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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Gifu, Japan
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Gifu (QGU)
QGU (IATA)
A wide-body aerodrome reference code at Gifu sets the standard our kitchen builds against: hi-loader boarding to galley height, on a single stand, with no delivery left waiting at the foot of the aircraft. In-flight catering here means one ops desk coordinating uplift, and inflight catering that moves airside on our own schedule, not the ramp's.
2,701 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 — Gifu
Wide-body aviation catering at QGU
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at QGU
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at QGU / QGU
Ramp access is what the loading window at Gifu actually measures: the interval between the sealed cart leaving our kitchen and the cart clearing the galley door. A hi-loader carries it from the apron edge to cabin height, so the uplift never sits at the foot of the aircraft waiting on a belt loader. Every catering uplift against the wide-body stand at QGU is logged against that same interval, cart by cart.
The convoy is the risk on this ramp, not the food: screening, an escort, and apron traffic between our kitchen and the stand are what a loading plan at Gifu has to work around, and we plan against the worst of them rather than the average. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature at the galley, with nothing unaccounted for in between. Temperature is logged twice on every galley catering run at QGU, once when the cart is sealed and again at handover, and the same log closes out the catering uplift before the aircraft pushes back.
One seal, one escort, one signature: the load is accounted for door to door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving QGU
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Gifu
Airport catering at Gifu runs from one flight kitchen built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under a single roof, rather than from separate units feeding the same stand. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart, so a wide-body rotation and a single VIP movement are held to the same standard on the same day. Airport catering at QGU is planned around that one kitchen, not around a network of outstations.
The team that handles government flight catering at Gifu is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rota drawn from a general pool. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, each is named on the access list before the kitchen door opens to a sealed load, and each is trained to the household standards that govern a VVIP or state movement. That continuity is what lets a repeat rotation move through QGU without a briefing rebuilt from nothing each time.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Gifu airport
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at QGU
Menus at Gifu are written to the cabin and the mission before they are written to a season, because a First cabin, a Business cabin and a full charter load are not planned the same way. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where the sourcing allows it, kept general rather than tied to a named grower or a single dish, and adjusted through the year rather than fixed to one fixed set. Every set is documented for allergens, and halal and kosher sets are produced on request alongside the standard cycle. Special meal codes and medical requirements are labelled per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed, so nothing reaches the galley unmarked.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Gifu are plated to a written specification rather than to a standing menu, so a repeat client sees the same standard on every rotation through QGU. VIP flight catering here extends to à-la-carte and caviar service on request, filed against the same standing order each time it is called.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Gifu move on multi-choice hot service, built to the galley fitted to the aircraft rather than to a single format for every type through QGU. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately from the passenger load and matched to the roster before the cart is sealed.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at QGU are documented per passenger before the cart is built, covering household, religious and medical sets on the same rotation. Halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes are produced on a separate line and sealed apart from the standard inflight catering run, then matched back to the manifest before loading.
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 QGU / QGU
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.
Flight catering airside delivery at Gifu, Japan
A single wide-body stand at QGU carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across the same tarmac rather than spreading it across several gates, so a state delegation and a routine rotation can land in the same working day and both need the same paperwork discipline. That mix turns catering operations at Gifu into a documentation exercise as much as a production one: each movement is logged before it is loaded.
The uplift leaves our kitchen on sealed carts and reaches the aircraft by hi-loader, lifted directly to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering at QGU is coordinated from that one stand, with our own loading crew on the ramp for every rotation rather than a rota drawn from the wider field. Aviation catering in Gifu and airport catering in Japan both run through that same sequence, cart by cart, with in-flight catering in Japan held to no lower a standard here than at a larger hub.
One coordinator carries the rotation from kitchen to signature, on sealed carts, closed out by a signed handover at the aircraft.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at QGU
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Government and state flight catering at QGU
On a field built to a wide-body reference code, a head of state aircraft is loaded through the same stand and the same hi-loader as a scheduled widebody, with nothing improvised for the occasion. Government flight catering at Gifu runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff assigned to the movement, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the catering at QGU kitchen for the ramp.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Gifu
A wide-body reference code at this field means a household movement has to be sequenced against the same stand as a scheduled rotation, so the loading order is fixed before the aircraft is even on the ground. Royal flight catering at QGU is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering private airliners such as a BBJ or ACJ, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Gifu
2701 metres of runway at Gifu, and that length is what clears a fully loaded wide-body charter for departure without a weight restriction forcing a partial uplift. Charter flight catering in Japan for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions runs as a full three-cabin load counted against the loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out, and charter flight catering in Gifu is planned to that same sequence every time.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at QGU
A wide-body reference code at Gifu means a widebody rotation can be planned on the same stand as a routine narrow-body turn, which is what lets ad hoc airline catering sit alongside a scheduled cycle without a separate loading plan. Outstation catering runs off the standing tray specification for carriers working QGU as an outstation, diversion catering and technical stop catering are held ready against the same standard, and crew meals in Japan move with the passenger load across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Gifu
Our kitchen works to the same 2701 metre runway that clears a wide-body departure, and that capacity carries over to the smaller movements on the same field. Private jet catering in Japan reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal at Gifu, with FBO catering delivered on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as a wide-body uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Gifu airport
Flight departments on jet catering at QGU
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“A short-notice movement brought us into Gifu (QGU), so we needed reliable diversion catering. Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Luca — State Aviation Manager
“We needed airline catering at outstations for a flight through Gifu (QGU) and the process was much easier than expected. It felt like working with a regular station supplier even though this was not one of our usual airports. A solid solution for outstation operations. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Eva — Charter Operations Executive
“We requested an airline catering cost for Gifu (QGU) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Victoria — Cargo Network Controller
Station data for airport catering at Gifu (QGU)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,701 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
Inflight catering FAQ for Gifu, Japan
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Gifu airport
What operations gets asked every week about Gifu.
Ask operations directly →Gifu — do you produce halal, kosher and special meal codes here?
The sealed cart that leaves our kitchen carries halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes when they are ordered, each one documented per passenger before it is loaded. Special meals are labelled and sealed on a separate line from the standard run, then matched back to the manifest.
At what point does QGU catering switch to VIP or government protocol?
The first step is the booking itself: a VIP flight catering or government flight catering order is flagged before production starts, not after the cart is packed. From that point the movement runs under protocol — cleared staff, a sealed uplift, and a written specification held on file.
How far in advance does an order need to be placed at RJNK?
There is a standard lead time for a full specification change, and a shorter window still open for an ad hoc or last minute airline catering request through the same ops desk. The exact figure depends on the cabin count and the loading window booked for the rotation, so the desk confirms it against the specific flight.
How far does private jet catering reach beyond the main apron at Gifu?
The same cold chain and the same paperwork that govern a wide-body uplift extend to FBO catering delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal. Nothing in that chain is relaxed for a smaller aircraft.
Outstation catering near Gifu
NKM / RJNA
Nagoya
Japan · 16 km from Gifu
Airline & VIP flight catering →
NGO / RJGG
Tokoname
Japan · 60 km from Gifu
Airline & VIP flight catering →
FKJ / RJNF
Fukui
Japan · 102 km from Gifu
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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