Airline & VIP flight catering — Nepal
Airline and VIP Flight Catering Across Nepal
Aviation catering in Nepal loads directly onto the aircraft by hi-loader, not at the foot of the stand. Kathmandu carries the country's longest runway at 3,350 metres and its wide-body stands, anchoring an inflight catering network that also reaches narrow-body fields across the country. Ramp access is arranged station by station with the local handler.

Airline Catering Stations Across Nepal
Below this page are the individual stations where inflight catering is delivered, each carrying its own runway data, aerodrome reference code and stand capability. Select a station to see how an uplift reaches its apron.

On the apron — Nepal
Ramp Access and Hi-Loader Boarding Across Nepal
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
How Aviation Catering Operates in Nepal
Nepal's aviation catering runs across a mix of wide-body and narrow-body fields, from Kathmandu's international apron to the short-field stations that serve domestic and mountain routes. Kathmandu (KTM) carries the country's wide-body stands and its longest runway, at 3,350 metres, and functions as the hub through which most scheduled and ad hoc uplifts are staged before onward movement to secondary fields. Siddharthanagar (BWA) and Pokhara (PHH) are also built to wide-body reference code, giving the network more than one point capable of handling larger airframes. Stations such as Biratnagar, Nepalgunj, Janakpur, Pokhara (PKR), Taplejung and Lukla operate to narrow-body reference code, and each is served from a production kitchen sized to its traffic. An ops desk raises a request against flight number, aircraft type and stand, and the load is built, sealed and moved through ground handling services to the aircraft door. Cold chain is held from kitchen to galley regardless of field size. Airline catering companies working this country plan around seasonal weather at the shorter mountain strips and around Kathmandu's role as the point where wide-body uplift is consolidated for the network.
Compliance
One Compliance Standard Across Nepal's Stations
One Operation Covers Five Kinds of Flying
The same operation covers scheduled airline catering, VIP flight catering, charter flight catering and the government, royal and private aviation work that moves through Nepal's stations. Each segment is served from the same kitchens, on the same cold chain, through the routes below.





Compare Airline Catering Stations in Nepal
This table lets an operator compare Nepal's stations by runway length, aerodrome reference code and stand capability, to decide which field takes the aircraft and which sits closest to a production kitchen.
| Where | Longest runway | VIP / gov terminal | Aerodrome code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biratnagar (BIR)BIR · VNVT | 1,505 m | No | narrow-body |
| Janakpur (JKR)JKR · VNJP | 1,006 m | No | narrow-body |
| Kathmandu (KTM)KTM · VNKT | 3,350 m | No | wide-body |
| Lukla (LUA)LUA · VNLK | 527 m | No | narrow-body |
| Nepalgunj (KEP)KEP · VNNG | 1,504 m | No | narrow-body |
| Pokhara (PKR)PKR · VNPK | 1,439 m | No | narrow-body |
| Pokhara (PHH)PHH · VNPR | 2,500 m | No | wide-body |
| Siddharthanagar (BWA)BWA · VNBW | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Taplejung (TPJ)TPJ · VNTJ | — | No | narrow-body |
Ordering Airline Catering: Nepal
Send the flight number, ETA, aircraft type and stand together with pax and crew counts per cabin and any special meal codes to the ops desk covering the station. That is enough for airline catering services to be quoted and built against the specific movement, whether it is a scheduled rotation, a diversion or a last minute airline catering request. Kathmandu and the wide-body stations handle larger uplifts; narrow-body fields are quoted against the same information. Once the load is confirmed, request a quote and the desk will return a specification matched to the aircraft and stand.
Nepal Catering Questions Answered
What Operations Desks Ask About Nepal
Ask operations directly →Which Nepal stations can take a wide-body uplift?
Kathmandu (KTM), Siddharthanagar (BWA) and Pokhara (PHH) are built to wide-body aerodrome reference code, with Kathmandu carrying the country's longest runway at 3,350 metres. Narrow-body stations are served from the same network on the same cold chain.
Can catering be loaded directly onto the aircraft rather than left at the stand?
Yes, boarding is by hi-loader where the stand and handling agreement allow it, taking the load directly to galley height rather than leaving it at the foot of the aircraft.
Does the same operation handle government and royal flight catering here?
Yes, government, royal and VVIP movements are handled by cleared staff under a single coordinator, on the same kitchens and cold chain used for scheduled airline uplift.
What information does the ops desk need to quote an uplift?
Flight number, ETA, aircraft type, stand, pax and crew counts per cabin, and any special meal codes are enough to build and quote the load.
Is private jet catering handled separately from airline catering in Nepal?
Business aviation is served by our dedicated private-jet branch, delivered to the FBOs and general aviation terminals, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Request Airline Catering for Nepal
Submit Your Nepal Uplift Requirements
One ops desk covers the whole route in Nepal. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7