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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Okayama, Japan
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Okayama (RJOB / OKJ)
OKJ (IATA) · RJOB (ICAO)
A wide-body reference code at Okayama sets the frame for every rotation the ramp here takes on, since the aerodrome is built to hold aircraft of that class rather than to work around them. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader uplift for scheduled, charter, VIP and government flights out of RJOB, boarding three cabins direct to galley height rather than staging trays at the foot of the aircraft.
3,000 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 — Okayama
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at RJOB
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Okayama (OKJ)
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, RJOB
A wide-body reference code at Okayama means the loading plan is built around a full three-cabin cart, not a single-aisle top-up, and every stage of that plan is timed rather than guessed. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the sealed cart moves from kitchen to apron without waiting on a shared queue at the gate. What matters to an operator at OKJ is not the distance itself but that the catering uplift is measured the same way on every rotation, cart by cart.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Okayama sit screening, an escort through airside and the ordinary traffic of a working apron, and none of those steps are left to chance on a wide-body rotation. We build the catering uplift plan against the worst of them, holding the sealed cart to a single named handler rather than passing it between crews on the way to the aircraft. Chain of custody is logged at both ends: temperature and seal recorded when the galley catering leaves our kitchen, and again when it is signed for at the aircraft, so the record for an RJOB rotation reads the same whichever gate the aircraft is on.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Okayama, Japan departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Okayama airport
The wide-body reference code held at Okayama means the flight kitchen behind it is built to run a full three-cabin load rather than a single top-up, with hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof. Every batch that leaves that kitchen for OKJ runs to HACCP, logged at each stage from preparation to the sealed cart, so airport catering here answers to the same standard whatever the mission on the apron. That same site is what makes airport catering at RJOB workable for a delegation and a scheduled service on the same day, without either one waiting on the other.
The team behind government flight catering at Okayama is the same named crew on every rotation, security clearance held on file rather than issued per movement, and kept on the access list that lets them move a sealed cart airside without delay. They work to royal household standards on any uplift that calls for them, and to the same written service standard the rest of the week for scheduled and charter work. That continuity, not a larger roster, is what catering at OKJ is built on.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at RJOB / OKJ
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Okayama (OKJ)
Menus for departures from Okayama are set by the cabin and the mission first, not by a single house style repeated across every tray. Local sourcing draws on the produce of the wider Japan region where the route allows it, from orchard fruit to dairy and fish, worked into a written specification rather than a fixed dish list. From passenger meal boxes to VVIP sets, inflight catering in Okayama follows the cabin, the mission and the season it is boarded in. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled through to the galley rather than left to be sorted on board.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins boarded at Okayama are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request for any rotation that calls for it. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the presentation on a repeat mission matches what was served the time before.
Business cabins
Business cabins at RJOB run on multi-choice hot service built to a cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to whichever galley the aircraft carries. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the tray sets, so cockpit and cabin service are never drawn from the same load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Okayama are documented per passenger before the cart is ever packed, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. That inflight catering line is produced on its own bench and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, so a dietary tray never shares a cart with the standard 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-compliant aircraft catering at RJOB / OKJ
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 OKJ
A wide-body reference code at Okayama means the field is built around full three-cabin rotations rather than single-aisle turnarounds, so a delegation adds a documentation load and a peak wave adds a capacity load, each worked differently from the kitchen side. Traffic mixing scheduled, charter and government movements on the same apron is planned stand by stand rather than assumed to average out.
From our kitchen, the sealed cart moves airside to the stand and is boarded by hi-loader direct to galley height, with our own crew on the ramp rather than a shared pool. Aviation catering at Okayama and in-flight catering in Okayama run off one ops desk, so a change to a rotation reaches the loading crew without passing through a second party; airport catering in Okayama is scheduled against the stand plan rather than the clock alone, and inflight catering in Japan for this station follows the same sealed-cart method end to end.
What we commit to at RJOB is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the aircraft.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at RJOB
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Government and state flight catering at OKJ
Our kitchen at Okayama runs a protocol line separate from the standard production bench, built for the paperwork that a delegation movement carries as much as for the food itself. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with security-cleared staff, a head of state movement documented per passenger, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen at RJOB.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Okayama
The wide-body reference code at Okayama carries the household specification through every repeat rotation rather than resetting it each time a private airliner returns. Royal flight catering here serves BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP movements alike, held to a written household standard kept on file between movements, with halal and other royal household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at RJOB
A wide-body airliner on charter or ACMI work boards here on the same reference code that clears a scheduled service, which is what lets a group movement or a special mission take a full three-cabin uplift without a separate handling plan. Charter flight catering at Okayama covers wet-lease operators and multi-leg group movements alike, counted against the loading sheet and staged to the order the galleys are laid out; charter flight catering at OKJ runs on that same standard whatever the season.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at OKJ
A 3000 metre runway at Okayama, and that length is what keeps a wide-body diversion or a technical stop within the same handling plan as a scheduled service rather than a special case. Ad hoc airline catering runs here for carriers working RJOB as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Okayama
On the same field as the wide-body stands, the reference code that clears a full three-cabin aircraft also covers the smaller movements worked through the GA terminal. Private jet catering in Japan reaches the FBOs on the field through our dedicated business aviation branch, delivered on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all run off that one standard.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Okayama airport
Flight departments on jet catering at Okayama, Japan
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline catering partner in Okayama (OKJ/RJOB) and the process was straightforward. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. We would use the service again without hesitation. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Sabrina — Executive Flight Manager
“We booked VIP flight catering in Okayama for a flight operating through OKJ/RJOB. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Marie — Charter Planning Manager
“I requested SPML for passengers departing Okayama (OKJ/RJOB) and the labeling was excellent. All requirements were followed and the cabin crew could see immediately which meal belonged to which passenger. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Anas — OCC Coordinator
Airport catering facts for Okayama (RJOB / OKJ)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | RJOB |
Inflight catering FAQ for Okayama, Japan
Outstation catering and access questions at RJOB / OKJ
What operations gets asked every week about Okayama.
Ask operations directly →Where can an airline get a costed quotation for airline catering at Okayama?
A written specification on file is what a quotation is built from, covering cabin count, tray standard and loading window; the airline catering cost at Okayama is returned once those three are confirmed, since no price list is published.
Does OKJ private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
Every FBO on the field and the GA terminal itself are reached on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering run from our dedicated business aviation branch.
At what point does an order need to be placed for a rotation through RJOB, and how late can the specification change?
The sealed-cart booking comes first, confirming cabin count and mission type; from that point the lead time for a standard rotation is set well ahead, though how far in advance a change can still be made depends on how close the cart is to sealing, and last minute airline catering requests are worked against whatever window remains.
Who documents halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes for departures from Okayama?
Across every departure, halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML special meal codes are produced on a separate line and labelled per passenger, so a dietary tray is never drawn from the standard cart.
Airline catering near Okayama
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Takamatsu
Japan · 62 km from Okayama
Airline & VIP flight catering →
TTJ / RJOR
Tottori
Japan · 90 km from Okayama
Airline & VIP flight catering →
HIJ / RJOA
Hiroshima
Japan · 93 km from Okayama
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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