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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Calais, France
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Calais (LFAC / CQF)
CQF (IATA) · LFAC (ICAO)
A 1,535 m runway and a narrow-body reference code set the working limits at Calais, and inflight catering here is built around them rather than around a wide-body fleet mix. Every uplift moves airside by hi-loader to galley height, in-flight catering staged from a kitchen sequenced to the stand rather than left at the ramp edge.
1,535 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
02
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 — Calais
Wide-body inflight catering at Calais (CQF)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Calais
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Calais, France
The catering uplift at Calais is planned around a narrow-body reference code, which sets the loading sequence rather than the volume moved. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so the cart clears the apron on a route agreed with the ramp handler before the aircraft is even on stand. That sequencing is what lets a single hi-loader pass carry the whole uplift to galley height at LFAC.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Calais sit screening, an escort across the apron and the ordinary traffic of a two-runway field, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of that rather than the average of it. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at handover on the stand, so the chain of custody is written down twice, not assumed once. The galley catering that leaves LFAC carries a signature at both ends, which is what closes the load rather than the seal alone.
The convoy is the risk on this ramp, never the food.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at LFAC
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Calais
First & VVIP cabins
Plated to specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service on request and the presentation filed against the standing order.
Business cabins
Multi-choice hot service presented to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to your aircraft.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements documented per passenger, produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves it.
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
Airline catering services under HACCP at Calais airport
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.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at LFAC / CQF
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Government & state flights
Delegations and state visits, with the protocol file documented per passenger and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal & VVIP flights
Household standards held across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Wide-body charter
Full three-cabin uplift on the wide-body stands, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Commercial airlines
Scheduled rotations and ad hoc uplifts, with menu cycles that move week to week and a tray standard that does not.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jets
Handled by our dedicated private-jet branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Calais, France
Protocol officers on government flight catering at CQF
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a team flight from Calais (CQF/LFAC), we booked tour operator charter catering with several dietary requests. Final numbers changed late and the team adjusted without making the process difficult. The crew was happy with the organization. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Isabella — Mission Planning Officer
“We needed military charter catering at Calais (CQF/LFAC) for a time-sensitive operation. The meals were practical, clearly packed, and easy for the crew to distribute during the flight. We appreciated the flexibility. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Mateo — Charter Logistics Manager
“We used the team at Calais (CQF/LFAC) for cargo crew meals on a night operation. 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. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Bastien — Freighter Duty Manager
Outstation catering data for Calais (LFAC / CQF)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,535 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | LFAC |
Airline catering at airports near Calais
LTQ / LFAT
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
HZB / LFQT
Merville
France · 62 km from Calais
Airline & VIP flight catering →
OST / EBOS
Oostende
Belgium · 69 km from Calais
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Calais (CQF / LFAC)
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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 Calais (CQF)