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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Katowice, Poland
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Katowice (EPKT / KTW)
KTW (IATA) · EPKT (ICAO)
Wide-body is the reference code held at Katowice, which means multi-class rotations board here without a stand-side compromise on cabin count. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering off one ops desk at Katowice (EPKT), with the uplift boarded by hi-loader to galley height across scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements.
3,200 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
2
FBOs on station
02
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 — Katowice
Hi-loader aviation catering on the EPKT apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at EPKT / KTW
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Katowice (KTW)
The loading window at Katowice is a measured sequence, not an estimate: a sealed catering uplift leaves our kitchen, crosses the ramp access held on our own badges, and is boarded through the galley door under escort. Nothing is delivered to the tarmac and left for the crew to carry. The apron crossing is timed against the aircraft's own turnaround, not against a generic slot.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Katowice sit screening, an escort requirement and apron traffic that a wide-body rotation has to cross before the galley door opens. We plan every catering uplift against the worst of that sequence rather than the average of it, so a delay on the ramp never becomes a delay at the aircraft. The convoy carrying the galley catering is the part of the operation we control tightest, because it is also the part most exposed to the airfield around it. Temperatures are logged when the load is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at handover on the stand, and a signature closes the chain at that second reading. Nothing boards without both entries recorded against the same load.
One sealed load, one signature, from the kitchen door to the galley door.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Katowice (KTW)
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Katowice, Poland
The flight kitchen behind Katowice runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, built to run HACCP as its standing discipline rather than a periodic exercise. Airport catering at EPKT is planned against that single production line, so a wide-body rotation and a diversion draw from the same cold room rather than competing kitchens. That structure is what lets airport catering at KTW hold a consistent standard whether the flight kitchen at Katowice is provisioning a scheduled service or a one-off charter.
The team that handles government flight catering at Katowice is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rota drawn at random from a larger pool. Each member carries security clearance on file and sits on the access list before a delegation is confirmed, trained to household standards that apply whether the movement is diplomatic or private. That continuity is what keeps the chain of custody intact between one rotation and the next, rather than rebuilt each time from a fresh briefing.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at KTW
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at EPKT / KTW
Menus at EPKT are written to the cabin fitted on the aircraft, the mission it is flying and the season it is flying in, rather than to a single fixed card repeated across every departure. Local sourcing draws on the dairy, orchard fruit and cold-water fish worked through this region, set into a specification the kitchen can repeat rotation after rotation. Inflight catering at KTW moves from passenger meal boxes for a full main cabin to a VVIP tray set for a single cabin, on the same production line and the same cold chain. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled before the load ever reaches the ramp.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Katowice are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request against that same document. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order so the presentation repeats identically the next time the aircraft returns to KTW.
Business cabins
Business cabins routed through EPKT take multi-choice hot service built to the cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Tray sets and meal boxes travel alongside cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed to the roster, with crew meals at Katowice held to the same standard as the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Katowice are documented per passenger rather than assumed from a general list, covering household, religious and medical needs on the same paperwork as the rest of the load. Halal and kosher sets, along with the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before that inflight catering ever leaves the kitchen for EPKT.
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 control for flight catering at EPKT
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at Katowice airport
Katowice carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body-rated runway, which turns a delegation into a documentation task and a charter wave into a capacity task rather than the same problem twice. A repeat rotation through this station is treated as a repetition problem: the same tray set, the same specification, checked again rather than rebuilt from scratch. Inflight catering at EPKT and airport catering at Katowice move on the same route from the flight kitchen, across the ramp, to the stand, with the crossing worked under escort rather than left to open apron traffic.
Airline catering in Poland and aviation catering at Katowice run off one ops desk that plans the wide-body stand ahead of the aircraft's arrival, not after it. In-flight catering at EPKT is loaded by hi-loader to galley height, which keeps the delivery on the aircraft rather than at its foot.
One coordinator carries the rotation from kitchen seal to signed handover on the stand, with sealed carts as the only unit that crosses the ramp.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at EPKT
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Government and state flight catering at Katowice
A 3200-metre runway takes the aircraft that a state visit or an official delegation actually flies, which is the first condition government flight catering at Katowice has to meet before protocol even enters the file. From there the protocol documentation is built per passenger, staff carry security clearance on file, and the uplift for a head of state movement is sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at EPKT
A private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP configuration — is exactly what the 3200-metre runway at Katowice is built to take, which is why royal flight catering here runs on repeat rotations rather than one-off bookings. Household standards are held to a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at KTW
Across the wide-body stands at Katowice, a 3200-metre runway is what lets an ACMI or wet-lease operator bring in a full three-cabin aircraft rather than a scaled-down one. Charter flight catering here is counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, covering group movements, repatriation and other special missions on the same charter flight catering standard used for a routine rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Katowice
The wide-body reference code held for this ramp means a carrier running Katowice as an outstation gets the same stand capacity for an ad hoc call as for a scheduled turn. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, and it holds across a multi-leg rotation without a change of kitchen.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at EPKT
Sequencing a wide-body rotation alongside a business aviation movement is the constraint the reference code sets on this ramp, and it is worked around rather than left to chance. Private jet catering at EPKT reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, so business aviation catering and business jet catering never sit outside the chain of custody that governs the rest of the ramp.
Private jets →
FBOs at Katowice
katowice airport (ga handling)
ls airport services (executive aviation)
Charter flight catering trusted at EPKT / KTW
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Katowice
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Katowice (KTW/EPKT) for government flight catering with strict timing and handling requirements. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Alicia — Client Services Manager
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Katowice (KTW/EPKT) and needed private airliner catering. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Victoria — Operations Desk Manager
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Katowice (KTW/EPKT), we needed reliable hajj flight catering. The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Abel — Station Services Coordinator
Flight catering station reference for Katowice (EPKT / KTW)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,200 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | EPKT |
Business jet catering questions at KTW
Technical stop catering questions at KTW
What operations gets asked every week about Katowice.
Ask operations directly →At what point are halal, kosher and SPML meals confirmed for a flight through KTW?
Special meals are confirmed at the order stage, before production starts, so halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes are documented per passenger before the tray is built. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed under the same record that travels with the rest of the uplift.
Where does airline catering actually reach the aircraft at EPKT?
The handover record shows airside delivery straight to the stand, with hi-loader boarding taking the load to galley height rather than leaving it at the foot of the aircraft. That record is signed at both the kitchen and the aircraft, closing the same chain of custody used for every other rotation on this ramp.
Is there a published price for airline catering at Katowice?
Our ops desk prices each quotation individually rather than working from a published list, based on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested. Contact the desk with the rotation details and a quotation follows against those figures.
How far in advance does Katowice airport need an airline catering order confirmed?
The standing production schedule sets the normal lead time, and it is built to take a routine order comfortably within it. Specifications can still change closer to departure, including for a last-minute airline catering request, provided the change reaches the kitchen ahead of the sealed load leaving for the stand.
Does EPKT handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering under protocol?
Every movement in this category runs under the same protocol file: security-cleared staff, documentation per passenger, and a sealed uplift before it leaves the kitchen. VIP flight catering and government flight catering at this station both sit on that one standard, whether the aircraft is a scheduled charter or a head-of-state movement.
Commercial aviation catering near Katowice
KRK / EPKK
Balice
Poland · 67 km from Katowice
Airline & VIP flight catering →
OSR / LKMT
Mošnov
Czech Republic · 111 km from Katowice
Airline & VIP flight catering →
LCJ / EPLL
Łódź
Poland · 140 km from Katowice
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Inflight catering quote for Katowice
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Katowice (KTW)