Airline & VIP flight catering — Thailand

Airline, VIP & Private Jet Catering Across Thailand

Thailand's aprons run from Bangkok's 4,000 m main runway to wide-body fields across every region, and we load each one directly at the aircraft door by hi-loader. Airline catering here means ramp access, not kerbside delivery. Inflight and aviation catering run on the same cold chain from kitchen to galley.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
42
Documented stations
41
Cities covered
4,000 m
Longest runway

Airline catering stations across Thailand

Below are the stations we serve across Thailand, each carrying its own runway data, aerodrome reference code and, where recorded, its FBOs. Open any station for the specification an ops desk needs before filing a request.

DMK · VTBD
Bangkok (DMK)
3,700 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bangkok (DMK)
BKK · VTBS
Bangkok (BKK)
4,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bangkok (BKK)
BTZ · VTSY
Betong (BTZ)
Airline & VIP flight catering at Betong (BTZ)
BFV · VTUO
Buriram (BFV)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Buriram (BFV)
NAK · VTUQ
Chaloem Phra Kiat (NAK)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Chaloem Phra Kiat (NAK)
CNX · VTCC
Chiang Mai (CNX)
3,400 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Chiang Mai (CNX)
CEI · VTCT
Chiang Rai (CEI)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Chiang Rai (CEI)
CJM · VTSE
Chumphon (CJM)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Chumphon (CJM)
HDY · VTSS
Hat Yai (HDY)
3,050 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hat Yai (HDY)
HHQ · VTPH
Hua Hin (HHQ)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hua Hin (HHQ)
KKC · VTUK
Khon Kaen (KKC)
3,050 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Khon Kaen (KKC)
KBV · VTSG
Krabi (KBV)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Krabi (KBV)
TDX · VTBO
Laem Ngop (TDX)
1,798 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Laem Ngop (TDX)
LPT · VTCL
Lampang (LPT)
1,971 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Lampang (LPT)
LOE · VTUL
Loei (LOE)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Loei (LOE)
KKM · VTBL
Lop Buri (KKM)
2,210 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Lop Buri (KKM)
HGN · VTCH
Mae Hong Son (HGN)
2,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mae Hong Son (HGN)
MAQ · VTPM
Mae Sot (MAQ)
1,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mae Sot (MAQ)
USM · VTSM
Na Thon (USM)
2,060 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Na Thon (USM)
KDT · VTBK
Nakhon Pathom (KDT)
2,743 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Nakhon Pathom (KDT)
KOP · VTUW
Nakhon Phanom (KOP)
2,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Nakhon Phanom (KOP)
NST · VTSF
Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)
NNT · VTCN
Nan (NNT)
2,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Nan (NNT)
NAW · VTSC
Narathiwat (NAW)
2,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Narathiwat (NAW)
PAN · VTSK
Pattani (PAN)
1,400 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Pattani (PAN)
PHY · VTPB
Phetchabun (PHY)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Phetchabun (PHY)
PHS · VTPP
Phitsanulok (PHS)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Phitsanulok (PHS)
PRH · VTCP
Phrae (PRH)
1,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Phrae (PRH)
HKT · VTSP
Phuket (HKT)
3,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Phuket (HKT)
UNN · VTSR
Ranong (UNN)
2,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ranong (UNN)
UTP · VTBU
Rayong (UTP)
3,505 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Rayong (UTP)
ROI · VTUV
Roi Et (ROI)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Roi Et (ROI)
SNO · VTUI
Sakon Nakhon (SNO)
2,600 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sakon Nakhon (SNO)
SGZ · VTSH
Songkhla (SGZ)
1,510 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Songkhla (SGZ)
THS · VTPO
Sukhothai (THS)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sukhothai (THS)
URT · VTSB
Surat Thani (URT)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Surat Thani (URT)
PXR · VTUJ
Surin (PXR)
1,540 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Surin (PXR)
TKT · VTPT
Tak (TKT)
1,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tak (TKT)
TKH · VTPI
Takhli (TKH)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Takhli (TKH)
TST · VTST
Trang (TST)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Trang (TST)
UBP · VTUU
Ubon Ratchathani (UBP)
3,002 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ubon Ratchathani (UBP)
UTH · VTUD
Udon Thani (UTH)
3,048 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Udon Thani (UTH)
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Thailand

Ramp access and hi-loader boarding across Thai wide-body stations

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

How aviation catering operates across Thailand

Thailand's traffic splits between the wide-body gateways at Bangkok's two airports and a spread of regional fields built to the same wide-body reference code, from Chiang Mai and Phuket in the north and south to Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Ubon Ratchathani inland. Airline catering companies working these routes deal with scheduled service at the gateways and a mix of charter, ad hoc and technical-stop demand at the regional stations, several of them holding wide-body stands despite a single runway.

An uplift here starts with an order to the ops desk: flight number, aircraft type, stand and meal counts by cabin. From there the request becomes a build against ground handling services already contracted at the station, then a load staged for hi-loader boarding rather than kerbside handover.

Airport catering across these fields holds to one cold chain regardless of which apron receives it, with sealed transport from kitchen to aircraft and documentation that follows the load leg by leg. Bangkok's runway count and length support the heaviest wide-body rotations; regional stations such as Rayong, Phitsanulok and Hat Yai carry the same reference code on a lighter schedule.

Compliance

Compliance standards held the same across Thailand

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.

Five kinds of flying, one Thai operation

Across Thailand, one operation covers airline catering, government flight catering, royal flight catering, charter flight catering and private jet catering. VIP flight catering and crew meals run through the same kitchens and the same cold chain, regardless of which apron receives the load. The five profiles below route to the specification each requires.

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01
State and Diplomatic Flight Catering, Thailand
Government and state flights across Thailand are handled through cleared staff and sealed loads, with one named coordinator carrying protocol from the production kitchen to the galley door. Chain of custody holds through every stage of the uplift.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal and VVIP Catering, Thai Aprons
Royal household and VVIP movements across Thailand carry household dietary requirements from leg to leg, with a kitchen brigade briefed to each movement. Service holds to the household standard regardless of which station receives the flight.
Royal & VVIP flights →
Menus card charter comm copie.
03
Wide-Body Charter Catering Across Thai Stations
Charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions across Thailand draw on a full three-cabin uplift, staged in the order the galleys are laid out. Seasonal and mission-type demand is built without altering the specification.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
04
Scheduled and Ad Hoc Airline Catering in Thailand
Carriers running Thai fields as outstations draw on ad hoc uplifts, diversions, technical stops and AOG cover alongside scheduled rotations. Crew sets for flight, cabin and cargo crew are built to the same specification as passenger loads.
Commercial airlines →
Pvj1.
05
Business Aviation Catering for Thai FBOs
Business aviation across Thailand is handled by our dedicated private-jet branch, delivered to FBOs including Mjets Ltd at Bangkok Don Mueang and the Siam Land Private Jet Terminal at Phuket, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Compare airline catering stations across Thailand

Use the table to decide which Thai station takes the wide-body aircraft, which boards fastest at galley height by hi-loader, and which sits closest to a production kitchen for your routing.

Published stations in Thailand, compared on the hard data that decides whether a wide-body can be loaded.
WhereLongest runwayVIP / gov terminalAerodrome code
Bangkok (DMK)DMK · VTBD3,700 mNowide-body
Bangkok (BKK)BKK · VTBS4,000 mNowide-body
Betong (BTZ)BTZ · VTSY—Nonarrow-body
Buriram (BFV)BFV · VTUO2,100 mNonarrow-body
Chaloem Phra Kiat (NAK)NAK · VTUQ2,100 mNonarrow-body
Chiang Mai (CNX)CNX · VTCC3,400 mNowide-body
Chiang Rai (CEI)CEI · VTCT3,000 mNowide-body
Chumphon (CJM)CJM · VTSE2,100 mNonarrow-body
Hat Yai (HDY)HDY · VTSS3,050 mNowide-body
Hua Hin (HHQ)HHQ · VTPH2,100 mNonarrow-body
Khon Kaen (KKC)KKC · VTUK3,050 mNowide-body
Krabi (KBV)KBV · VTSG3,000 mNowide-body
Laem Ngop (TDX)TDX · VTBO1,798 mNonarrow-body
Lampang (LPT)LPT · VTCL1,971 mNonarrow-body
Loei (LOE)LOE · VTUL2,100 mNonarrow-body
Lop Buri (KKM)KKM · VTBL2,210 mNonarrow-body
Mae Hong Son (HGN)HGN · VTCH2,000 mNonarrow-body
Mae Sot (MAQ)MAQ · VTPM1,500 mNonarrow-body
Na Thon (USM)USM · VTSM2,060 mNonarrow-body
Nakhon Pathom (KDT)KDT · VTBK2,743 mNowide-body
Nakhon Phanom (KOP)KOP · VTUW2,500 mNowide-body
Nakhon Si Thammarat (NST)NST · VTSF2,100 mNonarrow-body
Nan (NNT)NNT · VTCN2,000 mNonarrow-body
Narathiwat (NAW)NAW · VTSC2,500 mNowide-body
Pattani (PAN)PAN · VTSK1,400 mNonarrow-body
Phetchabun (PHY)PHY · VTPB2,100 mNonarrow-body
Phitsanulok (PHS)PHS · VTPP3,000 mNowide-body
Phrae (PRH)PRH · VTCP1,500 mNonarrow-body
Phuket (HKT)HKT · VTSP3,100 mNowide-body
Ranong (UNN)UNN · VTSR2,000 mNonarrow-body
Rayong (UTP)UTP · VTBU3,505 mNowide-body
Roi Et (ROI)ROI · VTUV2,100 mNonarrow-body
Sakon Nakhon (SNO)SNO · VTUI2,600 mNowide-body
Songkhla (SGZ)SGZ · VTSH1,510 mNonarrow-body
Sukhothai (THS)THS · VTPO2,100 mNonarrow-body
Surat Thani (URT)URT · VTSB3,000 mNowide-body
Surin (PXR)PXR · VTUJ1,540 mNonarrow-body
Tak (TKT)TKT · VTPT1,500 mNonarrow-body
Takhli (TKH)TKH · VTPI3,000 mNowide-body
Trang (TST)TST · VTST2,100 mNonarrow-body
Ubon Ratchathani (UBP)UBP · VTUU3,002 mNowide-body
Udon Thani (UTH)UTH · VTUD3,048 mNowide-body

Ordering Airline Catering: Thailand

Send the flight number, ETA, aircraft type and stand, together with passenger and crew counts by cabin and any special meal codes, to the ops desk covering the station you are working. That single message lets the build start against the correct galley plan and cold-chain schedule. Requests for scheduled rotations, ad hoc uplifts, government and royal movements, charter and private jet legs all route the same way. For an active file or a first quote, contact the ops desk directly and confirm the stand before the load is staged for hi-loader boarding.

Thailand Catering Questions

What Thai ops desks ask before departure

Ask operations directly →
Which Thai stations take wide-body aircraft?

Bangkok's two airports, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Rayong, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Hat Yai, Krabi, Chiang Rai, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Phanom, Narathiwat, Surat Thani, Nakhon Pathom, Takhli and Phitsanulok all carry a wide-body aerodrome reference code.

Do you load at the aircraft or hand over airside?

Uplifts are loaded directly on board by hi-loader wherever the stand and equipment allow it, rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft.

Can you cater a diversion or technical stop in Thailand?

Yes, ad hoc and diversion uplifts run through the same ops desk as scheduled work, built against flight number, aircraft type and stand as soon as they are filed.

Do you handle government and royal movements separately from airline work?

Government, state and royal flights are run through cleared staff and sealed loads with a named coordinator, on the same cold chain as commercial airline catering.

Which FBOs do you deliver to for private jet catering?

Mjets Ltd at Bangkok Don Mueang and the Siam Land Private Jet Terminal at Phuket both receive uplifts from our private-jet branch, on the same paperwork as an airline load.

Asia airline catering network overview →

Request Airline Catering in Thailand

Tell us the flight, stand and cabin counts for your Thai uplift

One ops desk covers the whole route in Thailand. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.

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Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
Accepted formats: PDF, JPG, PNG, Word, Excel, CSV, TXT — up to 4 MB per file.
Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Airline & VIP flight catering, any airport