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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Kengtung, Myanmar
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Kengtung (VYKG / KET)
KET (IATA) · VYKG (ICAO)
One runway and a narrow-body reference code set the loading plan at Kengtung: every rotation is worked stand-side rather than staged across a wide apron, so the sequence from kitchen to galley door has to hold on the first pass. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here by hi-loader to galley height, with uplift timed to a single wide-body window and delivered airside.
2,382 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 — Kengtung
Wide-body inflight catering at Kengtung airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Kengtung (KET)
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at KET
Ramp access at Kengtung is booked to the same slot as the catering uplift, so the sealed cart leaves our kitchen only once the apron clock is confirmed. From there the route runs a fixed sequence to the galley door at VYKG, each stage logged rather than guessed at. The single stand here means the window is short and it is held, not estimated.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Kengtung sit a security checkpoint, an escort requirement and apron traffic sharing the one runway's turnaround slots. We plan the galley catering run against the worst of those, not the average, because a delay on the convoy costs more than a delay in the kitchen ever would. Chain of custody starts at the seal on the cart and ends at the signature on the stand. Every catering uplift here is logged twice: once when the cart is sealed, once when the galley door closes on it, so the record matches the food rather than the clock.
The convoy is the risk we plan for, never the food.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Kengtung (KET)
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for VYKG
Inside the flight kitchen that provisions Kengtung, hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell run under one roof, each held to its own HACCP checkpoint before a tray leaves the line. Airport catering in Myanmar is worked to that same standard at every field we cover, and airport catering in Kengtung is no exception: the cold chain is logged from the cold room to the cart. That single site is what lets flight kitchen output at KET move on one schedule instead of several.
The team that handles government flight catering at Kengtung is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file rather than a rotating roster of casual hands. They are trained to royal household service standards and to the paperwork a sealed uplift travels with, from the access list at the kitchen door to the signature at the aircraft. That continuity is what a protocol desk is actually checking when it asks who touches the load.
Aviation catering menus and special meals for Kengtung, Myanmar
VVIP catering written per mission at Kengtung airport
From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the Kengtung airline catering menu is set to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than a fixed rotation. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where the route allows it, orchard fruit, dairy and fish worked into a plated or boxed service without naming a single dish. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical codes, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed. The specification travels with the load, so the galley receives exactly what the manifest says it should.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Kengtung are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service on request and the standing order kept on file between movements. VIP flight catering here is filed against that specification rather than improvised stand-side.
Business cabins
Business cabins at KET run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed to the roster alongside the passenger tray sets.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at VYKG, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering on this line is produced separately and sealed before it joins the main uplift.
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 VYKG / KET
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 Kengtung
Kengtung handles scheduled, charter and government traffic on a single narrow-body reference code, which turns each arrival into a documentation task as much as a loading one: a delegation needs its protocol file matched before the uplift moves, and a repeat rotation needs the same tray count held twice a week without drift. Airline catering and airport catering at VYKG are both planned stand by stand rather than assumed from a schedule.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader to galley height, routed from our kitchen to the one stand under ramp access held on our own badges, with ground handling covering the apron leg of the move. Aviation catering in Kengtung and in-flight catering at Kengtung both run off that same route, and inflight catering in Myanmar generally is worked to the identical sequence.
One coordinator owns the rotation from seal to signature, with carts sealed at the kitchen and a signed handover at the stand closing the record.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Kengtung airport
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Government and state flight catering at Kengtung
Our kitchen runs the 2382 m field at Kengtung as a single stand operation, which means a delegation movement gets the whole rotation rather than a shared slot. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with the protocol file documented per head of state aircraft, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at VYKG
2382 metres of runway at Kengtung is enough to hold a private airliner on approach without a wide-body reference code behind it, which keeps royal flight catering planning tight rather than improvised. VVIP and royal household movements here are held to a written specification kept on file between visits, covering private airliners such as a BBJ or an ACJ, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at KET
A narrow-body reference code at Kengtung still boards a full three-cabin charter movement, staged on the loading sheet in the order the galleys are laid out rather than assumed from the airframe. Charter flight catering at Kengtung covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering in Kengtung is counted against that same sheet before the hi-loader leaves the kitchen.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Kengtung
The 2382 m runway at Kengtung, held to a narrow-body reference code, limits which types rotate through but not the range of work an outstation carries. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with AOG picked up on the same call and crew meals at Kengtung boxed to whichever multi-leg pattern the roster is running.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at VYKG
On the same narrow-body field that Kengtung's scheduled traffic uses, business aviation is worked by our dedicated private jet catering branch rather than folded into the airline queue. Private jet catering in Kengtung reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the identical cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Airline catering services trusted at Kengtung airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Kengtung (KET)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We needed an airline catering broker at Kengtung (KET/VYKG) and the support was excellent. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. We would use the service again without hesitation. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Luca — VIP Government Flight Coordinator
“I arranged airline catering in Kengtung for our departure from KET/VYKG. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. A very easy service to use at this station. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Rayan — Charter Dispatch Manager
“Our passenger profile required SPML at Kengtung (KET/VYKG), with several different dietary restrictions. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Andrei — Airline Cargo Coordinator
Airport catering profile for Kengtung (VYKG / KET)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,382 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | VYKG |
Business jet catering questions at Kengtung, Myanmar
Technical stop catering questions at Kengtung, Myanmar
What operations gets asked every week about Kengtung.
Ask operations directly →Can we deliver airline catering airside at VYKG?
Yes, uplift is delivered airside and boarded by hi-loader to galley height, staged against the one stand's loading window rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
What protocol applies when we cater VIP, VVIP and government flights through Kengtung?
We run VIP flight catering and government flight catering under a documented protocol file, with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift matched to the passenger manifest before it leaves the kitchen.
Which route does private jet catering take to reach the FBOs at Kengtung Airport?
The hi-loader and sealed cart carry FBO catering out on the same route as an airline uplift, reaching the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal without a separate cold chain.
When are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced for flights through KET?
Once the passenger manifest carries the SPML codes, halal, kosher and other special meals are produced on a separate line and sealed before they join the main uplift.
Where is the lead time recorded for an order placed through VYKG?
The confirmed loading window on the booking sheet is the record of how far in advance an order was placed and how late its specification could still change, and the desk works to that document rather than a fixed rule of thumb.
Outstation catering near Kengtung
MOG / VYMS
Mong Hsat
Myanmar · 96 km from Kengtung
Airline & VIP flight catering →
THL / VYTL
Tachileik
Myanmar · 96 km from Kengtung
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BOR / VLBK
Ton Phueng
Laos · 122 km from Kengtung
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
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Contact
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