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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Farranfore, Ireland
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Farranfore (EIKY / KIR)
KIR (IATA) · EIKY (ICAO)
Inside the narrow-body reference code held at Farranfore, one runway sets the rhythm the whole uplift is planned around, and in-flight catering here is sequenced to it rather than to a generic turnaround. AERO GOURMET provides inflight catering for scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements, boarded from a hi-loader to galley height on wide-body-capable handling rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
2,000 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Farranfore
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Farranfore, Ireland
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at KIR
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at EIKY / KIR
Every uplift at KIR starts as a count of trays and cabins, not a guess at a departure bank. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the sealed cart moves across the apron on a route agreed before the aircraft is on stand. Catering uplift at Farranfore is staged to the galley door, then loaded in the sequence the cabins are laid out.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Farranfore sit screening, an escort across the apron and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp. We plan the galley catering run against the worst of those, not the best, so a delay on one leg of the convoy does not become a delay at the galley door. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at handover, and the chain of custody closes on a signature rather than a guess. That signed record is what a catering uplift at this station is measured against, load after load.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for EIKY departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Farranfore
The flight kitchen that provisions Farranfore runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to sealed cart. That single-site layout is what airport catering at Farranfore relies on for a narrow-body reference code, where the cold chain has to hold across every stage between the larder and the aircraft rather than across a single short run. Airport catering here means one kitchen answering to one standard, not a chain of subcontracted kitchens each answering to their own.
The team that handles government flight catering at KIR is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to the household standards a royal or VVIP movement expects. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, ahead of anything printed on a menu. Catering at Farranfore for this kind of work is run by people, not by a rota picked at random.
VIP flight catering menus for Farranfore airport departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at KIR
Menus at Farranfore are written to the cabin and the mission first, and to the season second, built from a chef-led specification rather than a fixed catalogue. Where local produce fits the flight profile, dairy, fish and seasonal fruit from the surrounding region are worked into the plan rather than flown in to substitute for it. Inflight catering at EIKY is documented down to the passenger level for allergens, and halal and kosher sets are produced against the same written standard as every other tray. Nothing served here leaves the kitchen without that documentation attached to it.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Farranfore are plated to a written specification, with caviar service and à-la-carte options available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order so a repeat rotation is served to the same standard each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at KIR run on multi-choice hot service, built into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the passenger tray sets.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Farranfore, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering produced against SPML codes here is built on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at EIKY
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 Farranfore, Ireland
Farranfore runs on a single runway and a narrow-body reference code, which sets a working rhythm built around scheduled, charter and government movements rather than a high-frequency wide-body bank. That reference code means catering here is planned rotation by rotation, with the documentation for a delegation or a charter treated as carefully as the count of trays.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by a route agreed with the ramp handler on the field, loaded stand-side under escort rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering at Farranfore, in-flight catering and aviation catering at KIR run off the same ops desk, and airport catering at KIR is planned against that one stand rather than against a bank of gates.
On every load, one coordinator owns the rotation from sealed cart to signed handover, so inflight catering at KIR carries a single point of accountability rather than a shared one.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Farranfore
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Government and state flight catering at Farranfore
A narrow-body reference code at KIR still carries the full weight of a state movement, allowing a head of state aircraft to be worked to the same protocol standard as anywhere larger on the network. Government flight catering here documents the file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at EIKY
Our kitchen holds a royal household specification on file between movements, so a narrow-body reference code at this station does not reset the standard a repeat rotation expects. Royal flight catering at Farranfore covers private airliners on the BBJ and ACJ pattern, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at KIR
Narrow-body reference code Farranfore still takes a full three-cabin charter uplift on its single stand, counted against the loading sheet before the aircraft calls in. Charter flight catering at EIKY covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Farranfore
A single runway at Farranfore limits how many movements a peak wave can absorb at once, which is why an ad hoc airline catering order here is worked against a fixed slot rather than a flexible one. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off the same duty roster, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals boxed to match.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at EIKY
A business jet working the narrow-body reference code at Farranfore is boarded by the same dedicated private-jet branch that covers the wider network, delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal. Private jet catering in Farranfore runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all worked from one kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at EIKY / KIR
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at EIKY
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Farranfore (KIR/EIKY) and needed technical stop catering. They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. Exactly what we need when operations change with very little notice. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Aisha — Executive Flight Manager
“Farranfore (KIR/EIKY) was an outstation for us, and we booked off-station catering for the sector. The crew received exactly what was ordered, with clear labels and no last-minute chasing from operations. A solid solution for outstation operations. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Tom — Crew Operations Coordinator
“We requested an airline catering quote for Farranfore (KIR/EIKY) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. Straightforward and professional from quote to delivery. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
John — Airport Duty Manager
Aircraft catering station data for Farranfore (EIKY / KIR)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | EIKY |
Business jet catering questions at Farranfore airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Farranfore airport
What operations gets asked every week about Farranfore.
Ask operations directly →How far in advance does KIR need an order placed, and how late can the specification still change?
Lead time rests on the loading window held for the stand: a standard rotation is booked well ahead, but the specification can still move close to departure, which covers most last minute airline catering requests. How far in advance to lock the cabin count is the one variable worth confirming early.
Where at EIKY is airline catering delivered, and does it reach the aircraft airside?
The signed handover record shows delivery straight to the stand, not to a kerb: airside delivery here runs by hi-loader to galley height under our own clearance. Airline catering at this station never waits at the foot of the aircraft.
At which point in the process are halal, kosher and special meals produced for flights through Farranfore?
The sequence starts with the special meal codes booked against the passenger list, SPML included, before production begins on a separate line. Halal and kosher sets are sealed on that same line and documented per passenger before they join the rest of the uplift.
Does the Farranfore airport handle VIP flight catering and government flight catering under protocol?
Every movement of that kind is worked to a written protocol file, with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift regardless of aircraft size. Each rotation is treated as a named responsibility from kitchen to signature, not a standard order.
Who delivers private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at KIR?
For every FBO on the field and the GA terminal itself, the same kitchen and the same cold chain apply as for an airline uplift. FBO catering here runs on the same paperwork, so a business jet is never handled to a lower standard than a scheduled flight.
Commercial aviation catering near Farranfore
SNN / EINN
Shannon
Ireland · 71 km from Farranfore
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ORK / EICK
Cork
Ireland · 80 km from Farranfore
Airline & VIP flight catering →
WAT / EIWF
Waterford
Ireland · 166 km from Farranfore
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Farranfore (KIR)