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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Nasiriyah, Iraq
Nasiriyah (XNH): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
XNH (IATA)
At Nasiriyah (XNH), a 3333 m runway supports wide-body movements that require full inflight catering across three cabins on a single rotation. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering here from a kitchen positioned for hi-loader boarding straight to galley height, so uplift reaches the aircraft airside rather than at the foot of the stand.
3,333 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 — Nasiriyah
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Nasiriyah, Iraq
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Nasiriyah
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Nasiriyah, Iraq
Ramp access is what actually sets the loading window at Nasiriyah, because the sealed cart moves from our kitchen to the aircraft on badges cleared for the apron rather than waiting on a public road route. Every catering uplift here is staged against the loading sheet before the hi-loader is called forward, so the sequence at the galley door is fixed before the aircraft is on stand. That sequencing is what a repeat rotation through XNH relies on when the turnaround is tight.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Nasiriyah sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the galley catering plan is built against the worst case among them rather than the average one. A diversion or a delayed slot changes the queue on the apron, not the standard the cart is sealed to, so the catering uplift still reaches the galley door on the sequence agreed with the ramp. Temperature is logged at the seal and again at handover, and the chain of custody closes with a signature at the galley rather than at the foot of the aircraft.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the galley.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Nasiriyah departures
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at XNH / XNH
The flight kitchen behind Nasiriyah runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, built to run to the HACCP standard our crews hold on every rotation. Airport catering at XNH draws on that single site rather than a network of subcontracted lines, which keeps the cold chain unbroken from the moment a tray set is sealed to the moment it clears the galley door. Airport catering in Iraq organised this way means one kitchen answers for the whole uplift rather than passing it between hands on the way to the aircraft.
The team that handles government flight catering at Nasiriyah is the same named crew on every rotation, holding security clearance on file and standing on the access list rather than rotating in ad hoc. They are trained to royal household standards as well as airline protocol, so a delegation movement and a scheduled wide-body service are worked by the same cleared hands. That single roster is what keeps a sealed uplift consistent between one government flight and the next.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at XNH
VVIP catering to a written specification at Nasiriyah
From passenger meal boxes to VVIP tray sets, the menu range built for Nasiriyah follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than a single fixed list. Inflight catering at Nasiriyah draws on produce sourced from within Iraq where the season allows it, worked into dairy, orchard fruit and grain dishes that sit well against a loading window rather than a plate at a restaurant table. VIP flight menus and charter flight menus are written from the same kitchen, adjusted for cabin count and for the length of the rotation rather than treated as separate operations. Every set closes on a documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical specification, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Nasiriyah are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for each rotation, so presentation is repeated exactly on the next movement through XNH.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Nasiriyah take multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft, run alongside tray sets and passenger meal boxes for the main cabin. Crew meals and pilot meals at XNH are boxed separately to the flight roster, with cabin crew meals kept to the same specification across the rotation.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at XNH are documented per passenger before the aircraft is on stand, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. This inflight catering in Iraq is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, so a household or medical requirement never shares a tray path with the standard cabin service.
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
HACCP control for flight catering at Nasiriyah airport
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.
Inflight catering delivered to the stand at Nasiriyah (XNH)
Nasiriyah takes scheduled, charter and government traffic across two runways rated to a wide-body reference code, which turns a delegation movement into a documentation exercise and a peak wave into a capacity one rather than a routine turnaround. Airline catering at Nasiriyah is planned against that mixed profile, so the kitchen sequences hot production and protocol work in parallel rather than treating one as an afterthought to the other.
Inflight catering and in-flight catering here move from our kitchen to the stand under ramp access held on our own badges, with ground handling on the apron and the hi-loader called forward once the loading sheet is confirmed. Aviation catering in Iraq run this way keeps the sealed cart under escort from the kitchen gate to the galley door rather than handed off partway.
One named coordinator carries airport catering in Nasiriyah from seal to signature on every rotation.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at XNH / XNH
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Government and state flight catering at XNH
The runway at Nasiriyah runs to 3333 metres, which is what allows a head of state aircraft to operate here on the same wide-body basis as a scheduled service. Government flight catering at this station is built on that capacity: protocol documented per passenger, 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 Nasiriyah
Our crews work the wide-body reference code held at Nasiriyah to board private airliners on the same terms as a scheduled service, from BBJ and ACJ types through to a full VVIP fit. Royal flight catering here is held to 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 Nasiriyah
Wide-body reference code clearance at Nasiriyah lets a full three-cabin aircraft load here on the same terms as a scheduled carrier, which is what a charter or ACMI operator needs from an outstation. Charter flight catering at XNH covers wet-lease movements, group charters and special missions, with a full uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order for each charter flight catering rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at XNH
A 3333 m runway lets Nasiriyah take a widebody diversion or technical stop without the loading plan having to be rebuilt around the airfield itself, so the constraint sits in scheduling rather than in reach. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with AOG handled the same way across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Nasiriyah
A business airliner using the wide-body stands at Nasiriyah is provisioned through the same kitchen as a scheduled carrier, which is what lets a BBJ-class aircraft take a full cabin specification rather than a reduced one. Private jet catering at Nasiriyah reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal directly, with FBO catering and business aviation catering run on the same cold chain and paperwork as a business jet catering order.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at XNH / XNH
Flight departments on jet catering at XNH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Nasiriyah (XNH), we required discreet state visit aircraft catering. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Dalia — Delegation Flight Coordinator
“For a VIP rotation through Nasiriyah (XNH), we used the team for wide body VIP aircraft catering. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Khalid — Flight Operations Coordinator
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Nasiriyah (XNH), we needed reliable hajj flight catering. Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Andrei — Crew Logistics Coordinator
Airport catering facts for Nasiriyah (XNH)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,333 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
Outstation catering questions at XNH
Technical stop catering questions at XNH
What operations gets asked every week about Nasiriyah.
Ask operations directly →Does Nasiriyah take airline catering delivered airside, straight to the aircraft?
Every uplift at this station is boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than dropped at the foot of the aircraft, which keeps airside delivery inside one sealed sequence from kitchen to galley door.
Given a wide-body rotation, how far in advance does Nasiriyah Airport need an order, and how late can the specification still change?
There is a standing lead time built around the loading window here, and a cabin count or specification can still move close to departure because the kitchen holds capacity for last minute airline catering on short notice.
Whose budget does airline catering cost at XNH actually depend on?
For every quotation at this station the cost depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested, since no fixed price list is published and the desk returns a figure once those are known.
How far does private jet catering at XNH reach across the field?
On the clearance held for wide-body and business aviation movements alike, FBO catering is delivered to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Commercial aviation catering near Nasiriyah
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
ABD / OIAA
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Contact
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Uplift at Nasiriyah (XNH)