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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Mae Hong Son, Thailand
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Mae Hong Son (VTCH / HGN)
HGN (IATA) · VTCH (ICAO)
One runway of 2,000 metres sets the narrow-body reference code that governs every rotation at Mae Hong Son, and it is worked to a single tray standard whatever the mission. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body-grade discipline on the ramp here, boarding through a hi-loader to galley height so the uplift moves airside, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
2,000 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 — Mae Hong Son
Hi-loader aviation catering on the VTCH apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airline catering lead times at Mae Hong Son airport
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at VTCH / HGN
Ramp access at Mae Hong Son sets the pace of every catering uplift: nothing moves to the aircraft until the apron sequence clears it. Our kitchen seals each cart before it leaves the production floor, and the same cart is not opened again until it reaches the galley door. On a single narrow-body stand, the loading window is planned around one movement at a time, not a wave of simultaneous turnarounds.
Between our kitchen and the single stand at Mae Hong Son sits an apron worked one movement at a time, and the chain of custody is planned against that sequence rather than around it. Screening and escort on the ramp are treated as fixed steps in the galley catering run, never as a delay to absorb after the fact. Every catering uplift is logged twice, temperature taken at sealing and again at handover, with a signature closing the load at the galley door. Nothing leaves the kitchen without both entries filled.
One sealed cart, one signature, one uplift held to account from kitchen to galley.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Mae Hong Son (HGN)
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Mae Hong Son
Galley-ready output for HGN rotations comes from a single production line running hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, held to HACCP throughout. Airport catering at Mae Hong Son is planned around the one narrow-body stand this field works, so the kitchen sequences its output rather than holding stock against multiple simultaneous departures. Airport catering at VTCH depends on that discipline: one line, one HACCP standard, one flight kitchen at HGN feeding the ramp in the order rotations actually land.
The named team that handles government flight catering at Mae Hong Son carries security clearance on file and sits on the access list for every rotation, not assigned ad hoc. They are trained to royal household standards and to the paperwork a sealed uplift travels with, so a delegation movement is worked by the same people who worked the last one. That continuity is what keeps catering at VTCH auditable rotation to rotation, not just compliant on paper.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Mae Hong Son airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at HGN
Menus at Mae Hong Son are built to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed cycle, so a scheduled rotation and a VVIP movement do not draw on the same production sheet. Thailand's produce, from orchard fruit to fresh dairy and fish, supplies the cold larder that feeds every cabin without naming a single dish here. Inflight catering at HGN is planned from passenger meal boxes through to plated VVIP menus, each one following the season and the mission it is written for. Every set is labelled per passenger and per cabin, with allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Mae Hong Son are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to one set course. VIP flight catering here is built around that specification, not around a rotating menu, so the standard carries across repeat movements on the same stand.
Business cabins
Business cabins at VTCH run multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft on the stand, sequenced with crew meals boxed to the flight roster. Cabin crew meals and pilot meals are packed separately from the passenger load, so cockpit and cabin crew draw from their own sealed set at Mae Hong Son.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at HGN are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher and household or medical restrictions before the cart leaves the kitchen. Special meal codes to the IATA SPML standard are produced on a separate line and sealed independently, so inflight catering in Thailand keeps every religious or medical set traceable back to one passenger record.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at VTCH / HGN
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 Mae Hong Son, Thailand
A single narrow-body reference code governs every movement at Mae Hong Son, which means scheduled, charter and government traffic all share one stand rather than a bank of gates: a delegation becomes a documentation exercise here, not a capacity one, because only one aircraft is worked at a time. Airport catering in Mae Hong Son is planned around that constraint, sequencing each rotation's paperwork ahead of the aircraft rather than reacting to it on arrival.
The uplift travels by sealed cart from our kitchen to the one stand this field works, escorted across the apron under our own ramp badges and handed up through a hi-loader to galley height. Inflight catering at VTCH and in-flight catering in Mae Hong Son run off that same route on every rotation, whatever the operator, with ground handling on the apron coordinating the timing of the approach.
Aviation catering at VTCH commits to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the galley door, whatever the mission on the stand that day.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at VTCH
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Government and state flight catering at Mae Hong Son
The 2,000 metre runway at Mae Hong Son takes the aircraft that carry state visits and official delegations onto the field's one stand. Government flight catering here documents the protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff sealing the uplift before it leaves the kitchen for that movement.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at VTCH
Private airliners on household movement, BBJ and ACJ types among them, are boarded at Mae Hong Son off the same narrow-body stand the field works for every other rotation. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request for repeat crews.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at HGN
On the single stand at Mae Hong Son, a full three-cabin uplift is counted against the loading sheet before an ACMI or wet-lease operator ever touches down. Charter flight catering at VTCH covers group movements and special missions the same way, with charter flight catering in Thailand staged in the order the galleys are laid out on arrival.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Mae Hong Son
Our kitchen runs the single narrow-body stand at Mae Hong Son as an outstation rather than a base, which puts outstation catering and ad hoc airline catering on the same duty roster as a scheduled turn. Diversion catering and technical stop catering are worked off that same roster, crew meals boxed for the flight deck across a multi-leg rotation whenever a carrier lands here unplanned.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at VTCH
Sequencing on the single narrow-body stand at Mae Hong Son has to be worked around whatever aircraft has priority that hour, which is the constraint business aviation moves through here. Private jet catering at Mae Hong Son reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as any airline uplift, through our dedicated FBO catering branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Mae Hong Son airport
Ops desks rating airline catering services at VTCH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For a team flight from Mae Hong Son (HGN/VTCH), we booked sports team flight meals with several dietary requests. The order included different meal types and snacks, but the cabin crew could identify everything immediately. A good partner for sports charter operations. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Adriana — VIP Flight Operations Manager
“We needed troop flight catering at Mae Hong Son (HGN/VTCH) for a time-sensitive operation. The meals were practical, clearly packed, and easy for the crew to distribute during the flight. Strong support for a demanding operation. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Viktor — Mission Support Manager
“Our freighter crew needed freighter crew meals at Mae Hong Son (HGN/VTCH) during a short turnaround. Meals arrived on time and were packed practically for a working crew rather than over-presented. We would use them again for another cargo sector. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Sophie — Charter Operations Manager
Outstation catering data for Mae Hong Son (VTCH / HGN)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | VTCH |
Inflight catering FAQ for Mae Hong Son, Thailand
Pilot meals and loading questions at Mae Hong Son airport
What operations gets asked every week about Mae Hong Son.
Ask operations directly →Can Mae Hong Son airport catering orders change close to departure?
Lead time on a standing order runs well ahead of the rotation, but specification changes can still be taken close to departure on most menu lines. How far in advance you need to lock the full cabin count is set at booking, and last minute airline catering requests are worked against the sealed slot still open on that day's roster.
HGN — do you handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering under formal protocol?
The sealed cart that leaves our kitchen for a VIP flight is logged and escorted under the same protocol file used for government flight catering, with security clearance checked before the uplift moves. VVIP movements are handled by the same named, cleared team every time.
At what point does airline catering move from our kitchen to the aircraft at VTCH?
The sequence starts with the sealed cart leaving the kitchen under escort, then crossing the apron for airside delivery to the single stand. From there the uplift is boarded through a hi-loader straight to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
Do you produce halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes for flights out of Mae Hong Son?
Yes, on a separate production line sealed independently from the main cabin run, covering halal, kosher and the full range of SPML codes. Every special meal set is documented per passenger before it leaves the kitchen.
With one stand working the field, can private jet catering still reach the FBOs at Mae Hong Son?
There is a dedicated FBO catering route from our kitchen to every operator on the field, including the GA terminal, run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift. Private jet catering is scheduled around the single stand's sequencing rather than held for it.
Inflight catering at other airports near Mae Hong Son
LIW / VYLK
Loikaw
Myanmar · 91 km from Mae Hong Son
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CNX / VTCC
Chiang Mai
Thailand · 120 km from Mae Hong Son
Airline & VIP flight catering →
NMS / VYNS
Namsang
Myanmar · 178 km from Mae Hong Son
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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