatch Manager
Inflight catering station profile for Akita (RJSK / AXT)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,499 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | RJSK |
Business jet catering questions at RJSK
Pilot meals and loading questions at RJSK
What operations gets asked every week about Akita.
Ask operations directly →When does an order need to be placed for a rotation through AXT, and how late can the specification change?
When a flight is confirmed, we ask for the order as early as the schedule allows so the kitchen can plan against the loading window; the lead time and how far in advance it is locked depend on cabin count and mission, and last-minute airline catering changes are still taken up to a fixed cut-off before departure.
What does private jet catering look like for an aircraft using the GA terminal at RJSK?
We deliver FBO catering to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal directly, running private jet catering on the same cold chain and the same sealed handover as an airline uplift.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at Akita, and how does it reach the aircraft?
Yes, by hi-loader straight to the galley door rather than to the foot of the aircraft, with the load staged for airside delivery from a sealed cart through to signature.
Can you tell me how much airline catering costs at Akita Airport?
The figure turns on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the rotation, since we do not publish a price list; the desk reviews those details and returns a quotation against the actual rotation.
Outstation catering near Akita
ONJ / RJSR
Kitaakita
Japan · 65 km from Akita
Airline & VIP flight catering →
HNA / RJSI
Hanamaki
Japan · 81 km from Akita
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SYO / RJSY
Shonai
Japan · 97 km from Akita
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Flight catering quote for Akita (AXT)
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Four steps
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Akita (AXT)