Aviation catering — Mahshahr, Iran

VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Mahshahr (OIAM / MRX)

MRX (IATA) · OIAM (ICAO)

At Mahshahr, a 2,705 m runway serves the wide-body aerodrome reference code, so inflight catering here is planned for genuine wide-body movements rather than narrow-body diversions alone. Our hi-loader reaches straight to galley height, carrying the uplift airside without a stop at the foot of the aircraft, which is how in-flight catering stays sealed from kitchen to cabin 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.
2,705 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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
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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 — Mahshahr

Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Mahshahr

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

Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Mahshahr

Catering uplift tracked from kitchen to galley at Mahshahr, Iran

The route from our sealed cart to the galley door at Mahshahr is measured, not promised, because ramp access is what actually decides when an aircraft is ready. Every load crosses the apron under our own escort rather than waiting on a shared trolley run, and the sequence is fixed before the aircraft is even on the stand. That fixed sequence is what lets a wide-body rotation at OIAM hold its schedule when the ramp gets busy.

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 Mahshahr sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and none of the three is left to chance on a catering uplift. We build the convoy timing around the worst of them, not the average, because the convoy itself is the risk, not the galley catering it carries. Every seal is logged with a temperature reading at closing and a second one at handover, and the chain of custody is signed at the aircraft, not back at the kitchen. That signature is what a ground handler and an ops desk both check first at MRX.

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

Airline food supplier kitchen serving MRX

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Cleared crews behind government flight catering at OIAM / MRX

The flight kitchen behind Mahshahr's wide-body stand runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, with a separate protocol line kept apart from standard tray runs. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart that leaves for the ramp. That single-roof arrangement is what keeps airport catering at MRX consistent between a routine rotation and a short-notice charter, and it is the same reasoning behind airport catering at OIAM whenever volume spikes without warning.

The crew who handle government flight catering at this kitchen are the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for volume. Each holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the sealed area, and is trained to royal household standards as well as airline tray specification. That consistency is what lets a protocol officer at Mahshahr deal with one name across repeat movements instead of a different crew each time.

VIP flight catering and dietary sets at OIAM

Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Mahshahr

Menus at Mahshahr are written to the cabin and the mission, not to a single fixed cycle, so a scheduled rotation and a government movement are never served off the same sheet. Where regional produce is available, the specification draws on it in general terms, dairy and fish among them, without naming a supplier or a dish. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical information, labelled per passenger and per cabin so the galley crew can check it against the manifest. That documentation is what keeps inflight catering consistent whether the aircraft is on a scheduled slot or a diverted stop at OIAM.

A roasted beef fillet with a quenelle of mash and a berry reduction, plated centred on white china.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Mahshahr are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu card, so caviar and à-la-carte service can be added on request without disrupting the standing order. VIP flight catering here is filed against that specification cabin by cabin, so a repeat rotation is served the same way twice.

A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.

Business cabins

Business cabins at MRX receive multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized for the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, in tray sets that match the aircraft type rather than a generic size.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at Mahshahr are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs on the same manifest as the rest of the cabin. Halal and kosher sets, and the IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, which is how inflight catering in Iran keeps a religious meal apart from a standard tray from first prep to final seal.

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

Aircraft catering under HACCP control at Mahshahr (MRX)

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 Mahshahr (MRX)

Mahshahr handles a mix of scheduled, charter and government movements across its single 2,705 m runway, and a wide-body reference code that means every stand here is planned for full three-cabin loads rather than narrow-body volume. A delegation on that stand is a documentation problem before it is a food problem, and a peak wave is a capacity problem that has to be sequenced against one kitchen output.

The uplift itself moves from our kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded straight to galley height instead of being staged at the foot of the aircraft, with our own loading crew on the ramp throughout. Airline catering at OIAM and in-flight catering at OIAM both run off that same sequence, and aviation catering at MRX is planned stand by stand rather than by a generic slot.

On every rotation here we commit to one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the aircraft, which is what keeps airport catering at Mahshahr consistent between a routine turnaround and an unscheduled one.

Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Mahshahr

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Government and state flight catering at Mahshahr
The runway here measures 2,705 metres, which keeps a state aircraft on the same single movement sequence as every other arrival rather than a separate slot. Government flight catering at this station covers delegations and official movements with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for any head of state movement.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at OIAM
Our kitchen holds a written household specification on file between movements, built around the wide-body reference code that governs every stand at this station. We apply royal flight catering standards to private airliners here, BBJ and ACJ types among them, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than as an afterthought.
Royal & VVIP flights →
Charter flight catering first.
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MRX
Wide-body is the reference code held at this station, and it sets the loading plan for every charter that lands on it. Charter flight catering at Mahshahr covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Iran is staged here in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Mahshahr
A single 2,705 m runway means every arrival here is worked to one sequence rather than split across parallel stands, so ad hoc airline catering at MRX has to be planned tightly against that one movement window. Carriers running Mahshahr as an outstation draw on the same duty roster for outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering, AOG included, and crew meals in Mahshahr are boxed to the same roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at OIAM
A business aircraft using the wide-body-rated stand at Mahshahr is boarded by the same crew and the same hi-loader access as a scheduled service on it. Private jet catering here is run through our dedicated branch, delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, which is how private jet catering in Iran stays consistent regardless of aircraft size.
Private jets →

Inflight catering rated by operators at MRX

Ops desks on aviation catering at MRX

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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

“A short-notice movement brought us into Mahshahr (MRX/OIAM), so we needed reliable contingency catering. They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. Good support when timing is the main pressure point. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Ines — Airport Services Coordinator

“We used the service at Mahshahr (MRX/OIAM) for catering for airlines without flight kitchen on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. It felt like working with a regular station supplier even though this was not one of our usual airports. Very useful coverage for smaller or less familiar stations.”

★★★★☆

Scheduled airline

Rayan — Airport Operations Lead

“We requested an airline catering quote for Mahshahr (MRX/OIAM) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. They answered our questions without overcomplicating the process and kept the final cost aligned with the confirmation. We appreciated the transparency. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Florian — Flight Experience Manager

Station data for airport catering at Mahshahr (OIAM / MRX)

DatumValue
Longest runway2,705 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codewide-body
ICAOOIAM

Business jet catering questions at OIAM

Crew meals, lead times and access at OIAM

What operations gets asked every week about Mahshahr.

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Can we get private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at MRX?

Every FBO catering request at Mahshahr goes through the same dispatch desk, so business aircraft on the field and aircraft parked at the GA terminal are both reached without a separate booking process.

How are halal, kosher and special meal codes handled at OIAM?

OIAM produces halal and kosher sets on a separate sealed line, and every SPML code from the IATA special meals list is documented per passenger before it leaves that line.

With one runway and a wide-body reference code, how much does airline catering cost at Mahshahr?

There is no fixed price list for airline catering cost here, because the figure depends on cabin count, the meal specification and the loading window agreed with our ops desk, which returns a quotation once those details are set.

What is the lead time for an order at Mahshahr Airport, and how far in advance does a specification need to be locked?

We work to a standing lead time for a full order but can still take a last minute airline catering change closer to departure, provided the galley specification is confirmed before the cart is sealed.

MRX operators ask whether airline catering is delivered airside, and how the uplift reaches the aircraft here?

The hi-loader carries every uplift directly to galley height, so airline catering at MRX is delivered by airside delivery straight to the stand rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft.

Commercial aviation catering near Mahshahr

AKW / OIAG
Omidiyeh
Iran · 54 km from Mahshahr
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ABD / OIAA
Abadan
Iran · 91 km from Mahshahr
Airline & VIP flight catering →
AWZ / OIAW
Ahvaz
Iran · 94 km from Mahshahr
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Inflight catering quote for Mahshahr, Iran

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Mahshahr (MRX / OIAM)

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Flight

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Uplift at Mahshahr (MRX)