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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Skardu, Pakistan
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Skardu (OPSD / KDU)
KDU (IATA) · OPSD (ICAO)
Two runways and a wide-body reference code set the loading plan before a single tray moves, since the stands here are sequenced for hi-loader boarding rather than stand-side handling. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at Skardu (OPSD), Pakistan, boarding through the galley door on ramp-access uplift for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights.
3,656 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Skardu
Wide-body inflight catering at OPSD
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Skardu airport
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at OPSD
The catering uplift at this station is planned against ramp access, not against a clock alone: the convoy crosses the same apron traffic every rotation uses. Once the cart is sealed at the kitchen, the sequence to the galley door is fixed and it does not change for a busier day. What the timeline below records is that sequence, not an estimate of it.
Between our kitchen and the stand at OPSD sit screening, an escort onto the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp; we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those, not the best. That is what galley catering means in practice here: a route rehearsed for delay rather than assuming a clear run. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and again at handover, and one name signs for the load at both ends.
One coordinator carries the load from the sealed cart to the signature at the aircraft.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Skardu (KDU)
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Skardu airport
Airport catering in Skardu runs from a flight kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to seal. Airport catering in Pakistan at this scale depends on that single-site model rather than on split premises, since a wide-body rotation needs every course produced and checked before the cart ever reaches the ramp. The flight kitchen at KDU is the one point of origin for every cabin boarded here.
The team behind government flight catering at Skardu is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled per flight. Each member carries security clearance on file and sits on the access list before the sealed uplift is ever loaded. Training runs to royal household service standards as well as to the standing specification, so protocol work and a routine rotation are handled by the same hands.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at OPSD / KDU
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Skardu (KDU)
Menus at Skardu are written to the cabin and the mission, not fixed to a single fleet type, and the same kitchen adjusts the frame for a scheduled rotation or a single VIP movement. Inflight catering in Skardu draws where it can on the region's own produce, orchard fruit, dairy and river fish from the wider valley, worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. Every plate is written against the cabin count and the flight duration before it is produced, then checked against that specification at seal. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, so a mixed manifest boards without a mismatch at the galley door.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at OPSD are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu list, so à-la-carte and caviar service can be scheduled on request. VIP flight catering here keeps that specification on file between movements, and the presentation is checked against it before the cart is sealed at the kitchen.
Business cabins
Business cabins at KDU run multi-choice hot service to a written cabin specification, packed into oven-ready formats sized to the aircraft's own galley. Crew meals in Pakistan travel on the same rotation, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately and crew meals in Skardu tracked against the roster rather than the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Skardu are documented per passenger before production starts, covering household and religious sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Halal and kosher trays are produced on a separate line and sealed there, and inflight catering at Skardu carries that documentation with the cart to the galley door.
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 standards for aviation catering at OPSD / KDU
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at KDU
Skardu handles scheduled, charter and government traffic across two runways built to a wide-body reference code, which puts delegation work, peak-wave volume and repeat rotations through the same ramp in a single working day. That mix turns catering into three different problems at once: a delegation is a documentation problem, a wave of departures is a capacity problem, and a repeat rotation is a problem of doing the same thing correctly every time.
Aircraft catering at KDU moves from our flight kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded straight to galley height rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew holding ramp access from seal to signature. Airline catering, inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at OPSD run off one ops desk, so a diversion or a late change in cabin count is worked without a second point of contact.
What we commit to on this stand is one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover, the same on a routine rotation as on a government movement.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at OPSD
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Government and state flight catering at OPSD
The wide-body reference code held at this field means a state aircraft is worked on the same stand infrastructure as a scheduled service, with nothing improvised for the occasion. Government flight catering at Skardu covers state visits and head of state movements with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the loading crew, and the catering at KDU sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at KDU
A 3656 m runway takes the private airliners this segment flies, BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP types, without a routing compromise on approach or departure. Royal flight catering at this station holds a written household specification on file between movements, covering royal household dietary requirements and halal VIP sets on request, with the same crew handling every rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Skardu
A wide-body operating a group movement or a special mission is exactly what the reference code at this field is built to take, stand for stand, without downgrading the cabin count. Charter flight catering at OPSD serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, tour operator and repatriation movements, with charter flight catering in Pakistan built on a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged to the multi-leg rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at OPSD
Two runways built to a wide-body reference code let Skardu take scheduled and irregular wide-body movements on the same ramp, which is what makes ad hoc airline catering workable here without a dedicated second stand. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with crew meals at OPSD and crew meals at KDU boxed to the same roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at KDU
Across the GA terminal and the FBOs on this field, the same wide-body reference code that governs the main ramp also sets how business aviation is worked here. Private jet catering in Skardu reaches every FBO on the field by category rather than by name, run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering and business aviation catering handled by our dedicated branch and business jet catering booked through the same desk.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Skardu airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Skardu, Pakistan
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We needed an airline catering broker at Skardu (KDU/OPSD) 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.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Viktor — Charter Operations Executive
“We booked private jet catering in Skardu for a flight operating through KDU/OPSD. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. I would use them again for another flight from Skardu. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Mehdi — Cargo Flight Support Manager
“Our passenger profile required SPML at Skardu (KDU/OPSD), with several different dietary restrictions. All requirements were followed and the cabin crew could see immediately which meal belonged to which passenger. We were happy with the accuracy of the order. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Salma — Flight Support Supervisor
Airport catering data for Skardu (OPSD / KDU)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,656 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OPSD |
Business jet catering questions at OPSD / KDU
Diversion catering and ramp questions at OPSD / KDU
What operations gets asked every week about Skardu.
Ask operations directly →Can we deliver airline catering airside at Skardu?
Yes: airside delivery here runs by hi-loader straight to galley height, boarded on our own ramp clearance rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Which FBOs does Skardu Airport catering reach?
The sealed cart runs the same route to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, covering private jet catering and FBO catering on one cold chain regardless of which operator is based there.
When are halal, kosher and SPML meals produced for KDU departures?
Once a booking confirms the passenger count, halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes are built to order and documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
What protocol governs VIP and government flights at OPSD?
We run VIP flight catering and government flight catering under the same protocol file, security-cleared staff and sealed chain of custody, whatever the size of the movement.
How much does airline catering cost at Skardu?
Skardu pricing depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, so airline catering cost is quoted by the desk rather than published as a fixed rate.
Where is the cut-off for changing a specification on an order from Skardu Airport?
The loading sheet is the record that sets it: lead time and how far in advance an order is placed decide how late a change can still be made, down to last minute airline catering when the ramp allows it.
Outstation catering near Skardu
GIL / OPGT
Gilgit
Pakistan · 127 km from Skardu
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SXR / VISR
Srinagar
India · 166 km from Skardu
Airline & VIP flight catering →
IXL / VILH
Leh
India · 227 km from Skardu
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
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Contact
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Uplift at Skardu (KDU)