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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Takhli, Thailand
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Takhli (VTPI / TKH)
TKH (IATA) · VTPI (ICAO)
The 3000 m runway at Takhli takes wide-body movements onto a wide-body reference code stand, and every one of them is boarded by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering from that stand, with the uplift sealed at the kitchen and signed for on arrival airside.
3,000 m
Longest runway
Wide-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 — Takhli
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Takhli (TKH)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at Takhli, Thailand
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Takhli airport
What happens between our kitchen and the galley door at Takhli is measured, not promised: a sealed cart leaves the kitchen, crosses the apron under escort, and is signed for at the aircraft. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so the cart does not wait behind a general escort queue to cross the apron toward the wide-body stand. Every catering uplift into Takhli runs on that same sequence, whatever the mission on the tail number.
Between our kitchen and the stand at VTPI sit screening, an escort crossing and apron traffic around the wide-body reference code stand, and the loading plan is built against the worst of those, not the average. Chain of custody runs on a single sheet from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the galley door, with no handoff to a second party in between. Temperature is logged at sealing and again at handover, and that same sheet closes the galley catering load and the catering uplift together, so nothing boards at Takhli without a name attached to it.
One seal, one escort, one signature: that is the whole loading window at Takhli.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for VTPI / TKH
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Takhli (TKH)
Hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell sit under one roof at the flight kitchen behind Takhli, feeding the wide-body stand rather than a scattered set of outstations. Airport catering here runs on the cold chain from that single kitchen, so a delegation, a charter and a scheduled rotation are prepared on the same floor rather than three separate ones. Airport catering at TKH is built to HACCP throughout, from intake to the sealed cart that leaves for the aircraft.
The team that handles government flight catering at Takhli is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for a single movement. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the kitchen and the apron, and is trained to royal household standards for the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, and it does not change between one movement and the next.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Takhli
VVIP catering to a written specification at Takhli, Thailand
Menus at Takhli are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for the season, rather than run from one fixed cycle across every flight. Thailand's produce sets the general frame — orchard fruit, rice, fish and dairy worked into the plan rather than a single named dish fixed on the sheet. From passenger meal boxes to VVIP sets, inflight catering in Takhli tracks the cabin count and the protocol file rather than a generic tray. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and the sheet travels sealed with the cart.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Takhli are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the rotation, so the same protocol carries from one movement to the next.
Business cabins
Business cabins at VTPI run on multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the passenger tray sets, in Thailand.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Takhli, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves. The full set of IATA special meal codes runs alongside that line, so inflight catering here answers a protocol sheet rather than a general menu.
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
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at TKH
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.
Airside airport catering at VTPI
Takhli's traffic sits on a single wide-body reference code stand, which turns a delegation into a documentation exercise and a charter peak into a capacity one rather than the other way round. Airline catering in Thailand and airport catering in Takhli are both planned against that one stand, so the loading sequence is set before the aircraft blocks in, not worked out on the apron.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded to galley height, with our own crew on the ramp for the crossing. Inflight catering at VTPI, in-flight catering in Thailand and aviation catering in Takhli all run off that same route, whatever the mission carried on the tail number.
One coordinator holds the movement from seal to signature, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load at Takhli.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Takhli (TKH)
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Government and state flight catering at Takhli
On the wide-body reference code stand at Takhli, government flight catering covers state visits and official delegations with the protocol file documented per passenger rather than left to memory. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, and a head of state movement is worked to that same written file, whatever the mission on the schedule.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at VTPI
Sequencing a private airliner onto the single wide-body reference code stand at Takhli means holding the loading plan to household order rather than a standard boarding sequence. Royal flight catering and VVIP work here cover BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, with halal and household requirements met against a written specification kept on file between movements.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at TKH
3000 metres of runway lets Takhli take a fully loaded wide-body charter without a payload restriction on departure. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order for charter flight catering at VTPI.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Takhli
A wide-body reference code stand at Takhli takes the type that scheduled carriers, ad hoc charters and diverted flights all bring through on the same apron. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all draw on the same duty roster, with AOG covered and crew meals boxed separately across a multi-leg rotation into TKH.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at VTPI
Our crews work the same 3000 m runway that takes the wide-body traffic through Takhli to reach the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field for business aviation. Private jet catering in Takhli runs on the same cold chain and the same signed paperwork as an airline uplift, just delivered to a different ramp.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Takhli, Thailand
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at VTPI / TKH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For a last-minute requirement at Takhli (TKH/VTPI), we contacted them as our airline ops catering supplier. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. We would use the service again without hesitation. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Mateo — Airline Operations Manager
“Our team needed private jet catering in Takhli for a short-notice flight at TKH/VTPI. Communication was responsive and the team handled a late timing change without any issue. A very easy service to use at this station. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Anna — Client Services Manager
“I requested halal airline meals for passengers departing Takhli (TKH/VTPI) and the labeling was excellent. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Anas — Operations Controller
Flight catering station reference for Takhli (VTPI / TKH)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | VTPI |
Business jet catering questions at Takhli
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Takhli
What operations gets asked every week about Takhli.
Ask operations directly →Is there a minimum lead time for an order at Takhli, and how late can the specification still change?
The coordinator on duty confirms cabin counts and the loading window as soon as a schedule is filed, and dietary or protocol changes can still be worked in up to the sealing of the cart. How far in advance you confirm matters less than getting the specification locked before the seal goes on, which rules out true last minute airline catering only in the final hour before departure.
What does airline catering cost at TKH?
We quote against cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than publish a price list, so airline catering cost at TKH is confirmed once those three are known. The desk returns a quotation before the loading plan is finalised.
Where are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes documented for flights through VTPI?
The protocol sheet that travels sealed with the cart carries every SPML code, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line and recorded against the passenger list. That same sheet is signed off at handover, so special meals are never boarded without a record attached.
Which flights get VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Takhli, and under what protocol?
The hi-loader and the sealed cart carry both, boarded to galley height under the same escorted route, with security-cleared staff handling the uplift under a documented protocol file. Government flight catering and VIP flight catering both close on a signed handover, whatever the mission on the tail number.
How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at Takhli?
Takhli takes the uplift by hi-loader, straight from the sealed cart to the galley door, with our own crew escorting the crossing rather than handing it to a third party at the foot of the aircraft. Airside delivery is held on our own badges from the kitchen to the stand.
Commercial aviation catering near Takhli
KKM / VTBL
Lop Buri
Thailand · 60 km from Takhli
Airline & VIP flight catering →
KDT / VTBK
Nakhon Pathom
Thailand · 137 km from Takhli
Airline & VIP flight catering →
DMK / VTBD
Bangkok
Thailand · 155 km from Takhli
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Aviation catering quote for VTPI
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Takhli (TKH / VTPI)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Takhli (TKH)