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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Tehran, Iran
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Tehran (OIIE / IKA)
IKA (IATA) · OIIE (ICAO)
With a 4198 m longest runway, Tehran (OIIE) takes wide-body arrivals across two runways, and that reach sets the baseline for inflight catering here: multi-class rotations boarded without a weight or length constraint on the loading plan. Uplift moves by hi-loader to galley height, and in-flight catering at OIIE runs off the sealed cart straight to the door, with inflight catering scheduled against the stand rather than the terminal clock.
4,198 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Tehran
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at OIIE
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Tehran
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Tehran, Iran
Ramp access at Tehran is what a loading plan is built around: the convoy moves from our kitchen seal to the galley door under one escort, not a delivery left at the foot of the aircraft. Every catering uplift at OIIE is logged at the point it leaves the kitchen and again at the point it clears the apron, so the window is a measured sequence rather than a promise. That sequence is what a multi-leg rotation at this station is scheduled against.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Tehran sit screening, an escort through the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a wide-body ramp; we plan the galley catering sequence against the busiest of those, not the quietest. A catering uplift bound for a government or royal movement carries the same chain of custody as a scheduled rotation, sealed at departure from the kitchen and checked again on arrival at the aircraft. Temperature is logged at both points, and the handover at the galley door is closed with a signature that ties the load to the flight it boarded.
One coordinator carries the load from the kitchen seal to the signature at the galley door.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Tehran (IKA)
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at OIIE / IKA
Hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell sit under one roof at the flight kitchen that provisions Tehran, built to run against a wide-body loading plan rather than a single-aisle turnaround. Airport catering at Tehran is produced to HACCP standard from seal to signature, and that same production line covers airport catering in Iran for carriers using IKA as an outstation. The flight kitchen at IKA keeps hot, cold and protocol production separated so a delegation order never shares a bench with a scheduled rotation.
The team behind government flight catering at this station is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned by availability. Each member carries a security clearance on file and sits on the access list before a delegation movement is ever confirmed, trained to royal household standards as well as to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries through the apron. That continuity is what lets a repeat state movement be handled the same way twice, at the same stand, by the same hands.
Halal airline meals and special meals at OIIE
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Tehran
Menus at Tehran are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed list, moving from passenger meal boxes in the main cabin to a full VIP flight menu on a state or charter movement. Local sourcing draws on Iran's dairy, orchard fruit and produce where the season allows, worked into a menu that still answers to a written specification rather than to a chef's preference on the day. Inflight catering at OIIE is planned against the cabin count first and the season second, so a multi-class rotation and a single-cabin charter are never served from the same fixed sheet. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it reaches the galley, filed against the load it belongs to.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Tehran are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with caviar service and à-la-carte options available on request for a state or charter movement. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for a repeat rotation, so a household or delegation sees the same presentation on the next departure as on the last.
Business cabins
Business cabins at IKA run a multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals in Tehran travel in the same tray sets, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately to the duty roster before the cart is sealed.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at OIIE 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 Tehran produces these on a separate line from the main run and seals them before they leave the kitchen, so a protocol set never crosses the general galley output.
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
Food safety records for aviation catering at OIIE / IKA
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at Tehran (IKA)
Two runways and a wide-body reference code put Tehran in the category of station that handles scheduled, charter and government traffic on the same ramp, which turns a delegation movement into a documentation problem and a peak wave into a capacity problem rather than a routing one. That mix is what the loading plan at OIIE is built to absorb, cabin by cabin, rather than treated as an exception to a normal-day schedule.
Uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader to galley height, moved from our kitchen under escort across the apron to the stand assigned for the rotation. Airline catering in Iran runs off that same route regardless of the segment booked, so aviation catering at OIIE and inflight catering at IKA share one ops desk rather than two separate handovers, and airport catering at IKA is planned stand by stand against the loading sheet rather than against a generic turnaround time.
What we commit to at this station is one named coordinator per rotation, carts sealed at the kitchen and checked again at the galley door, and a signed handover that closes the loop between departure and arrival, in-flight catering in Tehran included.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at OIIE
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Government and state flight catering at Tehran
The longest runway here runs to 4198 metres, which clears the movement without setting a weight restriction on the loading plan for a head of state aircraft. Government flight catering at Tehran for state visits and official delegations is protocol-documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at OIIE
Our kitchen and ramp crews work to the wide-body reference code held at Tehran, which is what lets a private airliner - BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP - be boarded on the same stand as a scheduled service. Royal flight catering at this station follows a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at IKA
The wide-body reference code at Tehran covers ACMI and wet-lease operators on the same stands as a scheduled carrier, without a separate loading category for the movement. Charter flight catering at Tehran serves group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift, and charter flight catering at OIIE is counted against the loading sheet and staged to the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Tehran
Two runways and a wide-body reference code mean a scheduled carrier and an unplanned diversion are worked from the same ramp at Tehran, which is what an outstation catering desk plans around rather than a fixed timetable. Ad hoc airline catering at IKA covers diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, crew meals at OIIE included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at OIIE
A private airliner or a business jet moving through Tehran is boarded under the same wide-body reference code that clears the larger fleet on this field, which keeps FBO catering on one ramp standard rather than a separate one. Private jet catering at IKA reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, and business aviation catering here answers to the same specification.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Tehran airport
Flight departments on jet catering at IKA
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through Tehran (IKA/OIIE) required sports team charter catering on a tight schedule. The meals were clearly labeled, portions were suitable for the group, and the delivery stayed on time despite a moving departure. We would book them again for another team movement. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Lea — Air Mobility Coordinator
“For an urgent mission at Tehran (IKA/OIIE), the team supported us with military charter catering. 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
Jasmine — Charter Operations Executive
“We ordered cargo airline crew catering for a cargo rotation through Tehran (IKA/OIIE). The crew received the correct quantities and the handover was quick, which is exactly what we needed. A reliable option for cargo operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Alina — Cargo Dispatch Coordinator
Flight catering station reference for Tehran (OIIE / IKA)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 4,198 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OIIE |
Airline catering services FAQ for OIIE
Diversion catering and ramp questions at OIIE
What operations gets asked every week about Tehran.
Ask operations directly →Does IKA offer airline catering delivered airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader carries the sealed cart from our kitchen straight to galley height, so airside delivery at Tehran never passes through a landside handover point.
What lead time does OIIE need for an order, and how late can the specification still change?
We hold the loading window open until close to departure for a confirmed rotation, though how far in advance a first order should be placed depends on the cabin count; last minute airline catering is worked against the same sealed-cart process rather than a separate rush procedure.
How are halal, kosher and other special meal codes handled at Tehran?
Tehran production runs halal and kosher sets on a separate line from the general galley output, with the full range of IATA SPML codes documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
Can Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
The same cold chain and paperwork used for an airline uplift covers FBO catering here, reaching the GA terminal and every FBO on the field without a separate process.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at IKA, and under what protocol?
Yes, through security-cleared staff and a sealed chain of custody: VIP flight catering and government flight catering at this station both run on a documented protocol file kept per passenger and per movement.
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