Aviation catering — Novosibirsk, Russia

Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Novosibirsk (UNNT / OVB)

OVB (IATA) · UNNT (ICAO)

Novosibirsk holds a wide-body aerodrome reference code, which lets a hi-loader bring uplift straight to galley height on the same stands that take a scheduled widebody rotation. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering at Novosibirsk (UNNT), and aviation catering for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights out of Russia, with the kitchen holding the last stage of the cold chain until the cart reaches the door.

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.
3,602 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
04
Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
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 — Novosibirsk

Inflight catering loaded to galley height at OVB

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

Inflight catering order window at UNNT

Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Novosibirsk

The loading window at UNNT is measured from the sealed cart at our flight kitchen to the galley door, not estimated after the fact. Ramp access is what makes that measurement possible: crews cross the apron on our own clearance rather than handing the cart off at the foot of the stand. Every catering uplift on a wide-body rotation here is logged against that same window, cabin by cabin, so a delay on the ramp is visible before it reaches the aircraft.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Novosibirsk sit screening, an escort through the ramp, and the ordinary congestion of apron traffic, and the convoy is the part of the operation we plan against hardest, not the food itself. Every catering uplift is built to survive the worst version of that route: extra time banked into the schedule, the escort briefed on the stand before the cart leaves the dock, chain of custody held from seal to signature. Temperatures are logged when the load is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at handover, and the galley catering that reaches Novosibirsk carries a signature that closes the load at the door.

One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the signature at the aircraft.

Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for Novosibirsk airport

Trays of individual pastries lined up on a stainless bench beside the racks they were baked on.

Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at OVB

The flight kitchen that provisions UNNT runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP and to the cold chain the ramp at Novosibirsk demands on every rotation. Airport catering here is planned against the wide-body stands this field carries, so tray sets, passenger meal boxes and full three-cabin loads move off one production floor rather than several. Airport catering in Russia at this scale depends on that single roof: one specification, one standard, no handoff between kitchens for a multi-leg rotation.

The team that handles government flight catering at Novosibirsk is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, on the access list, trained to royal household standards and briefed on the paperwork a sealed uplift carries. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, because a rotating roster is a documentation risk on a delegation movement. Chain of custody runs with the same faces from the kitchen seal to the cart at the aircraft, rotation after rotation.

VIP flight catering menus for Novosibirsk (OVB) departures

Royal flight catering standards per cabin at UNNT

From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the Novosibirsk menu range follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than one fixed offer. Inflight catering at UNNT draws on regional produce where the season allows it, dairy, orchard fruit and river fish among them, worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish. Every set is written to a documented allergen, halal, kosher or medical requirement, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. A charter flight menu and a VIP flight menu are built from the same larder, only the service style and the tray format changing between them.

Hand-cut beef tartare under a mound of shaved horseradish and caviar pearls, a toasted baguette slice laid alongside on white china.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Novosibirsk take VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to one set menu. The presentation is filed against the standing order each time, so a repeat rotation is served to the same read as the one before it.

A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at OVB run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so tray sets and meal boxes travel in their own stream from the same kitchen.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at Novosibirsk are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed: halal and kosher sets, the full range of IATA special meal codes, and household or medical requirements produced on a dedicated line. Inflight catering at OVB keeps that line separate from the main production run, so a labelled tray reaches the correct seat every time.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

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Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

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Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

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Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

HACCP-compliant aircraft catering at Novosibirsk, Russia

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 UNNT / OVB

Novosibirsk carries two runways and a wide-body aerodrome reference code, which puts it on the route for scheduled wide-body service, charter movements and government flights rather than narrow-body traffic alone. That mix turns a delegation into a documentation exercise and a peak wave into a capacity exercise, and both are planned against the same wide-body stand rather than improvised on the day.

The uplift here moves from our flight kitchen to the ramp under airside delivery, with the loading crew working from a hi-loader rather than handing carts off at the foot of the aircraft. Ground handling on the apron and our own clearance keep the route from kitchen to stand short and repeatable, rotation after rotation.

Airline catering, inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at Novosibirsk run off one ops desk, with airport catering at OVB planned stand by stand and one coordinator carrying the load from seal to signature.

VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at OVB

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Government and state flight catering at OVB
The 3,602-metre runway at Novosibirsk takes the aircraft that head of state and official delegation movements typically operate, which is what brings this traffic through the station in the first place. Government flight catering here runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Novosibirsk
Private airliners, BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations, are the aircraft the 3,602-metre runway at Novosibirsk is built to take on a repeat rotation. Royal flight catering here holds to a written household 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 UNNT
Across the wide-body stands at Novosibirsk, the 3,602-metre runway is what lets a full three-cabin charter load, not a narrow-body top-up, work through in one rotation. Charter flight catering here serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with a charter flight catering load counted against the loading sheet and staged to the galley order.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
04
Airline and ad hoc catering at OVB
Two runways and a wide-body reference code keep Novosibirsk open to carriers who run this station as an outstation rather than a scheduled base. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering move off one duty roster here, with AOG covered and crew meals in Novosibirsk boxed to the same standard across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Novosibirsk
A wide-body reference code sets the sequence business aviation has to work around here, since the GA terminal and the stands used for smaller aircraft share the same ramp as the larger movements. Private jet catering at Novosibirsk reaches the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with business aviation catering and FBO catering worked from the one kitchen.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering reviewed at UNNT

Protocol teams on VVIP catering at Novosibirsk airport

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“For a government operation through Novosibirsk (OVB/UNNT), we required discreet head of state aircraft catering. Special meals and crew items were clearly separated, and the aircraft-side handover was smooth. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”

★★★★☆

Charter operator

Laura — Crew Planning Coordinator

“We ordered VIP airliner catering for our aircraft at Novosibirsk (OVB/UNNT) and the result was very good. The portions, packaging, and labeling worked well for the cabin, and the timing was spot on. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”

★★★★☆

Scheduled airline

Maja — Flight Assistance Manager

“For a high-volume passenger flight at Novosibirsk (OVB/UNNT), we needed reliable hajj flight catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. Good coordination for a high-volume movement. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”

★★★★☆

Scheduled airline

Andrea — OCC Coordinator

Airport catering data for Novosibirsk (UNNT / OVB)

DatumValue
Longest runway3,602 m
Runways2
Aerodrome reference codewide-body
ICAOUNNT

Business jet catering questions at Novosibirsk (OVB)

Technical stop catering questions at Novosibirsk (OVB)

What operations gets asked every week about Novosibirsk.

Ask operations directly →
When does an order need to be placed for airline catering at Novosibirsk airport, and how late can the specification change?

When a rotation is confirmed, the lead time runs from that point rather than from departure, and last minute airline catering changes are worked against the loading window rather than a fixed cut-off. How far in advance a full specification change can be taken depends on the cabin count and the mission.

Which special meal codes, halal and kosher sets are produced for flights through OVB?

The cart carrying special meals is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main load, covering halal, kosher and the full range of SPML codes. Each tray is labelled per passenger before it leaves the kitchen.

How is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering handled at UNNT, and under what protocol?

UNNT is worked to the same protocol on every rotation: security-cleared staff, a documented handover and a sealed uplift for VIP flight catering and government flight catering alike. The team assigned to a delegation movement is named and consistent, not rotated in from a general roster.

Can you give a figure for what airline catering costs at Novosibirsk?

Cabin count, specification and the loading window are what a quotation turns on, since no fixed price list is published for airline catering cost here. The desk comes back with a figure once those three are confirmed for the rotation.

Commercial aviation catering near Novosibirsk

BAX / UNBB
Barnaul
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
TOF / UNTT
Tomsk
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
KEJ / UNEE
Kemerovo
Russia · 223 km from Novosibirsk
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Aviation catering quote for UNNT / OVB

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Novosibirsk (OVB / UNNT)

Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Novosibirsk, not a brochure.

orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7

Four steps

Flight

Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

Return leg, if any

Order

Counts · menus · files

Contact

Who we come back to

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.
Accepted formats: PDF, JPG, PNG, Word, Excel, CSV, TXT — up to 4 MB per file.
Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at Novosibirsk (OVB)