Airline & VIP flight catering — Italy

Airline, VIP and Private Jet Catering in Italy

Italy's aprons carry wide-body traffic that expects ramp access and hi-loader boarding, not kerbside delivery. Rome's runway of 3902 metres holds the wide-body movements that anchor airline catering here. Aviation catering across Italy moves straight from kitchen to galley door, on the same cold chain every time.

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.
47
Documented stations
46
Cities covered
3,920 m
Longest runway

Airline catering stations across Italy

Each station below is a working entry point for inflight catering in Italy, listed with its codes, runway data and stand capacity. Open a station to see what it can load and how a request reaches the aircraft there.

AHO · LIEA
Alghero (AHO)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Alghero (AHO)
AVB · LIPA
Aviano (AVB)
2,606 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Aviano (AVB)
BRI · LIBD
Bari (BRI)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bari (BRI)
BLQ · LIPE
Bologna (BLQ)
2,803 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bologna (BLQ)
BZO · LIPB
Bolzano (BZO)
1,740 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bolzano (BZO)
BDS · LIBR
Brindisi (BDS)
3,048 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Brindisi (BDS)
CAG · LIEE
Cagliari (CAG)
2,803 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Cagliari (CAG)
EBA · LIRJ
Campo nell'Elba (EBA)
949 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Campo nell'Elba (EBA)
VRN · LIPX
Caselle (VRN)
3,068 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Caselle (VRN)
TRN · LIMF
Caselle Torinese (TRN)
3,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Caselle Torinese (TRN)
CTA · LICC
Catania (CTA)
2,435 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Catania (CTA)
CIY · LICB
Comiso (CIY)
2,460 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Comiso (CIY)
DCI · LIED
Decimomannu (DCI)
2,985 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Decimomannu (DCI)
AOI · LIPY
Falconara Marittima (AOI)
2,962 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Falconara Marittima (AOI)
MXP · LIMC
Ferno (MXP)
3,920 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ferno (MXP)
FLR · LIRQ
Firenze (FLR)
1,560 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Firenze (FLR)
FOG · LIBF
Foggia (FOG)
1,735 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Foggia (FOG)
FRL · LIPK
Forlì (FRL)
2,410 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Forlì (FRL)
LCC · LIBN
Galatina (LCC)
1,902 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Galatina (LCC)
GOA · LIMJ
Genova (GOA)
2,915 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Genova (GOA)
GRS · LIRS
Grosseto (GRS)
2,994 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Grosseto (GRS)
TAR · LIBG
Grottaglie (TAR)
3,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Grottaglie (TAR)
CRV · LIBC
Isola di Capo Rizzuto (CRV)
2,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Isola di Capo Rizzuto (CRV)
SUF · LICA
Lamezia Terme (SUF)
3,017 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Lamezia Terme (SUF)
LMP · LICD
Lampedusa (LMP)
1,800 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Lampedusa (LMP)
CUF · LIMZ
Levaldigi (CUF)
2,104 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Levaldigi (CUF)
VBS · LIPO
Montichiari (VBS)
2,990 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Montichiari (VBS)
NAP · LIRN
Napoli (NAP)
2,628 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Napoli (NAP)
OLB · LIEO
Olbia (OLB)
2,745 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Olbia (OLB)
BGY · LIME
Orio al Serio (BGY)
2,874 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Orio al Serio (BGY)
PMO · LICJ
Palermo (PMO)
3,326 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Palermo (PMO)
PNL · LICG
Pantelleria (PNL)
1,675 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Pantelleria (PNL)
PMF · LIMP
Parma (PMF)
2,122 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Parma (PMF)
PEG · LIRZ
Perugia (PEG)
2,199 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Perugia (PEG)
PSR · LIBP
Pescara (PSR)
2,418 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Pescara (PSR)
PSA · LIRP
Pisa (PSA)
2,993 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Pisa (PSA)
REG · LICR
Reggio Calabria (REG)
1,996 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Reggio Calabria (REG)
RMI · LIPR
Rimini (RMI)
2,996 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Rimini (RMI)
FCO · LIRF
Rome (FCO)
3,902 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Rome (FCO)
CIA · LIRA
Rome (CIA)
2,202 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Rome (CIA)
TRS · LIPQ
Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste (TRS)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste (TRS)
AOT · LIMW
Saint-Christophe (AOT)
1,246 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Saint-Christophe (AOT)
QSR · LIRI
Salerno (QSR)
1,962 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Salerno (QSR)
LIN · LIML
Segrate (LIN)
2,442 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Segrate (LIN)
TPS · LICT
Trapani (TPS)
2,698 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Trapani (TPS)
TSF · LIPH
Treviso (TSF)
2,420 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Treviso (TSF)
VCE · LIPZ
Venezia (VCE)
3,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Venezia (VCE)
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 — Italy

Ramp access and hi-loader boarding for wide-body uplift

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

How aviation catering operates across Italy

Italy's commercial traffic sets the rhythm for airline catering across the country: scheduled wide-body rotations, seasonal charter peaks and a steady flow of diplomatic and business movements through its principal gateways. Rome, coded FCO under ICAO, carries the reference point for wide-body work at 3902 metres of runway across three runways, built to an aerodrome reference code rated for wide-body aircraft.

An uplift here follows the same discipline an ops desk expects anywhere: the request lands with flight number, aircraft type and pax count, the kitchen builds against it, and the load moves to stand on schedule. Airline catering companies operating in Italy work against ground handling services already established on these aprons, so a hi-loader can reach the aircraft door rather than leave a delivery at its foot.

Airport catering at this level covers scheduled rotations and the ad hoc uplifts that come with diversions or technical stops. An ops desk raising a request against a Rome stand gets the same cold chain and the same paperwork trail as any other wide-body movement, whatever the segment behind it.

Compliance

The same compliance standard across every Italian station

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 ways of flying in Italy

The same kitchens and the same ramp access serve every kind of flying through Italy, from scheduled airline catering to VIP flight catering and charter flight catering. Government, royal and private-jet movements draw on the same standard. The five routes below set out how each is handled.

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Government and State Flight Catering on Italian Aprons
Government flight catering here runs on cleared personnel, sealed loads and a single coordinator carrying the brief from kitchen to galley door. Protocol is held at every stage, with VIP flight catering standards applied throughout.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal and VVIP Flight Catering Through Italy
Royal flight catering carries household dietary requirements leg to leg, with a kitchen brigade briefed against each movement. Service is built to the household standard, without variation between one departure and the next.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Wide-Body Charter and ACMI Catering at Italian Stations
Charter airlines, ACMI and wet-lease operators moving groups through Italy get a full three-cabin uplift, staged in the order the galleys are laid out. Wide-body charter catering here covers group and special movements alike.
Wide-body charter →
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Scheduled and Ad Hoc Airline Catering in Italy
Carriers using Italian fields as outstations draw on airline catering services covering scheduled rotations, diversions, technical stops and AOG. Crew sets for flight, cabin and cargo crew are built alongside passenger tray sets.
Commercial airlines →
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Business Aviation Catering for Italian FBOs
Business aviation is handled through our dedicated private-jet branch, delivered to the FBOs and GA terminals serving Italy's stations. Private jet catering here runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Compare airline catering stations across Italy

This table sets out which Italian station takes the wide-body aircraft, which boards at galley height, and which sits closest to a production kitchen — so an operator can match a request to the right field.

Published stations in Italy, compared on the hard data that decides whether a wide-body can be loaded.
WhereLongest runwayVIP / gov terminalAerodrome code
Alghero (AHO)AHO · LIEA3,000 mNowide-body
Aviano (AVB)AVB · LIPA2,606 mNowide-body
Bari (BRI)BRI · LIBD3,000 mNowide-body
Bologna (BLQ)BLQ · LIPE2,803 mNowide-body
Bolzano (BZO)BZO · LIPB1,740 mNonarrow-body
Brindisi (BDS)BDS · LIBR3,048 mNowide-body
Cagliari (CAG)CAG · LIEE2,803 mNowide-body
Campo nell'Elba (EBA)EBA · LIRJ949 mNonarrow-body
Caselle (VRN)VRN · LIPX3,068 mNowide-body
Caselle Torinese (TRN)TRN · LIMF3,300 mNowide-body
Catania (CTA)CTA · LICC2,435 mNonarrow-body
Comiso (CIY)CIY · LICB2,460 mNonarrow-body
Decimomannu (DCI)DCI · LIED2,985 mNowide-body
Falconara Marittima (AOI)AOI · LIPY2,962 mNowide-body
Ferno (MXP)MXP · LIMC3,920 mNowide-body
Firenze (FLR)FLR · LIRQ1,560 mNonarrow-body
Foggia (FOG)FOG · LIBF1,735 mNonarrow-body
Forlì (FRL)FRL · LIPK2,410 mNonarrow-body
Galatina (LCC)LCC · LIBN1,902 mNonarrow-body
Genova (GOA)GOA · LIMJ2,915 mNowide-body
Grosseto (GRS)GRS · LIRS2,994 mNowide-body
Grottaglie (TAR)TAR · LIBG3,200 mNowide-body
Isola di Capo Rizzuto (CRV)CRV · LIBC2,000 mNonarrow-body
Lamezia Terme (SUF)SUF · LICA3,017 mNowide-body
Lampedusa (LMP)LMP · LICD1,800 mNonarrow-body
Levaldigi (CUF)CUF · LIMZ2,104 mNonarrow-body
Montichiari (VBS)VBS · LIPO2,990 mNowide-body
Napoli (NAP)NAP · LIRN2,628 mNowide-body
Olbia (OLB)OLB · LIEO2,745 mNowide-body
Orio al Serio (BGY)BGY · LIME2,874 mNowide-body
Palermo (PMO)PMO · LICJ3,326 mNowide-body
Pantelleria (PNL)PNL · LICG1,675 mNonarrow-body
Parma (PMF)PMF · LIMP2,122 mNonarrow-body
Perugia (PEG)PEG · LIRZ2,199 mNonarrow-body
Pescara (PSR)PSR · LIBP2,418 mNonarrow-body
Pisa (PSA)PSA · LIRP2,993 mNowide-body
Reggio Calabria (REG)REG · LICR1,996 mNonarrow-body
Rimini (RMI)RMI · LIPR2,996 mNowide-body
Rome (FCO)FCO · LIRF3,902 mNowide-body
Rome (CIA)CIA · LIRA2,202 mNonarrow-body
Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste (TRS)TRS · LIPQ3,000 mNowide-body
Saint-Christophe (AOT)AOT · LIMW1,246 mNonarrow-body
Salerno (QSR)QSR · LIRI1,962 mNonarrow-body
Segrate (LIN)LIN · LIML2,442 mNonarrow-body
Trapani (TPS)TPS · LICT2,698 mNowide-body
Treviso (TSF)TSF · LIPH2,420 mNonarrow-body
Venezia (VCE)VCE · LIPZ3,300 mNowide-body

Placing an Order for Italian Stations

Send a request to the ops desk with flight number, ETA, passenger and crew count per cabin, aircraft type, stand and any special meal codes. Airline catering services are built against this brief, so the more precise the aircraft type and pax split, the tighter the load matches the galley plan. Requests covering diversions, technical stops or last minute airline catering follow the same route. Once the brief is confirmed against the stand and ETA, the kitchen builds the load and moves it to the aircraft door. Submit a quote request to start the process for a movement through Italy.

Airline catering in Italy, answered

Questions our ops desk hears on Italian movements

Ask operations directly →
Which Italian station handles wide-body aircraft?

Rome (FCO) carries wide-body traffic, with a longest runway of 3902 metres across three runways and an aerodrome reference code rated for wide-body aircraft. Loads there board directly by hi-loader.

Can a request cover a diversion or technical stop in Italy?

Yes. Ad hoc airline catering and AOG requests follow the same brief as a scheduled uplift: flight number, aircraft type, pax and crew count, and stand.

Does government and royal flight catering run differently in Italy?

The protocol is held from kitchen to galley door with cleared personnel and a named coordinator, the same standard applied to every VIP flight catering movement regardless of station.

Is private jet catering handled separately from airline uplifts?

Business aviation moves through our dedicated private-jet branch to the FBOs and GA terminals serving Italy's stations, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline load.

What information does the ops desk need to quote an uplift?

Flight number, ETA, aircraft type, stand, and pax and crew count per cabin, together with any special meal codes, are enough to start building the load.

Back to airline catering across Europe →

Request airline catering for an Italian movement

Tell us the aircraft, the stand and the wide-body uplift needed

One ops desk covers the whole route in Italy. 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

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
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Airline & VIP flight catering, any airport