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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Charlestown, Ireland
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Charlestown (EIKN / NOC)
NOC (IATA) · EIKN (ICAO)
A narrow-body reference code and a single 2300 m runway still put a wide-body-capable ramp within reach of Charlestown, letting operators plan a full multi-class uplift rather than a cut-down one. In-flight catering here runs to galley height by hi-loader, with inflight catering staged for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet movements, and inflight catering scheduled off one ops desk covering three cabins airside.
2,300 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — Charlestown
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at NOC
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at EIKN
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Charlestown
Ramp access at Charlestown is what turns a catering uplift into a timed movement rather than a delivery left at the foot of the aircraft. Every cart is sealed at the kitchen, cleared through the same apron checkpoint as the aircraft it serves, and boarded by hi-loader straight to the galley door. Nothing sits on the tarmac waiting for a door to open: the sequence is worked backwards from the departure slot.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Charlestown sit screening, an escort through the apron gate, and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and the galley catering plan is built against the worst of the three rather than the best. Chain of custody runs from the seal applied at the kitchen to the signature taken at the aircraft door, with nothing handed off in between. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, so the catering uplift arrives with a record, not just a delivery.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing in between.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Charlestown airport
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for NOC
The flight kitchen that provisions EIKN runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to hold the cold chain from first prep to final seal. HACCP governs every stage of that production, and airport catering at Charlestown is planned against the same standard whether the rotation is scheduled or ad hoc. That single site is what lets airport catering in Ireland scale from a routine tray run to a full VIP specification without changing kitchens.
The team that handles government flight catering at Charlestown is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to household service standards rather than rotated in for the day. Nothing about a sealed uplift is improvised on the morning of departure, from the paperwork that travels with the cart to the escort that walks it to the stand. Chain of custody stays with that team from the kitchen door to the aircraft.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Charlestown (NOC)
VVIP catering to a written specification at EIKN
Menus at Charlestown are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed template, moving from a main-cabin tray run to a full VIP specification without changing kitchens. Where the flight calls for it, dishes draw on the produce of the surrounding country, worked into a seasonal frame rather than a fixed card. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical information, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. That documentation is what turns a menu into inflight catering an ops desk can check rather than take on trust.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Charlestown are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the same presentation repeats rotation after rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at EIKN take a multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the day's aircraft. Crew meals in Charlestown are boxed to the roster alongside it, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals kept on separate lines through the same kitchen.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary sets at Charlestown are documented per passenger rather than left to a standing default, covering household, religious and medical requirements alongside halal and kosher production. The full range of IATA special meal codes is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves it, which is what keeps inflight catering in Ireland auditable meal by meal.
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
HACCP and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at EIKN / NOC
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 EIKN / NOC
A single 2300 m runway and a narrow-body reference code define the traffic Charlestown actually carries, and that mix turns catering into a documentation exercise as much as a kitchen one: a delegation brings a protocol file to match, a repeat rotation brings the same tray specification back week after week. Airline catering at Charlestown is planned around that pattern rather than against a generic template.
The uplift itself moves from a flight kitchen off the airfield to the stand by hi-loader, boarded straight to galley height rather than left on the tarmac for a crew to carry aboard. Inflight catering and in-flight catering run off one ops desk here, and aviation catering in Ireland more broadly follows the same sealed-cart method between kitchen and ramp.
What we commit to at this station is one coordinator per rotation, carts sealed at the kitchen, and a signed handover at the aircraft door: airport catering at EIKN carries a record from first seal to last signature, whatever the mission on the day.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at NOC
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Government and state flight catering at NOC
A narrow-body reference code shapes how a delegation movement is sequenced at Charlestown, so the protocol file has to be built before the aircraft is, not after it lands. Government flight catering at EIKN for state visits and official movements keeps that file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and a head of state aircraft sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Charlestown
One runway, 2300 metres long, which means every household movement through Charlestown is planned to a single reference code rather than a choice of stands. Royal flight catering here serves private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations — held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with royal household dietary requirements and VVIP catering standards carried across every repeat rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at EIKN
We work every charter flight catering order at Charlestown against the narrow-body reference code the field is built to, staging a full three-cabin uplift on the stand rather than a cut-down load. Charter flight catering in Ireland and charter flight catering in Charlestown alike cover ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg special missions, counted against the loading sheet before doors close.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at NOC
On the single 2300 m runway that Charlestown works to, the narrow-body reference code still governs how ad hoc airline catering is planned for carriers running this station as an outstation. Outstation catering in Charlestown, diversion catering at NOC and technical stop catering sit off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals at NOC boxed alongside crew meals in Ireland-wide rotations across a multi-leg schedule.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Charlestown
A single 2300 m runway carries the business aviation traffic that reaches Charlestown alongside the scheduled and charter flying, and it is handled by our dedicated private jet catering branch rather than folded into the main line. Private jet catering in Charlestown is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all run off the same kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at EIKN
Flight departments on jet catering at Charlestown airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Charlestown (NOC/EIKN), we required discreet presidential flight catering. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Nadia — Turnaround Coordinator
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Charlestown (NOC/EIKN) and needed VIP airliner catering. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Lorenzo — Executive Charter Coordinator
“Our charter program used the service at Charlestown (NOC/EIKN) for hajj flight catering. Meal counts were accurate, halal requirements were clearly managed, and the delivery was organized for a quick uplift. A dependable choice for group charter operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Alberto — Presidential Flight Coordinator
Airport catering profile for Charlestown (EIKN / NOC)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,300 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | EIKN |
Airline catering services FAQ for Charlestown (NOC)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Charlestown (NOC)
What operations gets asked every week about Charlestown.
Ask operations directly →Can EIKN produce halal, kosher and SPML-coded special meals?
Yes, halal and kosher sets are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger, and the full range of IATA special meal codes is applied and logged against the passenger list before departure.
How far in advance does Charlestown need an order confirmed?
Charlestown works to a lead time set against the loading window rather than a fixed date, so how far in advance an order should be placed depends on cabin count and specification; last minute airline catering is handled where the loading window still allows it, and the desk confirms on enquiry.
Do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs at Charlestown Airport?
Yes, by routing FBO catering through the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, so a business aviation movement is never treated as a lesser load.
Under what protocol does NOC handle VIP, VVIP and government flight movements?
There is a named, security-cleared team assigned to VIP flight catering and government flight catering at this station, working to a documented protocol file that travels with the uplift from seal to signature.
Outstation catering near Charlestown
SXL / EISG
Sligo
Ireland · 43 km from Charlestown
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ENK / EGAB
Enniskillen
United Kingdom · 93 km from Charlestown
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CFN / EIDL
Donegal
Ireland · 130 km from Charlestown
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Charlestown (NOC)