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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Kherson, Ukraine
Kherson (UKOH / KHE): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
KHE (IATA) · UKOH (ICAO)
Across the field's single 2500 m runway, wide-body movements are boarded from the ramp rather than met at the foot of the aircraft, so inflight catering here travels sealed from kitchen to galley door. Hi-loader access lifts trays and carts directly to galley height on each stand, and that in-flight catering uplift covers scheduled, charter, government and private jet departures from one ops desk.
2,500 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 — Kherson
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Kherson
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at KHE
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Kherson airport
Every sector boarded through Kherson is worked to the same measured sequence, from the sealed cart leaving our kitchen to the moment it clears the galley door. Ramp access is held on our own credentials rather than handed off at a gate, so the apron crossing is planned as part of the catering uplift and not left to chance. That sequencing is what lets a wide-body rotation here hold its schedule.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Kherson sit screening, an escort across the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and the catering uplift is planned against the worst case each of those can produce rather than the average one. Chain of custody runs unbroken from the moment the galley catering is sealed at the kitchen to the moment a name is signed against it on the aircraft. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at handover, so the record that travels with the load is the same record that closes it.
The convoy is the risk we plan for; the galley door is where that plan is proven.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for UKOH / KHE
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Kherson (KHE)
The flight kitchen that provisions Kherson runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed a single wide-body stand without a break in the cold chain. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart that leaves for the apron. Airport catering at KHE and airport catering through Kherson both draw on the same kitchen, which keeps the standard identical whichever segment is loading that day.
The team that handles government flight catering at Kherson is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file rather than a rotating roster. They sit on the access list that governs the kitchen and the ramp alike, and they are trained to household service standards for the movements that require them. That continuity, not a larger headcount, is what keeps a sealed uplift consistent from one government or royal movement to the next.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Kherson
VVIP catering to a written specification at Kherson, Ukraine
Menus at Kherson are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, so a First and VVIP tray set differs in structure from a Business or main-cabin service on the same rotation. Local sourcing draws where practical on Ukraine's dairy, grain and orchard produce, folded into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. Inflight catering at UKOH runs on documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, each one labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed. That documentation travels with the tray set, not as a separate note.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Kherson are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a set course order. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the same presentation repeats across a household's or a delegation's later movements.
Business cabins
Business cabins at UKOH run on multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the passenger tray sets, all sealed at KHE before they leave the kitchen.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Kherson are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Kherson produces these on a separate line from the main tray run and seals them before that line closes.
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
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at Kherson (KHE)
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 UKOH
Kherson holds one wide-body-rated runway of 2500 metres and a single reference-code stand, so scheduled, charter and government traffic through it is worked as one rotation at a time rather than as parallel banks of departures. That profile turns catering into a documentation and sequencing problem more than a volume one: a delegation or a repeat charter needs its paperwork right before it needs more trays.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen, crossing the apron under escort rather than being handed off stand-side, and airline catering, aviation catering, inflight catering and in-flight catering at Kherson are all run off that same route and the same ops desk. Airport catering here is planned stand by stand, with ramp access held on our own badges rather than a third party's.
One coordinator carries each rotation from seal to signature, in sealed carts, with a signed handover closing the load.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Kherson
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Government and state flight catering at Kherson
One wide-body reference-code stand governs every movement through Kherson, which means a delegation's aircraft is worked on the same ramp footprint as any other wide-body arrival, only under tighter documentation. Government flight catering at KHE carries a protocol file per passenger, security-cleared staff on the loading crew, and an uplift sealed at the kitchen before it reaches the head of state aircraft on the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at UKOH
Our kitchen holds a wide-body reference-code specification on file for private airliners working through Kherson, whether a BBJ, an ACJ or a wide-body VIP configuration. Royal flight catering at this station keeps that specification between movements rather than rebuilding it each time, with the royal household's dietary and service requirements, including halal where required, produced against it on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at KHE
A single wide-body reference-code stand at Kherson takes a full three-cabin charter uplift in one loading sequence, staged in the order the galleys are laid out on the aircraft. Charter flight catering at KHE serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Kherson counted against the loading sheet before the cart ever leaves the kitchen.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Kherson
A single 2500 m runway sets how a diversion or an added rotation gets worked into the day's sequence at Kherson, so ad hoc airline catering here is built around one loading slot rather than a bank of them. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off that same duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals in Ukraine boxed alongside the passenger load and crew meals at Kherson handled to the same multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at UKOH
A business jet working through Kherson is boarded from the same wide-body-rated stand infrastructure that serves the airport's scheduled traffic, since the field holds no separate GA apron. Private jet catering at Kherson reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering handled by the branch that runs business aviation.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at KHE
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at UKOH / KHE
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Kherson (KHE/UKOH) and needed contingency catering. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. Exactly what we need when operations change with very little notice. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Mohamed — Flight Dispatch Coordinator
“We needed airline catering at small airports for a flight through Kherson (KHE/UKOH) and the process was much easier than expected. The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. We would be comfortable using the service there again. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Jonas — Flight Crew Logistics Manager
“We compared options for Kherson (KHE/UKOH) and asked for an airline catering cost. They answered our questions without overcomplicating the process and kept the final cost aligned with the confirmation. The clear communication made the booking easy. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Martin — FBO Services Manager
Aviation catering data for Kherson (UKOH / KHE)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | UKOH |
Business jet catering questions at Kherson
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Kherson
What operations gets asked every week about Kherson.
Ask operations directly →Which protocol governs VIP flight catering, VVIP and government flight catering at UKOH?
The loader and the sealed cart follow the same route for every movement: government flight catering and VIP flight catering both run on a documented protocol file, cleared staff and a sealed uplift closed before the cart leaves the kitchen.
What does airline catering cost at Kherson?
We do not publish a price list; a quotation depends on cabin count, the specification chosen and the loading window requested, and the desk comes back with a figure once those are known.
When does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at Kherson Airport?
Once an order is confirmed, private jet catering and FBO catering are delivered to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at KHE?
KHE takes every uplift by hi-loader from our kitchen to the galley door, with airside delivery escorted across the apron rather than handed off at a gate.
Where are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes documented for movements through UKOH?
The specification sheet sealed with each tray set records halal, kosher and every SPML code produced, labelled per passenger before the load leaves the kitchen.
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Kherson (KHE)