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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Chokurdah, Russia
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Chokurdah (UESO / CKH)
CKH (IATA) · UESO (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code governs Chokurdah, and it sets the loading plan for every rotation through UESO: one aircraft, one stand, one sealed run from the flight kitchen to the galley door. AERO GOURMET provides inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at this station, with hi-loader boarding straight to galley height on the wide-body method, uplift staged airside for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet departures.
1,900 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 — Chokurdah
Aviation catering with ramp access at Chokurdah
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Chokurdah
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Chokurdah, Russia
Ramp access at Chokurdah is what decides whether an uplift closes on time, because the narrow-body stand at CKH takes only one sealed run before the galley door shuts. Our crews stage the cart on the apron, clear the checkpoint and load direct to galley height, with no handoff at the foot of the aircraft. Every rotation through UESO is measured on that same sequence, not estimated against it.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Chokurdah sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the actual risk on this route, not the galley catering itself. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of those delays rather than the average, because a narrow-body turnaround at UESO leaves no slack for a second attempt. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature at the aircraft, with the temperature logged at both ends of that run.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley at CKH.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for CKH
Airline food supplier crews cleared for UESO / CKH
The flight kitchen at CKH runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard and to the cold chain a narrow-body rotation demands. Airport catering in Chokurdah is planned from that single kitchen rather than split across several sites, which keeps the specification consistent from one departure to the next. That single-site model is what lets airport catering at Chokurdah hold one standard across scheduled, charter and government work alike.
The team behind government flight catering at Chokurdah is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for a single movement. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to the household and protocol standards a state or royal movement requires. That continuity, not a larger headcount, is what a protocol desk is actually checking when it asks who handles the uplift.
Halal airline meals and special meals at UESO
VVIP catering to a written specification at Chokurdah
Menus at Chokurdah are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed catalogue, so a scheduled sector and a state movement leave the same kitchen on different specifications. Regional produce from across Russia informs the frame where the route allows it, drawing on dairy, fish and orchard fruit rather than a named dish or supplier. Inflight catering in Russia at this station closes on documentation as much as on the plate: allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are logged per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. That paperwork travels with the tray set, not behind it, so the crew opening the galley door already holds the record.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Chokurdah are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request against the standing order. VIP flight catering here is filed and repeatable, so the same presentation returns on the next rotation through UESO.
Business cabins
Business cabins at CKH take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boxed as tray sets ready for the trolley run. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cabin crew meals in Russia and pilot meals leave the kitchen at CKH on their own manifest.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at UESO are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering built to those codes is produced on a separate line at Chokurdah, kept apart from the main run until it is closed and checked against the manifest.
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 Chokurdah airport
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.
Catering uplift and airside delivery at Chokurdah, Russia
Chokurdah carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single narrow-body reference code, which turns every movement into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one: one stand, one cabin configuration, no room to split a delegation's paperwork across two runs. Airline catering at Chokurdah and airport catering at UESO are planned stand by stand rather than against a bank of gates, because CKH works one rotation at a time.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the apron on a sealed cart, cleared through the checkpoint and loaded direct to galley height by hi-loader, with our own crew on the ramp for the handover. In-flight catering at CKH and inflight catering at Chokurdah run off that same route on every rotation, with ground handling coordinated at the stand rather than staged elsewhere on the field.
One coordinator carries the rotation from seal to signature, with a signed handover closing every load that leaves our kitchen for UESO.
Charter flight catering and state missions at UESO / CKH
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Government and state flight catering at UESO
A narrow-body movement carrying a head of state delegation still takes only the single stand CKH has to offer, so protocol planning here concentrates on one sequence rather than a choice of aprons. Government flight catering at Chokurdah documents the file per passenger, with security-cleared staff sealing the uplift before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at CKH
At Chokurdah, the 1900 m runway sets what a private airliner on royal or VVIP work can bring in, and that constraint is what our household planning is built against. Royal flight catering here holds a written specification on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Chokurdah
A 1900 m runway limits which charter airframes can work Chokurdah, and that limit is what our loading sheet is built around before a single tray is packed. Charter flight catering at CKH covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Russia staged in the order the galleys are laid out on the single stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at UESO
A single narrow-body reference code governs every stand assignment at Chokurdah, which is why a carrier running CKH as an outstation gets one fixed loading sequence rather than a menu of gate options. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off that same duty roster, with crew meals in Chokurdah boxed separately and AOG covered across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at CKH
The 1900 m runway at Chokurdah, so business aviation traffic here works alongside the same narrow-body movements rather than a separate wide-body apron. Private jet catering at Chokurdah reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, handled by our dedicated FBO catering branch under one business aviation catering standard.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Chokurdah
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at CKH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“I asked for airline meal boxes at Chokurdah (CKH/UESO) because we had limited time to reset the galley. The order came ready for service with no unnecessary packaging or loose items to sort through. Very cabin-friendly catering. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Jacob — Operations Desk Manager
“For a changing schedule at Chokurdah (CKH/UESO), we needed flexible ACMI. The uplift was organized around our revised departure and reached the aircraft without delaying the turn. Good support for a changing flight schedule. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Andrea — Station Operations Manager
“I ordered FBO catering for our departure from Chokurdah (CKH/UESO) and was very happy with the service. The team was responsive to a late change and the final order still arrived looking polished. I would definitely order from them again. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Olivia — Flight Support Executive
Airport catering profile for Chokurdah (UESO / CKH)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,900 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | UESO |
Business jet catering questions at UESO
Diversion catering and ramp questions at UESO
What operations gets asked every week about Chokurdah.
Ask operations directly →Which factors decide how much airline catering costs at Chokurdah?
The loader, the cart and the route from our kitchen to the stand set the quotation, alongside cabin count, specification and the loading window requested; the airline catering cost is confirmed once those are known, since we publish no price list.
Where does private jet catering reach on the field at Chokurdah?
The handover record shows delivery to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, with private jet catering and FBO catering run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
What does airside delivery look like for airline catering at CKH?
We load direct to galley height by hi-loader, with the sealed cart cleared through the checkpoint before the aircraft door opens, so airline catering at CKH never sits at the foot of the aircraft.
Are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced at UESO?
The coordinator on duty logs every halal, kosher and SPML request against the passenger manifest before the cart is sealed, and special meals leave the kitchen on their own line.
Does the lead time for an order change close to departure at Chokurdah?
Every specification can move later than the initial booking, though how far in advance the order is placed still governs how much can shift; last minute airline catering is handled case by case with the desk.
When is protocol applied to VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Chokurdah?
As soon as a movement is flagged VIP, VVIP or government, the file is sealed under protocol and handled by cleared staff from kitchen to galley door.
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