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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Qeshm, Iran
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Qeshm (OIKQ / GSM)
GSM (IATA) · OIKQ (ICAO)
Qeshm's single wide-body-coded runway, 4,226 metres long, sets a reference field able to take the aircraft this station is built to provision, and inflight catering here runs through one ops desk rather than several. In-flight catering reaches the cabin door by hi-loader, lifted to galley height off the ramp, with inflight catering staged so a wide-body turnaround boards on schedule regardless of season.
4,226 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 — Qeshm
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Qeshm, Iran
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Qeshm (GSM)
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at OIKQ
The loading window at Qeshm is measured against the reference code this field is built to, from the sealed cart at our flight kitchen to the galley door, with ramp access carried on our own clearance rather than a shared pass. Every catering uplift here follows the same sequence whether the aircraft is on a published schedule or has just diverted in. GSM catering runs on that one measured path, not on a promise.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Qeshm sit screening, escort and the apron traffic this single runway carries, and we plan every catering uplift against the busiest version of that path rather than the easiest. OIKQ catering moves under one chain of custody from the moment the cart is sealed, so a diversion or a technical stop is worked to the same rule as a scheduled rotation. Temperature is logged when the seal is closed at the kitchen and logged again at handover, and the load only leaves our custody against a signature at the aircraft, which is what turns galley catering here into a documented handover rather than a delivery.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for Qeshm, Iran
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Qeshm airport
Airport catering at OIKQ is provisioned from a facility built around the single wide-body-coded runway this station operates, so hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line sit under one roof rather than split across sites. That structure is what lets airport catering here hold a HACCP-run cold chain from the moment a tray is sealed to the moment it reaches the galley, whatever the mission on the loading sheet. Flight kitchen output at GSM is built to match a wide-body rotation rather than a single narrow-body turnaround.
The team that handles government flight catering at Qeshm is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for a single movement. Each member carries a security clearance on file, sits on the access list for airside movement, and is trained to the household and protocol standards that a sealed uplift for state or royal work is checked against. That continuity is what lets chain of custody hold from the kitchen seal to the aircraft door, rotation after rotation, at this station.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at OIKQ / GSM
VVIP catering to a written specification at Qeshm (GSM)
Menus at this station are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed cycle, drawing on Iran's produce for dairy, fish and orchard fruit worked into a plated or tray-set format as the rotation requires. Inflight catering here moves from passenger meal boxes for a full charter load to a plated VVIP course, following one specification whichever cabin it lands in. Every set is written against the aircraft type on the loading sheet, so a wide-body multi-class rotation and a single VIP cabin never share a menu built for the wrong galley. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled and sealed before the cart leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Qeshm are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed cycle, with VIP flight catering carrying à-la-carte and caviar service on request. Every course is filed against the standing order for OIKQ, so a repeat rotation is served to the same specification each time it lands.
Business cabins
Business cabins at GSM run on multi-choice hot service built to a written cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the loading sheet. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately from the passenger load, so flight deck and cabin crew each board to their own set.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Qeshm are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line at the kitchen, kept apart from the main run until it is sealed for the aircraft.
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 OIKQ
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 GSM
Qeshm operates a single wide-body-coded runway, which means the traffic mixing scheduled service, charter movements and government flights all draw on the same reference stands rather than a segregated wide-body apron. That concentration turns a delegation into a documentation matter first and a peak wave into a capacity matter second, since both are worked through the one runway system this station holds. Airline catering and inflight catering here run off a single ops desk rather than several parallel ones, with in-flight catering and aviation catering for scheduled and ad hoc work following the same loading plan regardless of carrier. The uplift moves from our kitchen to the ramp by sealed cart, boarded by hi-loader to galley height on the stand rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with our own cleared crew on the apron throughout. On every rotation at this station one coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, so airport catering in Qeshm and airline catering Qeshm follow the identical handover whether the aircraft is scheduled, chartered or diverted in.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at Qeshm airport
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Government and state flight catering at Qeshm
The reference code this runway holds is built for the wide-body aircraft that move a head of state delegation, and government flight catering at this station is worked to that scale rather than to a narrow-body turnaround. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff carry a standing security clearance, and the uplift is sealed at the kitchen before it leaves for the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at OIKQ
Qeshm's single runway takes the private airliners this segment flies, so a BBJ, an ACJ or a wide-body VIP configuration lands to the same reference code as a scheduled service. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at GSM
The wide-body stands this station operates are staged for a full three-cabin uplift rather than a single-class load, which is what a charter rotation through Qeshm actually needs. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg special missions, with charter flight catering counted against the loading sheet stand by stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Qeshm
Qeshm's single wide-body-coded runway carries carriers that run this station as an outstation as readily as scheduled tenants, so outstation catering OIKQ and ad hoc airline catering Qeshm sit on the same duty roster. Diversion catering and technical stop catering, AOG included, are worked across a multi-leg rotation with crew meals Qeshm and crew meals in Qeshm boarded from the same cart.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at OIKQ
The same wide-body-coded runway that sets Qeshm's airline stands also carries the business aviation traffic worked from the GA terminal on this field. Private jet catering at Qeshm reaches the FBOs on the field under our dedicated branch, with business aviation catering, business jet catering and FBO catering held to the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Qeshm (GSM)
Flight departments on jet catering at Qeshm, Iran
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through Qeshm (GSM/OIKQ) required tour operator charter catering on a tight schedule. They handled the nutrition requests well and kept everything organized for fast distribution onboard. We would book them again for another team movement. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Idris — Private Aviation Manager
“Our flight through Qeshm (GSM/OIKQ) required humanitarian flight catering with limited preparation time. They kept the menu simple, respected the special requirements, and delivered exactly when the aircraft was ready to receive it. Strong support for a demanding operation. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Amara — Charter Dispatch Manager
“We used the team at Qeshm (GSM/OIKQ) for cargo airline crew catering on a night operation. The crew received the correct quantities and the handover was quick, which is exactly what we needed. A reliable option for cargo operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Paul — Airline Operations Manager
Aviation catering data for Qeshm (OIKQ / GSM)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 4,226 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OIKQ |
Aircraft catering questions at GSM
Diversion catering and ramp questions at OIKQ / GSM
What operations gets asked every week about Qeshm.
Ask operations directly →Whose costs shape an airline catering cost at Qeshm?
For every rotation the quotation depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, since we publish no fixed price list; the desk returns a figure once those three are set.
At which point does OIKQ take on VIP, VVIP and government flight catering?
The protocol file is opened before the aircraft is scheduled, covering VIP flight catering and government flight catering alike, and it stays open under the same protocol for every later movement.
Given the loading window, how far in advance does GSM need an order placed?
There is a standing lead time for a full specification, but last minute airline catering can still be worked into the loading window when a change reaches us before the cart is sealed.
Does OIKQ take airline catering delivered airside rather than to the terminal?
Every load leaves our kitchen by sealed cart and reaches the aircraft by airside delivery, boarded on a hi-loader to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft.
How far does private jet catering reach across Qeshm's field?
The clearance held for airline work also covers the GA terminal, so private jet catering and FBO catering are boarded to every FBO on the field under one cold chain.
Airport catering near Qeshm
BND / OIKB
Bandar Abbas
Iran · 70 km from Qeshm
Airline & VIP flight catering →
KHS / OOKB
Khasab
Oman · 73 km from Qeshm
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BDH / OIBL
Bandar Lengeh
Iran · 110 km from Qeshm
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Qeshm (GSM / OIKQ)
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