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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Butterworth, Malaysia
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Butterworth (WMKB / BWH)
BWH (IATA) · WMKB (ICAO)
A 2438 m runway at Butterworth keeps this station within narrow-body reference code, and it lets us plan every uplift as a measured stand movement rather than a queue. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader boarding here, uplifted straight to galley height on wide-body-capable equipment rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
2,438 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Butterworth
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at WMKB / BWH
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for Butterworth departures
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Butterworth, Malaysia
Ramp access at Butterworth is what turns a delivery schedule into a loading window: the cart clears the apron on a fixed sequence, not a best-effort run. AERO GOURMET treats every catering uplift here as a timed movement from seal to signature, matched to the stand rather than to a general delivery slot. That discipline is what lets a narrow-body reference code station still hold an airline-grade loading window on every rotation.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Butterworth sit screening, an escort and ordinary apron traffic, and the chain of custody is built to survive whichever of them runs long. Each catering uplift is sealed at the kitchen door, logged again at the galley catering handover, and carried by a driver cleared for the route rather than assigned on the day. The signature that closes the load is the same one that opened it, so nothing changes hands between Butterworth's kitchen and the aircraft without a named person accountable for it.
One seal, one route, one signature: the load is accountable end to end.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for BWH
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for WMKB / BWH
Airport catering at Butterworth runs from a production kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to loading. The cold chain is unbroken from the walk-in to the sealed cart, logged at each transfer rather than assumed between them. That single-site model is what airport catering at WMKB depends on when a narrow-body rotation needs a full galley turned in one loading window.
The team assigned to government flight catering at Butterworth is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster drawn from the wider kitchen. Each member holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the protocol line, and is trained to the household paperwork that has to travel sealed with the uplift. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks before anything else moves.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at WMKB
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Butterworth
Inflight catering at Butterworth is built cabin by cabin rather than as one fixed tray: First, Business and main cabin each carry a specification written to that class before the mission that flies it. Local sourcing draws on Malaysia's produce where the season allows, fish, orchard fruit and dairy worked into the VIP flight menu and the charter flight menu alike without naming a single dish on this page. Seasonal changes move the cycle, never the standard the tray is checked against. Every set closes on documentation: allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are recorded per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins boarded at Butterworth are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than fixed to one menu. VIP flight catering here is checked against that specification before the cart leaves the kitchen, not against a general standard shared with the main cabin.
Business cabins
Business cabins worked through BWH take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready trays sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed and labelled to the roster, the same tray sets that move through Butterworth on every rotation.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary sets at WMKB are produced on a separate line from the main cabin run and sealed before that line closes: halal and kosher meals, the IATA special meal codes, and household or medical requirements documented per passenger rather than assumed from the booking. That separation is what inflight catering at WMKB relies on when a mixed cabin carries several codes on the same flight.
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 under HACCP control at Butterworth (BWH)
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 Butterworth (BWH)
Butterworth holds one narrow-body reference code and a single 2438 m runway, which keeps its traffic to scheduled, charter and ad hoc movements rather than a mixed wide-body wave. That profile turns catering here into a repetition problem more than a documentation one: the same rotation pattern recurs, so the same tray specification and the same loading sheet carry over rotation to rotation with only the count changing.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand under airside delivery, sealed on departure and logged again at the aircraft door, with our own loading crew on the ramp rather than a handover to a third party. Aviation catering and airport catering at Butterworth are planned against that single stand rather than against a terminal schedule, and airline catering, inflight catering and in-flight catering all run off the one duty roster this creates.
On every movement we commit a named coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the galley door, the same three commitments whether the rotation is scheduled or ad hoc.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Butterworth
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Government and state flight catering at BWH
On the single narrow-body stand at Butterworth, a head of state aircraft is worked to the same loading sequence as any other movement, only with the protocol file added to it. Government flight catering here is documented per passenger, run by security-cleared staff, and sealed before it leaves the kitchen for a state visit or an official delegation.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Butterworth
Holding a private airliner to a household specification means sequencing the galley around a narrow-body reference code that leaves no room for a second loading pass. Royal flight catering at Butterworth is worked from a written specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and other private airliners, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request rather than as a standing default.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at WMKB
2438 metres of runway, which keeps Butterworth's charter traffic to narrow-body ACMI and wet-lease operators rather than a mixed wide-body programme. Charter flight catering at Butterworth for group movements and special missions is staged as a full cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Butterworth follows the same galley layout on every leg of a multi-leg tour.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at BWH
A narrow-body airliner working Butterworth as an outstation is boarded from the same loading sheet whether the rotation is scheduled or called in overnight. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals at Butterworth held to the same tray standard as the passenger cabin.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Butterworth
We work the same 2438 m runway that clears scheduled traffic to reach the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field with private jet catering at WMKB. Business aviation moves on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift, coordinated through the ramp handler rather than case by case.
Private jets →
Airline catering trusted by operators at BWH
Flight departments on jet catering at BWH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed state visit aircraft catering at Butterworth (BWH/WMKB) for a protocol-sensitive flight. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Elisa — Charter Account Manager
“For a VIP rotation through Butterworth (BWH/WMKB), we used the team for VIP airliner catering. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Romain — Cargo Operations Manager
“We arranged hajj charter catering for a group movement through Butterworth (BWH/WMKB). Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. We would use the service again for a similar charter. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
John — Aviation Operations Executive
Station data for airport catering at Butterworth (WMKB / BWH)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,438 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | WMKB |
Airline catering services FAQ for WMKB
Outstation catering and access questions at WMKB
What operations gets asked every week about Butterworth.
Ask operations directly →When can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Butterworth?
When a movement is confirmed on the ramp, we deliver FBO catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Is there a minimum lead time for an order at BWH?
Our coordinator works to a standard lead time for a full specification, and can still take a change close to departure when the cabin count and the loading window allow it; ask how far in advance your rotation needs to be filed and we will confirm.
Which protocol applies to VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at WMKB?
The sealed cart and hi-loader route stay the same for every cabin; VIP flight catering and government flight catering both move under the same chain of custody, with the protocol file added for cleared staff and documented passengers.
How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at Butterworth?
Butterworth's single stand takes the uplift by airside delivery straight from our kitchen, boarded to galley height by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Aviation catering across the Butterworth region
PEN / WMKP
Penang
Malaysia · 23 km from Butterworth
Airline & VIP flight catering →
AOR / WMKA
Alor Satar
Malaysia · 80 km from Butterworth
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BTZ / VTSY
Betong
Thailand · 91 km from Butterworth
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for Butterworth (BWH)
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Butterworth (BWH / WMKB)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Butterworth (BWH)