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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Agen, France
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Agen (LFBA / AGF)
AGF (IATA) · LFBA (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code governs every rotation here, so inflight catering runs on one stand, one ops desk, one loading plan. In-flight catering at AGF still reaches the cabin by hi-loader to galley height, sealed at our kitchen and boarded airside for wide-body-style discipline at a smaller scale.
2,165 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 — Agen
Hi-loader aviation catering on the Agen (AGF) apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Agen
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Agen, France
Ramp access at AGF is what actually sets the loading window, since one narrow-body stand and one apron routing leave no second path for the cart. The catering uplift moves in a fixed order: sealed at the kitchen, escorted across the apron, cleared onto the stand before the galley door opens. Nothing about that sequence is estimated at Agen; it is timed the same way on every rotation.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Agen sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and each catering uplift is planned against the worst of them rather than the average. The narrow-body reference code held here means one routing to protect, not several, so the escort and the checkpoint sequence stay identical rotation to rotation. Every galley catering load is logged at the seal and again at handover, with a signature closing the chain of custody before the door shuts on the tray sets. That discipline holds whether the galley receives a scheduled service or a single ad hoc uplift.
One stand, one routing, one signature: the load is proven, not promised.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving AGF
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for LFBA / AGF
Airport catering in France runs to the same production logic everywhere it is provisioned, and airport catering in Agen is no exception: hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line sit under one roof feeding the flight kitchen at AGF. HACCP governs every stage between that kitchen and the cart, so temperature and traceability travel with the tray set rather than being checked once at departure. A single narrow-body stand still draws on the full range the kitchen produces, from main-cabin trays to a protocol set held aside for one passenger.
The team behind government flight catering at Agen is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for one movement. Security clearance sits on file for each of them, along with a place on the access list and training to household service standards for the sealed uplift. That continuity matters more on a single-stand field than anywhere with spare capacity, because catering at LFBA has no second team to fall back on.
Halal airline meals and special meals at LFBA
VIP flight catering, specified per passenger at Agen
A single narrow-body reference code at AGF still carries the full range of what we plate, from passenger meal boxes to a VIP flight menu built around one protocol passenger. Menus draw on regional produce in general terms, dairy, orchard fruit and river fish typical of the south-west, worked into a charter flight menu or a scheduled rotation alike. Inflight catering in France follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than a fixed cycle, so the same stand can serve a working crew one week and a household delegation the next. Every set is labelled per passenger and per cabin, with allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented before the tray leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Agen receive VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. The same protocol set travels whether the movement is a single passenger or a small delegation, filed against the standing order that governs it.
Business cabins
Business cabins at AGF take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready, galley-ready tray sets sized to a narrow-body galley. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, keeping flight-deck sets apart from the cabin service in France.
Protocol & dietary
Halal and kosher sets, alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced at Agen on a separate line from the main-cabin trays. Inflight catering here documents each requirement per passenger, sealing the set before it joins the rest of the load for boarding.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at AGF
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 Agen (AGF)
A single narrow-body reference code shapes every rotation through Agen, so a scheduled service, a charter and a government movement all draw on the same stand rather than a choice of gates. That mix turns each delegation into a documentation task and each peak departure into a capacity task, worked in sequence rather than in parallel. Aviation catering at Agen and airport catering at LFBA are planned stand by stand because there is only the one to plan against.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by cart from our kitchen, escorted across the apron and boarded through the galley door under our own badges. Inflight catering, in-flight catering in Agen and airline catering at LFBA all run off that same routing rather than separate paths for separate segments, so a diversion lands on the identical sequence as a scheduled service.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every rotation at AGF.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at LFBA / AGF
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Government and state flight catering at AGF
The 2165 m runway at Agen takes the aircraft that carry state visits and official delegations through this field, and government flight catering here runs on the same single stand as every other movement. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen for a head of state movement or any official delegation.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Agen
A private airliner sized to Agen's 2165 m runway, whether a BBJ, an ACJ or another wide-body VIP configuration, still boards through the single stand held here. Royal flight catering at AGF is built from a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal sets and other household dietary requirements produced on request for the royal household or any VVIP party travelling.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LFBA
Across the single narrow-body stand at Agen, the 2165 m runway sets the scale of what a charter movement can bring in, and charter flight catering at Agen is planned against that limit rather than around it. ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions receive a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, with charter flight catering at AGF staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at AGF
A single narrow-body reference code means our crews plan every rotation through Agen against one stand rather than a choice of gates, and ad hoc airline catering at Agen is scheduled on that same routing. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals in Agen boxed to the roster across a multi-leg day. Diversion catering at AGF and ad hoc catering at AGF share the identical sealed-cart sequence, so an unplanned rotation costs no time against a scheduled one.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Agen
Fitting a business aviation movement onto the single narrow-body stand at Agen means sequencing it against the same ramp routing as every scheduled and charter rotation, never a separate path. Private jet catering at LFBA reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, kept to that one stand's timing.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Agen
Flight departments on jet catering at AGF
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For our departure from Agen (AGF/LFBA), we specifically needed galley ready meals. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. Good attention to the operational side of catering. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Leo — Cargo Flight Support Manager
“We had an outstation requirement at Agen (AGF/LFBA) and the coordination was very smooth. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. That operational understanding was the biggest advantage. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Anna — Trip Support Manager
“For our business jet at Agen (AGF/LFBA), I arranged private jet catering with a few passenger-specific requests. They followed my notes closely, kept me updated, and delivered at the time agreed with the FBO. A very good experience from a flight attendant perspective. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Kai — Airport Services Manager
Airport catering facts for Agen (LFBA / AGF)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,165 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | LFBA |
Airline catering services FAQ for LFBA
Diversion catering and ramp questions at LFBA
What operations gets asked every week about Agen.
Ask operations directly →Is there a fixed price for airline catering at LFBA?
The desk that plans your rotation builds a quotation from cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a published rate card, so pricing follows the mission and comes back to you directly.
Where does airline catering reach the aircraft at Agen?
The temperature log and the handover signature prove the route: sealed at our kitchen, escorted airside across the apron, and boarded by hi-loader to galley height on the single stand at AGF.
At what point are halal, kosher and special meal codes confirmed for Agen airport?
Booking is the first step in the sequence, when the SPML codes are logged against the passenger manifest; halal and kosher sets are then produced on a separate line and sealed before joining the rest of the load.
Does AGF handle VIP flight catering and government flight catering under protocol?
Every movement of this kind is worked under the same protocol file, with security-cleared staff, documentation per passenger and a sealed uplift regardless of whether the aircraft carries a single VVIP passenger or an official delegation.
Inflight catering at other airports near Agen
EGC / LFBE
Bergerac
France · 73 km from Agen
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ZAO / LFCC
Cahors
France · 73 km from Agen
Airline & VIP flight catering →
TLS / LFBO
Toulouse/Blagnac
France · 87 km from Agen
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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