Airline & VIP flight catering — Germany

Airline, VIP Flight and Private Jet Catering in Germany

Germany anchors wide-body airline catering on a 4,000-metre runway at Frankfurt am Main, built for four-runway wide-body traffic. Aviation catering here means direct hi-loader boarding at galley height, not delivery at the foot of the aircraft. Ramp access carries the uplift from kitchen to cabin door without a handoff.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
50
Documented stations
48
Cities covered
4,000 m
Longest runway

Airline Catering Stations Across Germany

Below, the stations where our airline catering operates across Germany, each with its runway data, aerodrome reference code and the FBOs holding business aviation traffic on the same apron.

AGB · EDMA
Augsburg (AGB)
1,594 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Augsburg (AGB)
BER · EDDB
Berlin (BER)
4,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Berlin (BER)
BFE · EDLI
Bielefeld (BFE)
1,256 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bielefeld (BFE)
BYU · EDQD
Bindlach (BYU)
1,034 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bindlach (BYU)
BWE · EDVE
Braunschweig (BWE)
2,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Braunschweig (BWE)
BRE · EDDW
Bremen (BRE)
2,634 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bremen (BRE)
SGE · EDGS
Burbach (SGE)
1,620 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Burbach (SGE)
PAD · EDLP
Büren (PAD)
2,180 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Büren (PAD)
KSF · EDVK
Calden (KSF)
2,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Calden (KSF)
DTM · EDLW
Dortmund (DTM)
2,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Dortmund (DTM)
DRS · EDDC
Dresden (DRS)
2,850 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Dresden (DRS)
DUS · EDDL
Düsseldorf (DUS)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Düsseldorf (DUS)
ERF · EDDE
Erfurt (ERF)
2,600 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Erfurt (ERF)
HHN · EDFH
Frankfurt am Main (HHN)
3,800 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Frankfurt am Main (HHN)
FRA · EDDF
Frankfurt am Main (FRA)
4,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Frankfurt am Main (FRA)
FDH · EDNY
Friedrichshafen (FDH)
2,356 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Friedrichshafen (FDH)
FRZ · ETHF
Fritzlar (FRZ)
1,040 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Fritzlar (FRZ)
GKE · ETNG
Geilenkirchen (GKE)
3,051 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Geilenkirchen (GKE)
FMO · EDDG
Greven (FMO)
2,170 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Greven (FMO)
XFW · EDHI
Hamburg (XFW)
2,630 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hamburg (XFW)
HAM · EDDH
Hamburg (HAM)
3,666 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hamburg (HAM)
HAJ · EDDV
Hannover (HAJ)
3,790 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hannover (HAJ)
HOQ · EDQM
Hof (HOQ)
1,480 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hof (HOQ)
EIB · EDGE
Hörselberg-Hainich (EIB)
1,720 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hörselberg-Hainich (EIB)
WBG · ETNS
Jagel (WBG)
2,439 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Jagel (WBG)
KEL · EDHK
Kiel (KEL)
1,260 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Kiel (KEL)
CGN · EDDK
Köln (CGN)
3,815 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Köln (CGN)
RLG · ETNL
Laage (RLG)
2,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Laage (RLG)
LHA · EDTL
Lahr/Schwarzwald (LHA)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Lahr/Schwarzwald (LHA)
LBC · EDHL
Lübeck (LBC)
2,102 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Lübeck (LBC)
IGS · ETSI
Manching (IGS)
2,940 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Manching (IGS)
MHG · EDFM
Mannheim (MHG)
1,066 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mannheim (MHG)
FMM · EDJA
Memmingen (FMM)
2,630 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Memmingen (FMM)
MGL · EDLN
Mönchengladbach (MGL)
1,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mönchengladbach (MGL)
MUC · EDDM
Munich (MUC)
4,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Munich (MUC)
AOC · EDAC
Nobitz (AOC)
2,435 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Nobitz (AOC)
NUE · EDDN
Nuremberg (NUE)
2,700 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Nuremberg (NUE)
RMS · ETAR
Ramstein-Miesenbach (RMS)
3,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ramstein-Miesenbach (RMS)
FKB · EDSB
Rheinmünster (FKB)
2,983 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Rheinmünster (FKB)
SCN · EDDR
Saarbrücken (SCN)
2,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Saarbrücken (SCN)
LEJ · EDDP
Schkeuditz (LEJ)
3,600 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Schkeuditz (LEJ)
STR · EDDS
Stuttgart (STR)
3,345 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Stuttgart (STR)
GWT · EDXW
Sylt (GWT)
2,120 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sylt (GWT)
SPM · ETAD
Trier (SPM)
3,050 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Trier (SPM)
FNB · EDBN
Trollenhagen (FNB)
2,293 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Trollenhagen (FNB)
NRN · EDLV
Weeze (NRN)
2,440 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Weeze (NRN)
OBF · EDMO
Weßling (OBF)
2,286 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Weßling (OBF)
WIE · ETOU
Wiesbaden (WIE)
2,153 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Wiesbaden (WIE)
FCN · ETMN
Wurster Nordseeküste (FCN)
2,439 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Wurster Nordseeküste (FCN)
HDF · EDAH
Zirchow (HDF)
2,305 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Zirchow (HDF)
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 — Germany

Ramp Access and Hi-Loader Boarding Across German Airports

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

How Aviation Catering Operates Across Germany

Germany's aprons carry dense scheduled airline traffic alongside government, charter and business aviation movements, and Frankfurt am Main sits at the centre of that mix. With four runways and a wide-body reference code, the field handles long-haul widebodies on a scale that shapes how airport catering is built here: production kitchens sized for volume, cold chain held from store to stand, and loads staged against a flight number rather than a walk-up order.

An uplift begins with the ops desk. A request carrying flight number, ETA, pax and crew counts by cabin, aircraft type and stand is converted into a build sheet, and the load is assembled against galley plan and special meal codes before it moves airside.

Ground handling services at Frankfurt am Main coordinate the final stage: the load reaches the aircraft by hi-loader, boarded directly at galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft. The same station serves the FBOs on its field — Business Aviation Centre Frankfurt, FAS Frankfurt Aviation Service and Fraport Ground Services Executive Aviation — putting airline catering companies and business aviation uplifts on one apron.

Seasonal peaks and diversions are absorbed the same way: one build process, one cold chain, scaled to the movement in front of it.

Compliance

One Compliance Standard, Applied the Same Way in Germany

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.

One Operation, Five Kinds of Flying in Germany

Across Germany, one catering operation carries scheduled airline traffic, government and state flights, royal and VVIP movements, wide-body charter and business aviation, all from the same kitchens and the same ramp access. Each segment is routed on its own terms below.

Ops gov.
01
Government and State Flight Catering
Government flight catering at German stations runs on cleared staff and sealed loads, coordinated through one named point of contact from kitchen build to galley handover.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal and VVIP Flight Catering
Royal flight catering across Germany carries household dietary requirements leg to leg, with a kitchen brigade briefed per movement and service held to the household standard throughout.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Wide-Body Charter and Group Movement Catering
Charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators moving groups through German stations draw a full three-cabin uplift, staged in the order each aircraft's galleys are laid out.
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
Scheduled and Ad Hoc Airline Catering
Carriers running German stations as outstations draw on ad hoc airline catering services for uplifts, diversions and technical stops, with tray sets built for flight, cabin and cargo crew alike.
Commercial airlines →
Pvj1.
05
Private Jet and Business Aviation Catering
Business aviation in Germany is handled by our dedicated private-jet branch, delivered to FBOs including Business Aviation Centre Frankfurt on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Compare Airline Catering Stations in Germany

Compare the stations below on runway length, aerodrome reference code and FBO access, to decide which field takes the aircraft, which boards at galley height, and which sits closest to a production kitchen.

Published stations in Germany, compared on the hard data that decides whether a wide-body can be loaded.
WhereLongest runwayVIP / gov terminalAerodrome code
Augsburg (AGB)AGB · EDMA1,594 mNonarrow-body
Berlin (BER)BER · EDDB4,000 mNowide-body
Bielefeld (BFE)BFE · EDLI1,256 mNonarrow-body
Bindlach (BYU)BYU · EDQD1,034 mNonarrow-body
Braunschweig (BWE)BWE · EDVE2,300 mNonarrow-body
Bremen (BRE)BRE · EDDW2,634 mNowide-body
Burbach (SGE)SGE · EDGS1,620 mNonarrow-body
Büren (PAD)PAD · EDLP2,180 mNonarrow-body
Calden (KSF)KSF · EDVK2,500 mNowide-body
Dortmund (DTM)DTM · EDLW2,000 mNonarrow-body
Dresden (DRS)DRS · EDDC2,850 mNowide-body
Düsseldorf (DUS)DUS · EDDL3,000 mNowide-body
Erfurt (ERF)ERF · EDDE2,600 mNowide-body
Frankfurt am Main (HHN)HHN · EDFH3,800 mNowide-body
Frankfurt am Main (FRA)FRA · EDDF4,000 mNowide-body
Friedrichshafen (FDH)FDH · EDNY2,356 mNonarrow-body
Fritzlar (FRZ)FRZ · ETHF1,040 mNonarrow-body
Geilenkirchen (GKE)GKE · ETNG3,051 mNowide-body
Greven (FMO)FMO · EDDG2,170 mNonarrow-body
Hamburg (XFW)XFW · EDHI2,630 mNowide-body
Hamburg (HAM)HAM · EDDH3,666 mNowide-body
Hannover (HAJ)HAJ · EDDV3,790 mNowide-body
Hof (HOQ)HOQ · EDQM1,480 mNonarrow-body
Hörselberg-Hainich (EIB)EIB · EDGE1,720 mNonarrow-body
Jagel (WBG)WBG · ETNS2,439 mNonarrow-body
Kiel (KEL)KEL · EDHK1,260 mNonarrow-body
Köln (CGN)CGN · EDDK3,815 mNowide-body
Laage (RLG)RLG · ETNL2,500 mNowide-body
Lahr/Schwarzwald (LHA)LHA · EDTL3,000 mNowide-body
Lübeck (LBC)LBC · EDHL2,102 mNonarrow-body
Manching (IGS)IGS · ETSI2,940 mNowide-body
Mannheim (MHG)MHG · EDFM1,066 mNonarrow-body
Memmingen (FMM)FMM · EDJA2,630 mNowide-body
Mönchengladbach (MGL)MGL · EDLN1,200 mNonarrow-body
Munich (MUC)MUC · EDDM4,000 mNowide-body
Nobitz (AOC)AOC · EDAC2,435 mNonarrow-body
Nuremberg (NUE)NUE · EDDN2,700 mNowide-body
Ramstein-Miesenbach (RMS)RMS · ETAR3,200 mNowide-body
Rheinmünster (FKB)FKB · EDSB2,983 mNowide-body
Saarbrücken (SCN)SCN · EDDR2,000 mNonarrow-body
Schkeuditz (LEJ)LEJ · EDDP3,600 mNowide-body
Stuttgart (STR)STR · EDDS3,345 mNowide-body
Sylt (GWT)GWT · EDXW2,120 mNonarrow-body
Trier (SPM)SPM · ETAD3,050 mNowide-body
Trollenhagen (FNB)FNB · EDBN2,293 mNonarrow-body
Weeze (NRN)NRN · EDLV2,440 mNonarrow-body
Weßling (OBF)OBF · EDMO2,286 mNonarrow-body
Wiesbaden (WIE)WIE · ETOU2,153 mNonarrow-body
Wurster Nordseeküste (FCN)FCN · ETMN2,439 mNonarrow-body
Zirchow (HDF)HDF · EDAH2,305 mNonarrow-body

Requesting an Uplift at a German Station

Send a request through the ops desk with flight number, ETA, pax and crew counts per cabin, aircraft type, stand and any special meal codes. That set is enough to convert an inbound movement into a build sheet at any station we serve, including the wide-body traffic through Frankfurt am Main. Diversions and technical stops follow the same route: the same details, sent as soon as they are known, are enough to open an airline catering quote and get a load moving toward the stand.

Germany Airline Catering, Answered

Questions Our Ops Desk Hears on German Stations

Ask operations directly →
Which German station handles the largest wide-body volume?

Frankfurt am Main (FRA/EDDF) carries the wide-body reference code across four runways, the longest at 4,000 metres, and is built for sustained long-haul airline traffic.

Can uplifts be boarded directly onto the aircraft rather than delivered to the stand?

Yes. At Frankfurt am Main the load is boarded by hi-loader directly at galley height, not left at the foot of the aircraft.

Do you serve business aviation as well as scheduled airlines at Frankfurt?

Yes. Frankfurt am Main's FBOs — Business Aviation Centre Frankfurt, FAS Frankfurt Aviation Service and Fraport Ground Services Executive Aviation — are served alongside scheduled airline uplifts on the same apron.

What do you need to quote a diversion or technical stop in Germany?

Flight number, ETA, pax and crew counts by cabin, aircraft type, stand and any special meal codes are enough to open a build sheet and move a load toward the aircraft.

Is government and royal flight catering handled differently from scheduled airline uplifts?

The build process is the same cold chain and paperwork throughout, run through cleared staff and a single named coordinator for government, state and royal movements.

Back to Airline Catering Across Europe →

Request Airline Catering in Germany

Tell Us the Aircraft, Stand and Uplift You Need Built

One ops desk covers the whole route in Germany. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.

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

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

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Offloading

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