Aviation catering — Figari, France

VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Figari (LFKF / FSC)

FSC (IATA) · LFKF (ICAO)

A 2,480 m runway and a narrow-body reference code set the ceiling for what boards at Figari: inflight catering built for single-aisle rotations, not wide-body volume. Every tray set is loaded by hi-loader to galley height, staged airside from our kitchen, so in-flight catering here moves straight onto the aircraft rather than waiting at the foot of it.

A catering hi-loader box raised level with the open galley door of a wide-body, its platform bridged to the doorway.
2,480 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
01
Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
04
Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Figari

Inflight catering at wide-body scale for Figari airport

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Figari

Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at Figari, France

The single runway at Figari sets one rhythm for every rotation, and the catering uplift is planned inside it rather than around it. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the cart moves from the kitchen to the apron without a handoff outside our control. What the timeline below shows is that sequence held to the same order on every load, from seal to signature.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Figari sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the part of the operation we plan against, not the food itself. Chain of custody runs from the sealed cart to the galley catering handover, with a signature closing each leg of the route. We log the temperature when the load is sealed and again when it is handed to the crew, so any deviation in the catering uplift is caught before the aircraft is airborne, not after.

One seal, one signature, one route from our kitchen to the galley door.

Crew meals and pilot meals for Figari, France departures

Pexels cottonbro 4253306.

Airline food supplier crews cleared for LFKF / FSC

The flight kitchen at FSC runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, built to hold the HACCP standard across every load leaving for the narrow-body stand at Figari. Airport catering here is planned around a single runway, which sets the tempo of each rotation rather than the scope of what the kitchen produces. That same airport catering discipline applies whether the flight is scheduled, a charter or a government movement out of LFKF.

The team behind government flight catering at Figari is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and a place on the access list rather than rotating through the roster. They are trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects, with the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift checked before the cart ever leaves the kitchen. That continuity, not a larger headcount, is what a narrow-body reference code and a single runway allow us to guarantee here.

Halal airline meals and special meals at LFKF

Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Figari

Menus at Figari are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed list, adjusted for a scheduled rotation, a charter or a government movement using the same kitchen. Where local sourcing applies, produce from the surrounding Corsican country supplies the cold larder and the seasonal dishes, without naming a single supplier or dish on the specification sheet. Inflight catering here carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, labelled per passenger and per cabin rather than by a generic tray code. Every set is signed off before it leaves the kitchen, so the crew receives a load that matches the manifest exactly.

A small stack of sliced rare beef with a blistered pepper and diced tomato set off centre on a wide white plate.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at LFKF are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request for the movement in question. Every course is filed against the standing order before it leaves the kitchen, so VIP flight catering here matches the same brief on a repeat rotation as it did on the first one.

A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at Figari run a multi-choice hot service built to the galley fitted on the aircraft, boxed in oven-ready formats rather than left loose on a cart. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in their own labelled sets, so the tray count matches the roster before the door closes.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at Figari are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes rather than a single fixed option. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, so a household or medical requirement never crosses a general tray.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

01

Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

02

Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

03

Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

Aircraft catering compliance at Figari

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 Figari (FSC)

Figari runs a single 2,480 m runway and a narrow-body reference code, which sets a traffic profile built on scheduled, charter and occasional government movements rather than wide-body waves. That mix turns catering into a documentation and timing problem more than a volume one: a delegation needs its protocol file matched to the manifest, and a tight turnaround on one runway leaves no room for a late tray count. Airline catering at Figari is planned against that single-runway rhythm rather than against a bank of parallel stands.

The uplift travels from our kitchen to the stand by sealed cart, boarded through the aircraft door rather than left at its foot, with our own coordinator on the ramp for the handover. Aviation catering, in-flight catering and inflight catering here run off one ops desk, so a change to the specification reaches the loading crew before the cart leaves the kitchen. Airport catering in France follows the same sealed-cart method at every station we cover, and Figari is worked to that same routine.

What we commit to at this stand is one named coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover on every load, regardless of whether the flight is a scheduled rotation or a one-off charter.

VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Figari airport

Ops gov cabin.
01
Government and state flight catering at FSC
The narrow-body reference code held at Figari governs the size of movement the stand can take, and within that limit, government flight catering runs to a documented protocol file per passenger. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, covering state visits and head of state movements without a dedicated terminal being required at this scale.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal and VVIP flight catering at Figari
We hold a written household specification on file between movements, built around the narrow-body reference code that governs what a private airliner can bring into Figari. Royal flight catering here covers BBJ and ACJ types on the same repeat-rotation basis, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than as a standing default.
Royal & VVIP flights →
Menus card charter comm copie.
03
Charter and ACMI flight catering at LFKF
The narrow-body reference code at Figari governs every charter movement that lands here, sizing the uplift to the aircraft rather than to a fixed template. ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions receive a full multi-class uplift counted against the loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out for that specific rotation.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.
04
Airline and ad hoc catering at FSC
A single 2,480 m runway at Figari forces every rotation onto one shared sequence, so ad hoc airline catering has to slot into that order rather than run to its own clock. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with crew meals boxed alongside the passenger load and AOG covered across a multi-leg schedule.
Commercial airlines →
Pvj2.
05
Private jet and FBO catering at Figari
A business jet cleared onto the single runway at Figari draws on the same narrow-body reference code as a scheduled arrival, which is what lets our private-jet branch work the GA terminal without a separate process. Private jet catering in France runs on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, delivered straight to the FBOs on the field.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering trusted at Figari (FSC)

Protocol officers on government flight catering at FSC

Pexels peter xie 371876898 39047549.

Government flight department

Pexels planespotter geneva 1877406873 30173442.

Royal household

Pexels thales13 33242874.

Charter operator

Pexels andi farruku 3345901 8895216.

Scheduled airline

“We used group charter catering at Figari (FSC/LFKF) for a team charter and had a good experience. The order included different meal types and snacks, but the cabin crew could identify everything immediately. The crew was happy with the organization. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

David — Executive Aviation Coordinator

“We arranged troop flight catering at Figari (FSC/LFKF) for a non-routine passenger movement. Communication with operations was efficient and the order was adapted quickly when our timings moved. Strong support for a demanding operation. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Government flight department

Chris — Air Transport Operations Officer

“For a cargo sector from Figari (FSC/LFKF), we arranged freighter crew meals for the operating crew. The order was simple, filling, clearly labeled, and delivered in a format the crew could load without delay. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Hannah — Charter Account Manager

Flight catering station reference for Figari (LFKF / FSC)

DatumValue
Longest runway2,480 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOLFKF

Business jet catering questions at LFKF

Diversion catering and ramp questions at LFKF

What operations gets asked every week about Figari.

Ask operations directly →
How far in advance does LFKF need the specification, and how late can it still change?

Our lead time rests on the HACCP standard held at the kitchen: a full brief is best placed as early as the rotation is confirmed, and last minute airline catering changes can still be worked up to the sealing of the cart.

Whose uplift reaches the FBOs and the GA terminal at Figari?

For every business movement through this field, private jet catering and FBO catering are delivered on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline load.

At which point are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced for a flight through Figari airport?

At order confirmation the special meal codes, SPML included, are logged against the passenger manifest, and halal and kosher sets are produced on a separate line before being sealed with the rest of the load.

Are prices published for airline catering cost at FSC?

Our ops desk works out airline catering cost against the cabin count, the specification and the loading window for each rotation, and comes back with a quotation rather than a fixed rate card.

Airport catering near Figari

AJA / LFKJ
Ajaccio
France · 53 km from Figari
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SOZ / LFKS
Solenzara
France · 54 km from Figari
Airline & VIP flight catering →
OLB / LIEO
Olbia
Italy · 76 km from Figari
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Aviation catering quote for Figari (FSC)

Request a quote

Send us your catering needs for FSC

Figari (FSC / LFKF)

Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Figari, not a brochure.

orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7

Four steps

Flight

Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

Return leg, if any

Order

Counts · menus · files

Contact

Who we come back to

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
Accepted formats: PDF, JPG, PNG, Word, Excel, CSV, TXT — up to 4 MB per file.
Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at Figari (FSC)