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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Yonago, Japan
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Yonago (RJOH / YGJ)
YGJ (IATA) · RJOH (ICAO)
The single wide-body reference code held at Yonago sets what a rotation here can carry, and it governs how we plan the uplift against it. Inflight catering and in-flight catering run from ramp access straight to the galley door, with hi-loader boarding replacing kerbside handoff for every wide-body movement at RJOH.
2,500 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 — Yonago
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Yonago airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for Yonago (YGJ) departures
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, RJOH
Ramp access is what decides the loading window at Yonago, not the kitchen's own clock: every sealed cart waits on a slot across the apron before it reaches the aircraft. Once that access is granted, the catering uplift moves in one pass from the vehicle to the galley door, timed against the same wide-body reference code every rotation. Nothing about the sequence changes between a scheduled service and a full charter at RJOH.
Between the flight kitchen and the stand at Yonago sit screening, an escort onto the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and the galley catering plan is built against the worst of the three rather than the best case. Every cart that leaves the kitchen carries a seal and a temperature log, both checked again at the aircraft before the catering uplift is signed for. That signature, not the clock, is what closes the load at RJOH: chain of custody runs unbroken from the kitchen door to the galley, and the same named coordinator carries it the whole way.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: nothing changes hands unrecorded.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for Yonago, Japan
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Yonago airport
The flight kitchen at YGJ runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, positioned for airport catering rather than adapted to it after the fact. Airport catering at Yonago means the cold chain never breaks between that kitchen and the ramp: tray sets and passenger meal boxes leave sealed and arrive sealed. Housing HACCP-run production alongside the protocol cell is what lets a scheduled tray order and a household specification move through the same building at RJOH without either one waiting on the other.
The staff who handle government flight catering at Yonago are the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for one movement. Each carries a standing security clearance, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to the household service standard that travels with royal and state work. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, and it is fixed here rather than assembled per flight.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at RJOH / YGJ
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Yonago (YGJ)
Menus at Yonago are built to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, so a scheduled tray order and a full charter specification can run from the same kitchen without either one being adapted from the other. Local sourcing draws on the produce of the surrounding Japanese coast and countryside where a menu calls for it, without naming a single supplier or dish on the page. Seasonal changes are logged against the standing specification, not improvised load by load. Inflight catering closes on documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, labelled per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Yonago are plated to a written specification kept on file between movements, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single cycle. VIP flight catering here is filed against that standing order, not composed fresh at the stand.
Business cabins
Business cabins at RJOH run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel boxed to the roster in Yonago, alongside the passenger tray sets, all counted against the same loading sheet.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Yonago are documented per passenger rather than assumed at the cart: household, religious and medical needs sit on file between movements. Halal and kosher sets, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before that inflight catering leaves the kitchen.
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
Aircraft catering food safety at Yonago
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 YGJ
Yonago works a mix of scheduled, charter and government traffic against a single wide-body reference code, which means a delegation arriving on short notice is a documentation problem to solve, not a capacity one: the stand and the loading method stay the same whoever is on the manifest. Airport catering at Yonago is planned stand by stand rather than against a fixed timetable, because the mix changes rotation to rotation.
The uplift travels from our flight kitchen to the ramp by sealed cart, cleared through the same checkpoint every time, then boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed up at the door. Airline catering at RJOH and in-flight catering at RJOH run off that one route regardless of aircraft type, with ramp access held on our own badges rather than borrowed for the day. Aviation catering at YGJ and inflight catering at Yonago answer to the same coordinator across both movements.
What we commit to at this station is unchanged rotation to rotation: one named coordinator, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the galley door.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Yonago airport
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Government and state flight catering at Yonago
We hold a 2,500 metre runway at Yonago against every category of movement that lands on it, government flight catering among them. Delegations and state visits move through a protocol file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen, ready for a head of state aircraft on short notice.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at YGJ
The 2,500 metre runway at Yonago takes the same wide-body movements whether the manifest reads scheduled or royal. Royal flight catering here holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, covering private airliners such as a BBJ or an ACJ under one VVIP standard. Halal and household dietary requirements are produced on request at RJOH.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Yonago
A wide-body aircraft is what the reference code at Yonago is built to take, and that is what lets ACMI and wet-lease operators run group movements and special missions through the same stand as a scheduled service. Charter flight catering at YGJ carries a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out for charter flight catering in Yonago.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Yonago
A single 2,500 metre runway at Yonago, and that is enough to hold the wide-body movements this station is built around without a second strip splitting the traffic. Ad hoc airline catering here covers carriers running RJOH as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering handled off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation. Crew meals at YGJ travel on the same manifest as the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at YGJ
Alongside the wide-body reference code that governs the main stands at Yonago, business aviation on this field is worked from the GA terminal and the FBOs there rather than from the wide-body ramp itself. Private jet catering at RJOH is delivered to that terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, run by our dedicated private-jet branch with business aviation catering and business jet catering covered under one FBO catering standard.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Yonago (YGJ)
Flight departments on jet catering at Yonago, Japan
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We needed an airline catering partner at Yonago (YGJ/RJOH) and the support was excellent. One contact handled the order from confirmation through delivery, which saved our dispatch team a lot of follow-up. 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
Aya — VIP Operations Controller
“Our team needed private jet catering in Yonago for a short-notice flight at YGJ/RJOH. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. A very easy service to use at this station. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Ian — Crew Operations Coordinator
“We had several halal airline meals on our order at Yonago (YGJ/RJOH) and everything was handled correctly. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. 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
Kamil — Ramp Operations Manager
Airport catering reference for Yonago (RJOH / YGJ)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | RJOH |
Business jet catering questions at RJOH / YGJ
Outstation catering and access questions at RJOH / YGJ
What operations gets asked every week about Yonago.
Ask operations directly →How far in advance does an order need to be placed at RJOH, and how late can the specification still change?
RJOH works on a standing lead time for a full specification, with last minute airline catering changes to counts and special meal sets taken up to a cut-off before the loading window opens.
How far does airline catering reach airside at Yonago, and how does the uplift get to the aircraft?
HACCP-run production carries through to airside delivery here: carts are sealed at the kitchen, cleared through the ramp checkpoint, then boarded by hi-loader straight to the galley door.
Do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Yonago Airport?
Yes, through the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, under our FBO catering standard.
YGJ: what does airline catering cost, since no price list is published?
A sealed cart is costed against the specification requested, the cabin count and the loading window booked, and our desk returns a quotation on those terms rather than a fixed rate.
Can halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes be produced at RJOH, and how are they documented?
A separate production line at RJOH runs halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of SPML codes, each one labelled per passenger and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Under what protocol are VIP, VVIP and government flights catered at Yonago?
There is a standing protocol file for every such movement: VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run on security-cleared staff and a sealed, documented uplift.
Commercial aviation catering near Yonago
IZO / RJOC
Izumo
Japan · 33 km from Yonago
Airline & VIP flight catering →
OKI / RJNO
Okinoshima
Japan · 77 km from Yonago
Airline & VIP flight catering →
TTJ / RJOR
Tottori
Japan · 84 km from Yonago
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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