Aviation catering — Lamerd, Iran

Lamerd (OISR / LFM): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering

LFM (IATA) · OISR (ICAO)

At a station holding a 3054 m runway rated to the wide-body reference code, Lamerd takes the aircraft that most fields nearby cannot, which is why our inflight catering here is built around hi-loader boarding rather than kerbside handoff. Uplift moves straight to galley height off the ramp, and in-flight catering for scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements runs from one ops desk, airside, on call.

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.
3,054 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Lamerd

Aviation catering with ramp access at Lamerd

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

Inflight catering order window for Lamerd departures

Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Lamerd, Iran

Per rotation, the loading window at Lamerd runs from a sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door on the stand, and it is measured, not promised. Ramp access lets our crews take the apron route instead of a landside queue, so the catering uplift reaches the aircraft on one continuous chain. Nothing here is estimated: the sequence is timed the same way on every rotation through OISR.

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 Lamerd sit a security screening point, an escort requirement and ordinary apron traffic, and the chain of custody for each catering uplift is planned against the worst of those three, not the best. Every galley catering run is logged at the seal and again at the handover, with a temperature reading taken both times and recorded against the load. A named coordinator signs the load on and off the aircraft, so the record at Lamerd tracks one accountable person from kitchen to galley, not a shared ramp ticket.

One coordinator signs the load from our sealed kitchen cart to the aircraft galley.

Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving OISR

Several hundred identical salad bowls lined up in rows across a stainless bench, each closed with its own dressing pot, a cook portioning at the far end.

Pilot meals and cleared production crews for OISR / LFM

The flight kitchen behind Lamerd runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to load-out. Airport catering here depends on that single-site model: nothing crosses a second gate between preparation and the sealed cart, which keeps the cold chain intact for the whole run to the ramp. That is what airport catering at OISR is measured against, station by station, not against a menu.

The team assigned to government flight catering at Lamerd is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in on the day. Each member carries security clearance on file and sits on a fixed access list, trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift has to travel with. That continuity is what keeps catering at OISR auditable movement after movement, whatever the mission on the apron that day.

VIP flight catering menus for OISR departures

VVIP catering to a written specification at Lamerd

Menus at this station are written to the cabin and the mission first, and to the calendar second: what boards a wide-body VIP movement is not what boards a scheduled rotation, even on the same day. Produce is sourced within Iran where the specification allows it, drawing on regional dairy, orchard fruit and fish rather than a fixed dish list. Every tray carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical coding, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. That structure is what inflight catering at Lamerd is built to hold, rotation after rotation, regardless of notice.

A sauced chicken breast on roast potatoes with two slaws and a shoot garnish, plated on white china.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Lamerd are plated to a written specification held on file, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than as a fixed add-on. VIP flight catering here is checked against that standing order before it leaves the kitchen, not against a general brochure menu.

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 move on multi-choice hot service, built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, packed as tray sets rather than loose trays. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and coded to the roster, so pilot meals never share a tray with the cabin service at LFM.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger rather than by cabin block, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full IATA special meal code range. Each of those trays is produced on a separate line at OISR and sealed before it leaves that line, keeping inflight catering traceable meal by meal.

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 Lamerd (LFM)

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 Lamerd (LFM)

A single 3054 m runway and a wide-body reference code define the traffic Lamerd actually takes, which means every rotation here carries the documentation weight of a wide-body movement rather than the light paperwork of a regional hop. A repeat charter or a state movement through this field is a repetition problem for catering as much as a capacity one: the same specification has to hold, cart after cart, across every return leg.

Uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded straight to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the whole sequence. Airside delivery at Lamerd follows that one route regardless of which segment is flying, so the loading method does not change with the customer.

We commit to the same load on every rotation through this station: one coordinator, carts sealed at the kitchen, and a signed handover at the aircraft, whether the booking behind it is airline catering, aviation catering or a one-off in-flight catering request built around a diversion.

Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at OISR / LFM

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Government and state flight catering at Lamerd
A wide-body reference code at Lamerd, and that rating is what lets a head of state aircraft use this field at all rather than divert to a longer runway elsewhere. Government flight catering here runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and an uplift sealed before it leaves our kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at OISR
Our crews hold household standards against a wide-body reference code rating at Lamerd, which is the classification that lets a private airliner board here on the same stand used for scheduled wide-body traffic. Royal flight catering runs from a written specification kept 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 LFM
Wide-body reference code coverage at Lamerd lets ACMI and wet-lease operators bring in group movements and special missions without a stand mismatch on arrival. Charter flight catering here means a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, with charter flight catering repeated identically on every return leg through OISR.
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.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Lamerd
A single runway rated to wide-body standard forces every loading plan at Lamerd to be sequenced around one stand rather than spread across several, which is exactly the discipline ad hoc airline catering needs when a rotation lands unplanned. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off that same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern, with crew meals boxed to the roster on every leg through OISR.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at OISR
A business aircraft cleared into Lamerd under the field's wide-body reference code shares the same ramp infrastructure as scheduled wide-body traffic, which is why private jet catering here is not run as a separate, lighter operation. Delivery reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering reviewed at LFM

Operators on commercial aviation catering at LFM

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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

“We arranged group charter catering for the group at Lamerd (LFM/OISR) after a late schedule update. Final numbers changed late and the team adjusted without making the process difficult. We would book them again for another team movement. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Ines — Station Operations Supervisor

“For an urgent mission at Lamerd (LFM/OISR), the team supported us with evacuation flight catering. They kept the menu simple, respected the special requirements, and delivered exactly when the aircraft was ready to receive it. A good experience under difficult timing conditions. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Grace — Private Jet Operations Manager

“Our freighter crew needed cargo airline crew catering at Lamerd (LFM/OISR) during a short turnaround. The order was simple, filling, clearly labeled, and delivered in a format the crew could load without delay. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★☆

Government flight department

Malik — VIP Government Flight Coordinator

Flight catering station reference for Lamerd (OISR / LFM)

DatumValue
Longest runway3,054 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codewide-body
ICAOOISR

Business jet catering questions at OISR

Diversion catering and ramp questions at OISR

What operations gets asked every week about Lamerd.

Ask operations directly →
Which protocols govern VIP flight catering, VVIP and government flight catering at Lamerd?

Loading runs by hi-loader cart straight to galley height, under a chain of custody sealed at our kitchen and logged again at handover, with protocol documentation carried per passenger.

How is airline catering delivered airside at LFM?

LFM traffic is boarded by hi-loader directly to the galley door on the stand, not delivered to the foot of the aircraft, so airline catering here follows one ramp route regardless of carrier.

When can private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at OISR?

Once a movement is confirmed at OISR, FBO catering is dispatched on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, coordinated with the ramp handler on the field.

What does airline catering cost for a rotation through Lamerd?

We price against the cabin count, the specification and the loading window booked for that rotation, so airline catering cost is confirmed by quotation rather than a published rate card.

Is there a minimum lead time for an order at Lamerd, and how late can it change?

Our coordinator confirms how far in advance a standard order needs to be placed, and will still take a last minute airline catering change once the loading window allows it.

Outstation catering near Lamerd

PGU / OIBP
Khiyaroo
Iran · 45 km from Lamerd
Airline & VIP flight catering →
LVP / OIBV
Lavan
Iran · 65 km from Lamerd
Airline & VIP flight catering →
KNR / OIBJ
Jam
Iran · 96 km from Lamerd
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Aviation catering quote for Lamerd (LFM)

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Lamerd (LFM / OISR)

Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Lamerd, 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.

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Contact

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

Uplift at Lamerd (LFM)