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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ube, Japan
Hi-loader airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Ube (RJDC / UBJ)
UBJ (IATA) · RJDC (ICAO)
The single narrow-body reference code held at Ube governs every stand our hi-loaders reach, so an operator planning a rotation here plans against one runway and one loading standard, not a menu of them. Our crews board wide-body-grade uplift the same way at every position, running in-flight catering to the galley door and holding inflight catering to the same sealed specification from kitchen to aircraft.
2,499 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 — Ube
Aviation catering with ramp access at Ube airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at RJDC
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Ube
Ramp access is what makes the difference measurable at Ube: our crews cross the apron on our own clearance rather than handing a load off at the foot of the aircraft. Every catering uplift is timed from the sealed cart leaving the kitchen to the signature taken at the galley door, so the loading window at RJDC is a recorded sequence, not an estimate. That sequence holds whatever the mission, from a scheduled turnaround to a government or VIP movement through Ube.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Ube sit screening, an escort across the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and we plan every galley catering run against the worst of that, not the average of it. The convoy is the risk in this chain of custody, never the food once it is sealed, so the escort and the screening step are fixed before the cart leaves the kitchen door. Temperature is logged at the seal and again at handover, and the catering uplift closes only against a signature at the aircraft, tying the record from kitchen to galley in one unbroken line.
One sealed cart, one escort, one signature: that is the whole chain at Ube.
Pilot meals prepared for Ube airport rotations
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at UBJ
The flight kitchen at UBJ runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed the narrow-body rotations that move through Ube. Every batch leaving that kitchen is worked to HACCP standard, logged on the cold chain from the larder to the sealed cart, and matched against the loading sheet before it crosses the apron. Airport catering at RJDC and airport catering in Japan both answer to the same kitchen, the same standard and the same cleared staff.
The team that handles government flight catering at UBJ is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to the household standards a protocol officer expects. That consistency is what a royal household or a state delegation checks first, ahead of anything on the tray. Catering at UBJ is built on that continuity, not on a rotating pool of casual staff.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at Ube (UBJ)
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at RJDC
Menus at Ube are written to the cabin and the mission first, and to the season second, drawing on the dairy, fish and produce of the wider Yamaguchi region rather than a fixed national card. That regional sourcing sits behind every cabin, from a scheduled rotation to a VVIP movement, and it is documented the same way whichever it is. Inflight catering here carries allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets labelled per passenger and per cabin, filed against the loading sheet before departure. Nothing leaves the kitchen without that documentation attached, whatever the size of the order.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Ube are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is built for repeat rotations, so the standard on the second visit matches the first.
Business cabins
Business cabins at RJDC run on multi-choice hot service, boxed to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on each aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same tray sets, boxed separately and matched against the roster before the cart is sealed.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Ube are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, each produced on its own line and sealed before it joins the main load. Inflight catering in Japan is held to that same documentation standard, household and religious requirements included.
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
Airline catering services under HACCP at Ube, Japan
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 RJDC / UBJ
Ube's single narrow-body runway sets the traffic profile our teams plan against: scheduled turnarounds, charter movements and occasional government or VIP flights, each carrying its own documentation load rather than its own kitchen standard. A delegation adds a protocol file to check against the manifest; a charter adds a headcount to confirm before the cart is sealed. Either way the stand is worked the same way, on the same clearance.
Uplift leaves our kitchen on a sealed cart, crosses the apron under escort, and is boarded by hi-loader to galley height at the stand assigned for that rotation, with our own crew on the ramp throughout. Airport catering at Ube, aviation catering in Ube, in-flight catering at Ube and airline catering at RJDC all move through that same route, and inflight catering at UBJ is signed off only once the seal is checked against the manifest at the aircraft.
One coordinator carries the rotation from kitchen to signature, on sealed carts and a handover that is recorded, not assumed.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Ube airport
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Government and state flight catering at UBJ
A head of state aircraft boards through the same narrow-body stand profile as any other movement at Ube, which is what lets government flight catering here run on a fixed protocol rather than a one. Delegations and official movements are documented per passenger, handled by security-cleared staff, and sealed before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Ube
On the 2,499 metre runway at Ube, private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations — are worked to a written household specification kept on file between movements. Royal flight catering here holds that standard across repeat rotations, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request against the same file each time.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at RJDC
A full three-cabin uplift has to be staged in the order the galleys are laid out, which is the constraint the single narrow-body stand profile at Ube sets on every charter loading plan. Charter flight catering here serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, counted against the loading sheet before the cart is sealed for the stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at UBJ
Ube's narrow-body reference code sets one loading standard across every stand, and carriers running this station as an outstation work to that same standard on every rotation. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all move off one duty roster here, AOG included, across a multi-leg schedule, with crew meals at UBJ and crew meals at Ube boxed to the same roster every time.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Ube
The runway at Ube measures 2,499 metres, which keeps business aviation working off the same narrow-body-scaled ramp as the rest of the field. Private jet catering here reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering in Japan built on that identical standard.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Ube (UBJ)
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Ube airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Ube (UBJ/RJDC) for head of state aircraft catering with strict timing and handling requirements. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. A professional service for movements where discretion matters. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Nicolas — Operations Desk Coordinator
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Ube (UBJ/RJDC) and needed private airliner catering. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Mauro — Airline Dispatch Manager
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Ube (UBJ/RJDC), we needed reliable hajj flight catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. Good coordination for a high-volume movement. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
David — Cabin Services Manager
Aircraft catering station data for Ube (RJDC / UBJ)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,499 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | RJDC |
Business jet catering questions at Ube (UBJ)
Technical stop catering questions at Ube (UBJ)
What operations gets asked every week about Ube.
Ask operations directly →At what point does airline catering cost get fixed for a flight through Ube?
At the quotation stage, once cabin count, specification and the loading window for the rotation are confirmed; we do not publish a price list, and every quote is built from those three inputs.
UBJ — do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
Yes: our hi-loader and ramp equipment reaches the GA terminal and every FBO on the field, and FBO catering there runs on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Do you need a fixed lead time to place an order at RJDC?
Yes, with the specification held open later than most competitors allow: a standing order can be placed well ahead of the rotation, and even last minute airline catering requests are worked against the loading window once the cabin count is confirmed.
How far does protocol clearance extend for VIP, VVIP and government flights through Ube?
Household and government flight catering here rests on the same security-cleared crew and sealed handover as every other uplift, with VIP flight catering documented per passenger under that one protocol.
Outstation catering near Ube
KKJ / RJFR
Kitakyushu
Japan · 24 km from Ube
Airline & VIP flight catering →
OIT / RJFO
Oita
Japan · 66 km from Ube
Airline & VIP flight catering →
FUK / RJFF
Fukuoka
Japan · 86 km from Ube
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for UBJ
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Ube (UBJ / RJDC)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Ube (UBJ)