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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Mae Sot, Thailand
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Mae Sot (VTPM / MAQ)
MAQ (IATA) · VTPM (ICAO)
The runway at Mae Sot runs to 1,500 metres, a single strip that sets the reference code and shapes every rotation booked against it. Inflight catering here is boarded by hi-loader to galley height, wide-body volume matched to narrow-body ramp reality, with in-flight catering and uplift held to one written specification airside.
1,500 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 Sot
Wide-body aviation catering at VTPM
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at VTPM / MAQ
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Mae Sot (MAQ)
Between the sealed cart leaving our kitchen and the last tray boarded at the galley door, the sequence at Mae Sot is timed rather than guessed. Ramp access here is held on our own badges, so the convoy crosses the apron on a route agreed in advance with no waiting on a second clearance. Each catering uplift is logged at departure from the kitchen and again at the aircraft, with the two times reconciled against the loading sheet.
The convoy is the risk on this ramp, not the food: apron traffic and a single runway's worth of movements are what a plan has to sit around, so screening and escort are booked to the rotation rather than to a fixed slot. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the stand, with no gap where a tray changes hands unrecorded. Every galley catering load is logged at both ends, temperature checked at sealing and checked again at handover, and the sheet is signed before the hi-loader clears the apron.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing in between unrecorded.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for Mae Sot (MAQ)
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Mae Sot, Thailand
Our flight kitchen provisioning Mae Sot runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed a narrow-body rotation without a second site in reserve. Airport catering at MAQ moves on the cold chain from that single point, tray sets sealed to HACCP standard before the convoy leaves the yard. The same facility carries airport catering for scheduled, charter and ad hoc work off one production line, so a diversion is absorbed without a second kitchen coming online.
The team behind government flight catering at Mae Sot is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for one movement. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, each name sits on the access list before the gate opens, and each is trained to the household service standard the file specifies. That standard travels with the catering at VTPM as paperwork, not as a promise: the specification is checked against the load before it is sealed.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at MAQ
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at VTPM / MAQ
Menus for Mae Sot are written chef-side to the cabin and the mission, not printed from one national set and adjusted after the fact. Thailand's produce runs through the specification where the season allows it — orchard fruit, rice, fish and dairy worked into a plated or tray-set format depending on the class of service. Inflight catering here follows the rotation: a scheduled sector takes the standing cycle, a charter or a VIP movement takes a specification built for that flight alone. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, filed against the load before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Mae Sot are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than assumed. VIP flight catering here is checked against that specification before sealing, so a repeat movement boards the same standard as the first.
Business cabins
Business cabins out of MAQ take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft booked. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, tray sets and meal boxes sealed together at the same kitchen.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Mae Sot are documented per passenger rather than assumed from the booking class. Halal and kosher sets, the full range of IATA special meal codes, and household or medical requirements are produced on a separate line and sealed before that inflight catering leaves the building.
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 control for flight catering at VTPM
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.
Catering uplift planned stand by stand at Mae Sot
Mae Sot's single runway and narrow-body reference code mark it as an outstation posting rather than a hub rotation: traffic here is scheduled and charter work moving through on a fixed cycle, which makes documentation and repeat consistency the operational problem, not surge capacity. A stand booked for a wide-body diversion is the exception the plan is built to absorb, not the pattern it is built around.
The uplift travels from our flight kitchen to the ramp by sealed cart, loaded to the aircraft by hi-loader where the stand takes it and by ramp-side crew where it does not, with our own escort covering the apron crossing. Airline catering in Mae Sot and aviation catering at VTPM run off the same ops desk, and in-flight catering at Mae Sot is planned against the loading sheet rather than against a verbal order. Airport catering at Mae Sot is scheduled stand by stand, with ramp access held on badges we issue ourselves and inflight catering in Mae Sot logged at both ends of the transfer.
One coordinator owns the rotation start to finish, the cart is sealed at the kitchen, and the handover is signed before the aircraft is released.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at VTPM
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Government and state flight catering at VTPM
On the reference code that governs this field, a head of state aircraft boards under the same stand constraints as any other narrow-body movement, and the protocol is what changes, not the ramp. Government flight catering at Mae Sot documents the delegation file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves our kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at MAQ
A single stand and a narrow-body ceiling mean a royal or VVIP movement is sequenced ahead of the rest of the day's traffic rather than slotted in around it. Royal flight catering at MAQ holds a written household specification on file between rotations, covering private airliners, halal sets and household dietary requirements on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Mae Sot
1,500 metres of runway sets what can be worked here, and within that limit a charter, ACMI or wet-lease movement takes a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet. Charter flight catering at MAQ covers group movements and special missions, staged in the order the galleys are laid out, with charter flight catering in Mae Sot planned to the same specification on every leg of a multi-leg trip.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at VTPM
A narrow-body aircraft working Mae Sot as an outstation gets the same tray standard every time it lands there, whatever carrier operates the sector. Ad hoc airline catering covers the flights not on a standing schedule; outstation catering and diversion catering are built into the same duty roster, technical stop catering and AOG handled off the identical kitchen line across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at MAQ
Our kitchen provisions the GA apron at Mae Sot on the same 1,500 metre field as every scheduled movement, so a business aircraft draws from the identical cold chain. Private jet catering at VTPM reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, with FBO catering carried on the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at VTPM / MAQ
Charter operators on flight catering at Mae Sot
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed government flight catering at Mae Sot (MAQ/VTPM) for a protocol-sensitive flight. They followed the instructions carefully and kept communication limited to the operational contacts involved. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Rayan — VIP Trip Manager
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Mae Sot (MAQ/VTPM) and needed BBJ catering. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Nabil — Charter Services Manager
“We booked pilgrim flight catering at Mae Sot (MAQ/VTPM) for a large group departure. The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. We would use the service again for a similar charter. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
George — Operations Control Officer
Airport catering profile for Mae Sot (VTPM / MAQ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | VTPM |
Business jet catering questions at MAQ
Diversion catering and ramp questions at MAQ
What operations gets asked every week about Mae Sot.
Ask operations directly →Is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Mae Sot Airport?
Our coordinator covers every FBO on the field and the GA terminal directly, running private jet catering and FBO catering on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Which method gets airline catering airside at MAQ?
The hi-loader carries the sealed cart to galley height wherever the stand allows it, with airside delivery on ramp-side crew handling the rest of the movements.
When is a quotation issued for airline catering cost at VTPM?
Once cabin count, specification and the loading window are confirmed, our desk returns a quotation built on that rotation rather than a published price list.
Where is protocol documented for VIP flight catering and government flight catering in Mae Sot?
The delegation or household file is checked against the load before sealing, with government flight catering and VIP flight catering both held to that same written record.
Who sets the lead time for an order at Mae Sot Airport?
Across a standing schedule the lead time runs to the standard cycle, and how far in advance a specification can still change depends on how close the rotation sits to departure; last minute airline catering is worked case by case.
Does MAQ produce halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes?
Every halal and kosher set, along with the full range of SPML codes, is produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before it leaves the kitchen.
Commercial aviation catering near Mae Sot
TKT / VTPT
Tak
Thailand · 78 km from Mae Sot
Airline & VIP flight catering →
THS / VTPO
Sukhothai
Thailand · 148 km from Mae Sot
Airline & VIP flight catering →
PHS / VTPP
Phitsanulok
Thailand · 185 km from Mae Sot
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for Mae Sot
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Offloading
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Uplift at Mae Sot (MAQ)