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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Châteauroux, France
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Châteauroux (LFLX / CHR)
CHR (IATA) · LFLX (ICAO)
A wide-body reference aircraft boards here on the single 3500 m runway, cleared for the multi-class layout scheduled, government and charter operators bring through this field, with inflight catering staged to hi-loader height rather than left at the foot of the stairs. Aviation catering moves airside by hi-loader to the galley door, and in-flight catering leaves our kitchen on sealed carts timed to that same wide-body uplift, in-flight catering built around ramp access rather than roadside handover.
3,500 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 — Châteauroux
Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, LFLX
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Châteauroux airport
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at CHR
Ramp access is what a sealed cart actually needs at Châteauroux, not a promise printed on an invoice: the convoy clears security, crosses the apron and reaches the aircraft on one continuous route rather than a handover at the terminal kerb. Every catering uplift leaving our kitchen here is logged at the seal and again at the galley door, so the loading window shown alongside this note is a measured sequence, not an estimate offered in its place. Nothing about that sequence changes when the aircraft on stand changes; the route and the checks stay fixed regardless of the movement.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Châteauroux sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and it is the convoy, not the food, that carries the risk on this route. We plan every catering uplift against the worst of that sequence rather than the average of it, holding the chain of custody from the moment a cart is sealed to the moment it clears the galley door. Galley catering here is logged twice, once at sealing and once at handover, and the run closes only when a named signature confirms the load has reached the aircraft intact.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley door, nothing in between goes unlogged.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving Châteauroux (CHR)
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at LFLX
Airport catering at Châteauroux runs from one facility holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under a single roof, built to feed the wide-body reference code this field is rated to. Airport catering in Châteauroux is organised around that single production line rather than split across satellite units, so a full multi-class order for CHR leaves the same kitchen as a crew meal box or a protocol tray set. The flight kitchen at CHR runs to a documented HACCP standard on every line, hot, cold and protocol alike, before any cart is sealed for the apron.
The team behind government flight catering at Châteauroux is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for airside movement, and is trained to the household standards a protocol desk expects before it releases a manifest. That same crew, working out of catering at LFLX, carries the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift from the kitchen seal to the signature at the aircraft.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Châteauroux, France
VVIP catering to a written specification at Châteauroux airport
Menus at Châteauroux are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed cycle, so a wide-body charter and a government rotation leaving the same week can carry two different specifications off the same kitchen. Inflight catering here draws on the produce of the surrounding Berry region, dairy, orchard fruit and river fish worked into the tray set in general terms rather than named as a dish. Every set is written before it is plated: cabin, course count and portion size fixed on paper, then produced to that document rather than to memory. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled and tracked through to the galley door.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Châteauroux carry VIP flight catering plated to a written specification held on file, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than fixed to a set cycle. Every course is checked against that specification before the tray leaves the kitchen for the stand, so the standing order and the plate always match.
Business cabins
Business cabins out of LFLX take multi-choice hot service built to a cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on stand. Cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same rotation, boxed to the roster rather than to a fixed count, alongside the tray sets destined for the cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at CHR are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes rather than a narrow default list. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, so household, religious and medical requirements reach the galley matched to the manifest, with inflight catering in France built to carry exactly that range.
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
Food safety and cold chain for aviation catering at LFLX / CHR
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 Châteauroux
Châteauroux is rated to a wide-body reference code on a single runway, which is what lets a state visit, a charter series and a scheduled outstation movement share the same apron without competing for a second stand. A delegation on that stand is a documentation problem before it is a loading one, a charter series is a repetition problem, and both are worked from the same duty roster rather than treated as separate jobs.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader, boarded directly to galley height rather than handed over at the foot of the stairs, with our own crew on the ramp from seal to signature. Airline catering at CHR and in-flight catering in France both run off that same route, and aviation catering at Châteauroux is planned stand by stand rather than against a generic timetable, so inflight catering in Châteauroux stays on one continuous chain from kitchen to galley door.
On every rotation here we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover before the aircraft is released, with airport catering at LFLX held to that same commitment regardless of the mission type on stand.
Government, royal and charter flight catering at LFLX
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Government and state flight catering at Châteauroux
Working a wide-body reference code from one stand means a delegation movement is sequenced ahead of the rest of the day's traffic rather than slotted alongside it. Government flight catering at CHR for a head of state aircraft or an official delegation is documented per passenger, staffed with security-cleared personnel, and sealed at the kitchen before the convoy crosses the apron toward catering at CHR.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LFLX
One wide-body stand at Châteauroux, so a private airliner on a household rotation is worked without competing against parallel traffic for ramp space. Royal flight catering here covers BBJ, ACJ and other wide-body VIP aircraft, held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request from the same protocol line.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CHR
Our kitchen at Châteauroux builds a full three-cabin uplift against the wide-body reference code this field is rated to, staging trays in the order the galleys are laid out rather than by cabin class alone. Charter flight catering at LFLX serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and season charters, and charter flight catering at Châteauroux is counted against the loading sheet before the hi-loader clears the apron.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Châteauroux
With a single wide-body-rated runway serving Châteauroux, a diversion or a technical stop shares the same stand as a scheduled rotation rather than a dedicated one. Ad hoc airline catering at Châteauroux covers outstation catering for carriers that route through here occasionally, diversion catering when a rotation lands unplanned, and technical stop catering worked off the same duty roster, with crew meals in France boxed to the manifest and crew meals in Châteauroux held to the same tray standard week to week.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LFLX
A 3500 m runway at Châteauroux takes business aviation traffic alongside the wide-body movements the field is rated for, routing it to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field rather than a separate facility. Private jet catering at CHR runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering and business aviation catering handled by our dedicated business jet catering branch off the same kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Châteauroux airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Châteauroux (CHR)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Châteauroux (CHR/LFLX) for AOG catering after an unexpected operational change. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. Exactly what we need when operations change with very little notice. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Sara — Charter Dispatch Manager
“Châteauroux (CHR/LFLX) was an outstation for us, and we booked off-station catering for the sector. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Lorenzo — Crew Services Coordinator
“We compared options for Châteauroux (CHR/LFLX) and asked for an airline catering quote. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. We appreciated the transparency. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Alexander — Dispatch Support Coordinator
Airport catering profile for Châteauroux (LFLX / CHR)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LFLX |
Business jet catering questions at Châteauroux, France
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Châteauroux, France
What operations gets asked every week about Châteauroux.
Ask operations directly →What halal, kosher and special meal codes does CHR produce, and how are they documented?
We produce halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA SPML codes, each one documented per passenger and produced on a separate line before it is sealed for the aircraft.
How do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at LFLX?
LFLX routes private jet catering to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field by the same ramp crew and vehicles used for airline uplifts, with FBO catering held to the same cold chain and paperwork throughout.
Which lead time applies to an order placed for Châteauroux, and how late can the specification change?
The loader and the sealed cart run on a fixed route from kitchen to stand, so how far in advance an order is placed determines how late a specification can still move; last minute airline catering is worked where the change reaches us before the cart is sealed.
Can you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Châteauroux Airport, and under what protocol?
A single wide-body stand lets us sequence VIP flight catering and government flight catering ahead of other traffic on the day, with the full movement documented under one protocol file from kitchen seal to aircraft signature.
Do you publish what airline catering costs at CHR?
Yes, by quotation: airline catering cost here depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, and the desk returns a figure once those three are set.
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