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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Tunoshna, Russia
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Tunoshna (UUDL / IAR)
IAR (IATA) · UUDL (ICAO)
Tunoshna holds a wide-body aerodrome reference code, which lets a single stand take a full-size airliner rather than a regional type alone. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering here off one ops desk, boarding wide-body cabins by hi-loader to galley height, with inflight catering uplift staged airside ahead of departure across Russia.
3,008 m
Longest runway
Wide-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 — Tunoshna
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at UUDL
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at IAR
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at UUDL / IAR
Ramp access at Tunoshna is what sets the loading window: our kitchen seals each cart, moves it airside under escort, and hands it over at the galley door on a signed record. The convoy crosses apron traffic and a single wide-body stand rather than a terminal building, so the sequence is fixed before the aircraft is on the ground. Every catering uplift on this rotation is timed against that sequence, not against an estimate.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Tunoshna sit screening, an escorted convoy and apron traffic sharing the one wide-body stand, and we plan the catering uplift against the busiest of them rather than the average. Chain of custody runs as a single named responsibility from the kitchen seal to the galley catering handover, with nothing passed off along the way. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at the galley door, and the load only closes once a handover signature matches both readings at UUDL.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley door, nothing in between.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Tunoshna (IAR) departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Tunoshna
The flight kitchen behind Tunoshna runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, built to hold a HACCP standard across every batch that leaves it. Airport catering at IAR does not depend on a scattered set of kitchens: airport catering at UUDL is worked from that single site, which keeps cold chain custody unbroken from seal to galley. It is the same flight kitchen at IAR that produces for a scheduled sector, a charter and a government movement alike, on one production line rather than three.
The team that handles catering at UUDL is the same named crew every rotation, not a rota drawn from a general pool. Security clearance is held on file and checked against the access list before anyone reaches the ramp, and government flight catering here runs under that same clearance rather than a separate one. Training covers royal household standards and the paperwork that has to travel sealed with the uplift, so chain of custody is never handed to someone meeting the load for the first time.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Tunoshna airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at IAR
Menus at Tunoshna are written to the cabin and the mission rather than plated to a single house standard, so a scheduled sector, a charter and a VVIP movement each carry their own specification. Local sourcing draws on Russia's dairy, grain and orchard produce where the season allows it, worked into the tray plan rather than named as a dish. Inflight catering in Tunoshna closes on documentation, not on taste: every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is logged per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed. That paper trail travels with the cart, so a galley crew can match a tray to a passenger without opening a single seal to check it.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Tunoshna are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service on request rather than a fixed set menu. VIP flight catering in Russia is filed against the standing order between rotations, so a repeat mission is served to the same brief each time it moves through UUDL.
Business cabins
Business cabins at IAR take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals at Tunoshna and crew meals at UUDL are boxed separately, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals kept to their own roster rather than pulled from the passenger tray run.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at UUDL are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering at IAR produces these on a separate line and seals them there, so a religious or medical set never shares a tray run with the main cabin service.
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 Tunoshna (IAR)
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.
Airport catering delivered airside at Tunoshna, Russia
Tunoshna's single wide-body stand carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across one runway, which turns each movement into a documentation and sequencing exercise rather than a simple volume count. Airline catering at Tunoshna is planned rotation by rotation because the stand cannot absorb a stacked peak wave the way a multi-stand field can, so timing against the slot matters more here than elsewhere.
Aviation catering in Russia reaches that stand by airside delivery rather than by a kerbside drop, with our own crew escorted across the apron under ramp access held on standing clearance. Inflight catering at UUDL and in-flight catering at UUDL both run off the same kitchen and the same convoy, so a scheduled sector and a diverted aircraft are worked to the one loading sequence rather than two.
We commit one coordinator to the rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover before the aircraft pushes back, whatever the mission on that stand.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Tunoshna
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Government and state flight catering at Tunoshna
The 3008 metre runway at Tunoshna takes the aircraft types a state or delegation movement typically uses, which keeps government flight catering routed through the same wide-body stand as scheduled traffic. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared against the access list, 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 UUDL
A private airliner sized to Tunoshna's 3008 metre runway can be worked on the same wide-body stand as a scheduled service, which is what makes royal flight catering practical here without a second facility. BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP movements are held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and other royal household sets produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at IAR
At Tunoshna's single wide-body stand, the 3008 metre runway is what lets a full charter airliner turn on the same ground the scheduled traffic uses. Charter flight catering in Russia and charter flight catering at IAR cover ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg special missions, with a full three-cabin uplift staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Tunoshna
Tunoshna's wide-body reference code means the single stand here takes a full-size airliner on the same footing as a regional type, which is what makes ad hoc airline catering practical on short notice. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering in Tunoshna run off that one stand and one kitchen, with AOG covered on the same duty roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at UUDL
Working a wide-body reference code alongside business aviation on the same field means a private jet load has to be sequenced around the one stand rather than run in parallel to it. Private jet catering in Russia reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal at Tunoshna, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering held to the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Tunoshna airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at UUDL
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We arranged state visit aircraft catering at Tunoshna (IAR/UUDL) for a sensitive movement. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. Reliable, discreet, and easy to work with. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Nora — Flight Assistance Manager
“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Tunoshna (IAR/UUDL) and booked wide body VIP aircraft catering for the sector. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Emily — Network Control Coordinator
“Our charter program used the service at Tunoshna (IAR/UUDL) for pilgrim flight catering. The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. We would use the service again for a similar charter. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Esther — Executive Charter Coordinator
Airport catering reference for Tunoshna (UUDL / IAR)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,008 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | UUDL |
Airline catering services FAQ for Tunoshna airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Tunoshna airport
What operations gets asked every week about Tunoshna.
Ask operations directly →At what point does airline catering reach the aircraft at IAR?
The uplift moves airside from our sealed kitchen carts, escorted across the apron to the stand, and boards by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than being left at the foot of the aircraft.
Given the single stand shared across traffic types, do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at UUDL?
There is coverage for every FBO on the field and the GA terminal at Tunoshna, run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Tunoshna — do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
The hi-loader carries the sealed uplift straight to galley height for VIP flight catering and government flight catering alike, with protocol documented per passenger before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Do you produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at Tunoshna Airport?
Yes, on a separate production line: halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML codes are logged per passenger and sealed before dispatch.
Can a specification still change close to departure at IAR?
The lead time turns on the loading window itself — how far in advance an order is placed decides how late a change can be accepted, and last minute airline catering is worked against that same window rather than a fixed cut-off.
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