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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Kavala, Greece
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Kavala (LGKV / KVA)
KVA (IATA) · LGKV (ICAO)
A 3000 metre runway at Kavala takes wide-body movements onto a single reference-code stand, which is what lets scheduled, charter and government flights uplift here without a diversion to a larger field nearby. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering from a kitchen staged for hi-loader boarding, sealing every cart before it reaches galley height on the ramp.
3,000 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 — Kavala
Hi-loader aviation catering on the LGKV apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Kavala, Greece
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Kavala airport
Across the ramp access held for wide-body movements, the catering uplift at Kavala runs on a fixed sequence rather than a guess: cart sealed, escorted, boarded. The apron here carries one reference-code stand, so the same route is worked every time between kitchen and galley door. That repetition is what keeps a diversion or a technical stop no harder to plan than a scheduled rotation.
Between the kitchen and the aircraft at LGKV, the chain of custody runs through screening, an escort onto the apron and the ramp traffic around one wide-body stand, and the plan is built against the busiest version of that sequence, not the easiest. Each cart is sealed at the kitchen door and the seal is checked again at the galley, with the catering uplift logged at both points before anyone signs for it. That galley catering handover is what closes the record, not the loading itself.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature at the galley door.
Airline catering companies' production standard at LGKV / KVA
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Kavala (KVA)
Airport catering in Kavala runs from a production kitchen built to feed a single wide-body reference-code stand rather than a wide dispersed apron, which keeps hot production, pastry and the cold larder working to one rotation instead of several. HACCP governs every stage between the larder and the sealed cart, logged the same way whether the flight is scheduled, charter or government. That single-stand focus is what lets airport catering here move from kitchen to tray sets without the queuing a multi-pier airport imposes on its flight kitchen at KVA.
The named team behind government flight catering at Kavala works every rotation, not a rotating shift, so the same faces hold the access list and the security clearance that a repeat mission expects. They are trained to household service standards as well as airline tray-set discipline, because the same stand at LGKV can take a scheduled service one day and a state movement the next. Paperwork for a sealed uplift travels with the cart, checked by the same coordinator who signed it at the kitchen door.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Kavala
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Kavala, Greece
Menus at Kavala are built around the rotation they serve, not a fixed catalogue: cabin count, mission type and the season the flight departs in all shape the specification before a tray is packed. Inflight catering at LGKV draws where it can on produce from the wider Greek region — orchard fruit, dairy, fresh fish — worked into a written menu rather than left to a supplier's discretion. VIP flight menus and charter flight menus are built to the same production line but different specifications, so a state movement and a group charter never share a tray set. Every dietary and medical set is labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen, so nothing reaches the aircraft undocumented.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins boarded at LGKV are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering service available on request rather than fixed to a single format. Presentation is checked against that standing order before the cart is sealed, so a repeat mission through Kavala receives the same service it had the last time.
Business cabins
Business cabins departing Kavala get multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the aircraft's own galley, packed as tray sets rather than improvised trolley by trolley. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately against the roster, so the flight deck and the cabin crew never draw from the same set as the passengers.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at KVA are documented per passenger before departure, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes used in inflight catering. Household, religious and medical requirements are produced on a separate line at the kitchen and sealed before they join the rest of the uplift.
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
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at LGKV / KVA
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 LGKV
Kavala works scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body reference-code stand, which means catering here is planned as one sequence rather than juggled across parallel piers: a delegation brings a documentation load, a charter wave brings a volume load, and both are worked from the same stand in turn.
Uplift moves from the kitchen to that stand by hi-loader, boarded to galley height rather than handed off at ground level, with our own crew on the ramp for the escort and the seal check. Airline catering and in-flight catering at Kavala run off that same route regardless of the airline operating the rotation, and airport catering at Kavala is planned stand by stand rather than terminal by terminal because there is only the one to plan around.
On every movement through LGKV we commit to a single named coordinator, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover before the aircraft is released, whether the flight is a scheduled service, a diversion or a state movement.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at LGKV
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Government and state flight catering at KVA
At the reference-code stand that takes every wide-body movement through Kavala, government flight catering for a head of state aircraft is worked to the same protocol file as any other delegation. Security-cleared staff document the movement per passenger and the uplift is sealed at the kitchen before it leaves for the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Kavala
Because only one wide-body stand serves Kavala, sequencing a private airliner alongside scheduled traffic has to be planned rather than improvised, and that sequencing is what royal flight catering here is built around. BBJ and ACJ movements are held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LGKV
The runway at Kavala measures 3000 metres, long enough to bring a wide-body charter onto the single reference-code stand for a full three-cabin uplift rather than a partial load. Charter flight catering here serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, counted against the loading sheet and staged to the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at KVA
A wide-body movement can hold the single reference-code stand at Kavala for a scheduled service one rotation and a diverted aircraft the next, which is what ad hoc airline catering here is built to absorb. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off the same duty roster, with AOG covered on the same terms across a multi-leg rotation through LGKV.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Kavala
Our kitchen works the same 3000 metre runway and reference-code stand that scheduled traffic uses, and we deliver private jet catering in Kavala to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on that identical route. Business aviation crews receive the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, FBO catering included.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at Kavala airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at LGKV / KVA
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Kavala (KVA/LGKV), we required discreet delegation flight catering. Communication was discreet, changes were handled calmly, and the delivery was coordinated exactly within the agreed window. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Ana — Flight Planning Manager
“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Kavala (KVA/LGKV) and booked wide body VIP aircraft catering for the sector. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Alina — Flight Dispatch Supervisor
“We arranged umrah flight catering for a group movement through Kavala (KVA/LGKV). The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. Good coordination for a high-volume movement. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Elif — Cabin Services Manager
Station data for airport catering at Kavala (LGKV / KVA)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LGKV |
Business jet catering questions at Kavala
Technical stop catering questions at Kavala
What operations gets asked every week about Kavala.
Ask operations directly →Is there a lead time for last minute airline catering out of Kavala?
The coordinator on duty at Kavala can turn a specification change quickly, but how far in advance an order should be placed still depends on the cabin count and the season; the ops desk confirms the exact lead time on enquiry.
Which flights does the airport handle for VIP flight catering and government flight catering?
The loader that boards our scheduled uplifts also covers VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Kavala, worked to the same protocol file whatever the mission.
Where are halal, kosher and special meal codes produced for flights through KVA?
A record travels with every tray: halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes are produced on a separate line at the kitchen and logged against the passenger they were built for.
What does airline catering cost at LGKV?
We price a quotation against the cabin count, the specification and the loading window rather than a fixed list, and the desk comes back with a figure once those are confirmed.
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Charter flight catering quote for LGKV
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Kavala (KVA / LGKV)
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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 Kavala (KVA)