Aviation catering — Urmia, Iran

Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Urmia (OITR / OMH)

OMH (IATA) · OITR (ICAO)

A 3249 m runway at Urmia clears wide-body movements, so a full three-cabin uplift boards here rather than waiting for a diversion airport with spare capacity. Our inflight catering and in-flight catering run off one kitchen close to the apron, with hi-loader boarding to galley height and airside handling for every uplift, and the same crew handles aviation catering for scheduled, charter, government and private jet operators moving through Urmia (OITR).

A catering hi-loader box raised level with the open galley door of a wide-body, its platform bridged to the doorway.
3,249 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
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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 — Urmia

Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Urmia

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

Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at OMH

Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at OITR / OMH

The wide-body stand at Urmia is worked to one sequence rather than a general schedule, and ramp access is what makes that sequence possible: our crews move through the same gate as the ground handling teams, not around them. Every catering uplift here is tracked from the kitchen seal to the aircraft signature, with no unescorted stage on the apron. That sequence is what a hi-loader delivers and a delivery van at the foot of the stairs cannot.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the OITR stand sit a security checkpoint, an escorted apron transit and the wide-body loading sequence itself, and the galley catering plan is built against the slowest of the three, not the fastest. Nothing moves airside without an escort, and nothing is loaded without a chain of custody that starts at the kitchen seal. Every cart is temperature-logged when it is sealed and logged again at the galley door, and the loading sheet carries a signature at handover, matching the catering uplift record kept for the rotation. That signature, not the clock, is what closes the load at Urmia.

One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the signature at the galley door.

Flight kitchen and crew meals for OITR

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Airline food supplier crews cleared for Urmia

Airport catering at OITR is provisioned from a kitchen built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell, run to HACCP standard from raw intake to sealed cart. That structure is what lets airport catering in Iran move a full wide-body rotation and a single-passenger VIP tray off the same production floor without either slowing the other. The cold chain holds from the larder to the aircraft door, and the flight kitchen at OMH is built to keep it that way across a multi-class load.

Government flight catering at Urmia runs through the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned as availability allows. Each member carries a current security clearance, sits on the access list for the ramp and is trained to the household and protocol standards a state or royal movement requires. That continuity is what lets a repeat mission through Urmia be handled to the same specification the file already holds, without briefing a new crew each time.

Halal airline meals and special meals at Urmia airport

VVIP catering to a written specification at OMH

Menus produced for Urmia departures are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than issued from one fixed list, so a scheduled service, a state movement and a wide-body charter each leave the kitchen on a different specification. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where the season allows it, using dairy, orchard fruit and fish sourced within Iran rather than shipped in against the calendar. Every menu is cross-checked against documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements before it is plated, labelled per passenger and per cabin so the crew can match tray to seat without a second check. That labelling discipline is what lets a mixed-cabin, multi-class load leave the kitchen correct the first time.

Three slices of pink-cooked loin fanned over a grain and vegetable base, dill fronds and two sauces trailed across white china.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Urmia carry VIP flight catering plated to a written specification held on file rather than reissued for each rotation, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. Every presentation is checked against that specification before the tray set leaves the kitchen, so the standard travelling to OITR matches the one agreed at booking.

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.

Business cabins

Business cabins moving through OITR take multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, and cabin crew meals in Iran follow the same tray-set discipline as the passenger load leaving Urmia.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for movements through OMH, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line before they are sealed. The full range of IATA special meal codes is available, and inflight catering in Iran is built to carry each one without altering the standard tray running alongside it.

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

Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Urmia (OMH)

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 Urmia, Iran

Urmia carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body-rated runway of 3249 metres, and that mix sets the catering plan more than any single flight does: a state delegation is a documentation problem, a charter wave is a capacity problem, and a repeat scheduled rotation is a repetition problem the kitchen solves by holding one specification on file. Airline catering and aviation catering at OITR both run off the same ops desk rather than separate teams, so a diversion or an ad hoc uplift is worked without a handoff between systems.

The uplift reaches the aircraft by airside delivery and hi-loader to galley height, with our own crews on the ramp rather than a delivery left at the foot of the stairs. In-flight catering at OMH is staged from the kitchen seal through an escorted apron transit to the stand, so the loading sequence is the same whether the flight is a scheduled service or a one-off charter. Inflight catering in Urmia and airport catering at OMH both draw on that single route, which keeps the cold chain intact from kitchen to cabin door.

What we commit to on this station is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the galley door.

Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Urmia

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Government and state flight catering at OITR
On the wide-body stand at Urmia, a head of state aircraft is loaded to the same reference code as a scheduled widebody, which is what lets protocol movements be planned without a special-case ramp arrangement. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at OMH
Loading a household movement against a wide-body reference code means the plan is built around cabin count and galley layout rather than around the mission itself, and that is what keeps a royal flight catering rotation through Urmia repeatable. Private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP — are held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other dietary requirements produced against it on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Urmia
3249 metres of runway at Urmia, and that length is what clears group charters and ACMI aircraft onto the same wide-body stand as scheduled traffic rather than routing them elsewhere. Charter flight catering here covers wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Iran built around a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged to the galley layout, multi-leg where the rotation requires it.
Wide-body charter →
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.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at OITR
A wide-body airliner working an ad hoc rotation through Urmia can be boarded on the same stand and the same reference code as a scheduled service, because the aerodrome is rated for it rather than adapted to it. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with AOG covered on the same file, and crew meals at OMH boxed to the roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at OMH
Our crews carry the same 3249 m wide-body rating through to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field, running private jet catering in Iran on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift. FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering at Urmia all move through that one kitchen, so a business jet is not held to a lighter standard than the widebody parked beside it.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering trusted by operators at OMH

Operators on commercial aviation catering at OITR

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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

“For a last-minute requirement at Urmia (OMH/OITR), we contacted them as our airline catering broker. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Hector — Cabin Operations Lead

“I arranged VIP flight catering in Urmia for our departure from OMH/OITR. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. Good local support for a VIP operation. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★★

Government flight department

Idris — Presidential Flight Coordinator

“I requested kosher airline meals for passengers departing Urmia (OMH/OITR) and the labeling was excellent. All requirements were followed and the cabin crew could see immediately which meal belonged to which passenger. A good experience with complex dietary requests. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Dalia — Flight Services Coordinator

Airport catering data for Urmia (OITR / OMH)

DatumValue
Longest runway3,249 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codewide-body
ICAOOITR

Business jet catering questions at Urmia airport

Diversion catering and ramp questions at Urmia airport

What operations gets asked every week about Urmia.

Ask operations directly →
What is the lead time for an airline catering order at OMH?

We work to a standing specification wherever one is on file, so last minute airline catering is handled against that record; for a new account, how far in advance you file changes the level of customisation we can confirm before departure.

With one wide-body-rated runway at OITR, how much does airline catering cost?

There is no published price list: a quotation depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, and the desk returns a figure once those are confirmed for the rotation.

Can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal in Urmia?

A single kitchen covers both sides of the field, so FBO catering reaches every FBO on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.

Do you handle VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Urmia Airport?

Yes, under a documented protocol file: security-cleared staff, a sealed uplift, and the load matched to the household or delegation specification held on record.

How are halal, kosher and special meal codes produced for flights through OMH?

OMH departures carry halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line, with the full range of SPML codes documented per passenger before the tray set is sealed.

OITR — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?

A hi-loader carries every uplift to galley height, so airside delivery here means boarding at the aircraft rather than a handoff at the foot of the stairs.

Flight catering at airports near Urmia

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Airline & VIP flight catering →
IMQ / OITU
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Charter flight catering quote for Urmia, Iran

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Urmia (OMH / OITR)

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

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
Accepted formats: PDF, JPG, PNG, Word, Excel, CSV, TXT — up to 4 MB per file.
Contact

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

Uplift at Urmia (OMH)