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Airline & VIP flight catering — Ireland
Airline and VIP Flight Catering Across Ireland
Ireland runs airline catering through stations built for hi-loader boarding, loading directly onto the aircraft rather than at the foot of the steps. Shannon carries a 3,199 m runway and a wide-body reference code, giving inflight and aviation catering a genuine long-haul platform alongside the country's narrow-body fields.
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Documented stations
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Cities covered
3,199 m
Longest runway
Airline Catering Stations Across Ireland
Each station below carries its own runway data, reference code and FBO list. Open a station to see how airline catering and inflight catering are run there, from ramp access to galley loading.
NOC · EIKN
Charlestown (NOC)
2,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Charlestown (NOC)
ORK · EICK
Cork (ORK)
2,133 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Cork (ORK)
CFN · EIDL
Donegal (CFN)
1,496 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Donegal (CFN)
DUB · EIDW
Dublin (DUB)
3,110 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Dublin (DUB)
KIR · EIKY
Farranfore (KIR)
2,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Farranfore (KIR)
SNN · EINN
Shannon (SNN)
3,199 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Shannon (SNN)
SXL · EISG
Sligo (SXL)
1,072 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sligo (SXL)
WAT · EIWF
Waterford (WAT)
1,433 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Waterford (WAT)
On the apron — Ireland
Ramp Access and Hi-Loader Boarding Across Irish Airfields
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
How Aviation Catering Operates in Ireland
Ireland's traffic splits between wide-body gateways and regional fields, and the two are catered differently. Shannon and Dublin carry wide-body reference codes, with Shannon's 3,199 m runway and Dublin's three runways supporting scheduled long-haul and charter movements; Cork, Farranfore, Waterford, Donegal, Sligo and Charlestown carry narrow-body traffic on single runways, feeding regional and general aviation demand.
An uplift here moves through the same sequence at every field: a request lands on the ops desk with flight number, pax and crew count, and aircraft type, and a kitchen builds the load against that specification. Cold chain is held from production through to the ramp, and airline catering companies operating into Ireland work against the same HACCP-driven paperwork whichever station receives the aircraft.
At Shannon and Dublin, FBOs including Alliance Flight Support, Signature Aviation, Universal Aviation and, at Shannon, Westair Aviation, sit alongside airport catering built for scheduled carriers, so a single kitchen structure can serve a scheduled service, a charter, and a business aviation movement on the same apron without a break in the chain.
Compliance
One Compliance Standard Across Every Irish Station
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.
Five Segments, One Airline Catering Operation
Across Ireland, one operation carries airline catering, VIP flight catering, government flight catering, royal flight catering and charter flight catering, with private jet catering handled alongside. The five segments share the same kitchens and cold chain; each is worked to its own protocol.
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State Flight Catering at Irish Airfields
Government flight catering at Irish stations runs on cleared staff and sealed loads, with a single coordinator holding the brief from kitchen to galley door. Diplomatic movements are handled under the same protocol, wherever they land.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP Catering on Irish Aprons
Royal flight catering across Ireland carries household dietary requirements leg to leg, with a kitchen brigade briefed against each movement. Service is built to the household standard, on BBJ and ACJ cabins alike.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Wide-Body Charter Catering at Shannon and Dublin
Charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators moving groups through Shannon or Dublin draw on a full three-cabin uplift, staged in the order the galleys are laid out. Sports, tour and repatriation movements run on the same load structure.
Wide-body charter →
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Scheduled and Ad Hoc Catering into Dublin
Carriers running Irish stations as outstations draw on ad hoc airline catering for diversions, technical stops and AOG recovery, alongside scheduled tray sets. Crew meal boxes are built separately for flight, cabin and cargo crew.
Commercial airlines →
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Business Aviation Catering for Irish FBOs
Our private jet catering branch delivers to the FBOs at Shannon and Dublin, including Signature Aviation, Universal Aviation and Alliance Flight Support, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Compare Airline Catering Stations Across Ireland
This table sets the stations side by side so an operator can weigh runway length, reference code and FBO presence, and decide which field takes the aircraft and which sits closest to a production kitchen.
| Where | Longest runway | VIP / gov terminal | Aerodrome code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown (NOC)NOC · EIKN | 2,300 m | No | narrow-body |
| Cork (ORK)ORK · EICK | 2,133 m | No | narrow-body |
| Donegal (CFN)CFN · EIDL | 1,496 m | No | narrow-body |
| Dublin (DUB)DUB · EIDW | 3,110 m | No | wide-body |
| Farranfore (KIR)KIR · EIKY | 2,000 m | No | narrow-body |
| Shannon (SNN)SNN · EINN | 3,199 m | No | wide-body |
| Sligo (SXL)SXL · EISG | 1,072 m | No | narrow-body |
| Waterford (WAT)WAT · EIWF | 1,433 m | No | narrow-body |
Ordering Airline Catering: Ireland
To request airline catering services at any Irish station, send the flight number, ETA, passenger and crew count per cabin, aircraft type, and stand assignment to the ops desk, along with any special meal codes required for the sector. The same information set covers a scheduled service, a charter, or a last minute airline catering request following a diversion or technical stop. Once the specification is confirmed against the aircraft type and stand, the load is built and staged for hi-loader boarding. Submit a quote request to open a file with the ops desk for any Irish station.
Ireland Catering Questions
What Irish Ops Desks Ask
Ask operations directly →Which Irish airports take wide-body aircraft for catering uplift?
Shannon and Dublin carry a wide-body aerodrome reference code. Shannon's longest runway is 3,199 m and Dublin operates three runways, supporting wide-body loading and boarding directly onto the aircraft.
Can crew meals be ordered separately from passenger catering in Ireland?
Yes. Flight crew, cabin crew and cargo crew meal boxes are built as separate lines from the passenger tray sets, and can be ordered for scheduled, charter or ad hoc movements.
Do Irish FBOs handle private jet catering directly?
Shannon and Dublin each host FBOs, including Signature Aviation, Universal Aviation and Alliance Flight Support, with Westair Aviation also present at Shannon. Private jet catering is delivered to these FBOs on the same cold chain as airline uplift.
How is a government or royal flight catering request handled differently?
These movements are worked under cleared staff, sealed loads and a single named coordinator, with protocol held from the kitchen through to the galley door at whichever station receives the aircraft.
What information is needed to request catering at a regional Irish airfield?
The same specification applies at every station: flight number, ETA, passenger and crew count per cabin, aircraft type and stand, plus any special meal codes for the sector.
Request Airline Catering in Ireland
Get a Quote for Your Irish Station Uplift
One ops desk covers the whole route in Ireland. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Airline & VIP flight catering, any airport