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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Shirahama, Japan
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Shirahama (RJBD / SHM)
SHM (IATA) · RJBD (ICAO)
A single narrow-body stand and a 1999 m runway set the working rhythm at Shirahama: one movement at a time, boarded properly rather than rushed. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader uplift straight to the galley door here, holding the same ramp discipline whether the aircraft is a scheduled service, a wide-body charter or a private movement on the same apron.
1,999 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Shirahama
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at Shirahama (SHM)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Shirahama, Japan
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Shirahama airport
The loading window at Shirahama runs from the sealed cart leaving our flight kitchen to the signature at the galley door, and it is measured on every rotation rather than promised in advance. Ramp access is held on our own credentials, so the catering uplift moves onto the apron without waiting on a shared pass or a second escort. That single narrow-body stand keeps the sequence short and repeatable, which is what lets the window stay consistent movement after movement.
Between our kitchen and the one working stand at Shirahama sit screening, an escorted transfer and whatever else is moving on the apron that hour, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those, not the best. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature at the aircraft, with nothing handed off in between. Every galley catering load is temperature-logged at sealing and logged again at handover, so the record closes when the cart does, at RJBD as at every station we work.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature — from our kitchen to the galley door.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving RJBD / SHM
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Shirahama (SHM)
Airport catering at Shirahama runs from a flight kitchen built to hold hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, all working to HACCP standard from first prep to final seal. That single-roof setup is what keeps airport catering at RJBD consistent movement after movement rather than assembled ad hoc for each one. Every tray leaving the building for SHM has already passed the same cold-chain checkpoint, whatever the aircraft on the stand.
The team handling government flight catering at Shirahama is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool: security clearance on file, named on the access list, and trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries with it. That consistency matters most on the movements where the passenger manifest cannot be shared and the load still has to be accounted for line by line. Nothing about the crew changes between a scheduled service and a state movement at RJBD; only the access list does.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Shirahama
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Shirahama, Japan
Menus at Shirahama are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, so a scheduled sector and a private movement leaving the same stand can be served to entirely different specifications. Local sourcing draws on Japan's coastal fish, seasonal produce and dairy where the season allows, worked into tray sets rather than into any single dish named on this page. Inflight catering here covers everything from passenger meal boxes to plated VVIP service, with the standard held constant across both. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed for loading.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Shirahama are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than fixed to a set menu. VIP flight catering here is signed off tray by tray before the cart is sealed, so the standard travels with the paperwork and not just the food.
Business cabins
Business cabins at RJBD run on multi-choice hot service built to the galley fitted on the day's aircraft, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to that specific fit rather than a generic tray. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so the flight deck and the cabin crew each open the set built for them.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Shirahama are documented per passenger before anything leaves the kitchen, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering built to those codes is produced on a dedicated line and sealed there, keeping it apart from the general tray run until it reaches the cart.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at SHM
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 RJBD
Shirahama works a narrow-body traffic profile off a single runway and one working stand, which turns every rotation into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one: there is no second stand to absorb a delay, so the paperwork for each movement has to be right before the aircraft is on the ground. Government and private movements through here carry the same weight as a scheduled service, because the ramp gives them no separate track to run on.
The route from our kitchen to that stand is short by design, with airside delivery handled on our own credentials and the hi-loader brought up to galley height rather than staging trolleys at the aircraft door. Airline catering at SHM and aviation catering at Shirahama both run off that same short route, with in-flight catering at SHM logged the same way whatever the operator.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, with inflight catering at RJBD and airport catering in Japan held to that same single point of accountability on every rotation through this stand.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Shirahama (SHM)
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Government and state flight catering at SHM
Because Shirahama works to a narrow-body reference code, a state movement is planned around the same single stand as every other flight, which is what makes the protocol file the variable rather than the ramp. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with the file documented per passenger and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen, and it is where head of state movements are handled without ever naming who is aboard.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Shirahama
One narrow-body stand, which means household movements board from the same apron position every time, and that repetition is what keeps the specification consistent between visits. VVIP and royal flight catering at Shirahama covers private airliners and wide-body VIP aircraft, held to a written household specification kept on file, with halal and other household dietary requirements available on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at RJBD
We load a full three-cabin uplift on the single narrow-body stand at Shirahama for charter flight catering, counted against the loading sheet before the cart moves. Charter flight catering here also covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Japan staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at SHM
Off the 1999 m runway that Shirahama runs its single stand from, carriers working this station as an outstation get the same tray standard as a based operator. Ad hoc airline catering at Shirahama covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals at RJBD and crew meals at Shirahama boxed to the roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Shirahama
The 1999 m runway at Shirahama takes the business aviation traffic that uses the same apron as the scheduled and charter movements here. Private jet catering at RJBD is delivered to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field through our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Shirahama, Japan
Flight departments on jet catering at RJBD / SHM
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Shirahama (SHM/RJBD) and needed technical stop catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. A dependable option for irregular operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Nina — Flight Dispatch Supervisor
“Shirahama (SHM/RJBD) was an outstation for us, and we booked airline catering at outstations for the sector. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. A solid solution for outstation operations. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Ana — Cabin Operations Lead
“We requested an airline catering cost per meal for Shirahama (SHM/RJBD) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. Straightforward and professional from quote to delivery. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Elisa — VIP Government Flight Coordinator
Airport catering data for Shirahama (RJBD / SHM)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,999 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | RJBD |
Aircraft catering questions at Shirahama
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Shirahama
What operations gets asked every week about Shirahama.
Ask operations directly →Do you know how much airline catering costs at SHM?
Yes, cost depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window you need, since we publish no fixed price list; our desk returns a quotation once those are set.
With one working stand, can you deliver airline catering airside at RJBD?
There is a single narrow-body stand at Shirahama, and airside delivery to it runs on our own credentials, with the hi-loader brought up to galley height rather than staging at the aircraft door.
Which lead time applies for an order out of Shirahama?
The loading window is built backward from the sealed cart leaving our kitchen, so how far in advance you need to book depends on the specification; last minute airline catering can still be worked into an open window when the change reaches us early enough.
What halal, kosher and special meal codes does Shirahama Airport produce?
We produce halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA SPML codes on a dedicated line, documenting each one per passenger before it is sealed for loading.
Commercial aviation catering near Shirahama
KIX / RJBB
Osaka
Japan · 86 km from Shirahama
Airline & VIP flight catering →
TKS / RJOS
Tokushima
Japan · 87 km from Shirahama
Airline & VIP flight catering →
UKB / RJBE
Kobe
Japan · 109 km from Shirahama
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Shirahama (SHM)