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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Sulaymaniyah (ORSJ / ISU)
ISU (IATA) · ORSJ (ICAO)
A wide-body reference code held at Sulaymaniyah (ORSJ) forces the loading sequence to be planned around one stand rather than several, so scheduled, charter, government and private jet movements share the same hi-loader and the same window. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here off one ops desk, boarding three cabins by hi-loader to galley height and coordinating uplift with the crews on the ramp.
3,499 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 — Sulaymaniyah
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Sulaymaniyah airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Sulaymaniyah airport
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at ISU
The loading window at ORSJ is measured, not estimated, from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door on the wide-body stand. Ramp access is held on our own clearance rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft, so the catering uplift travels the apron under one continuous watch. That measured sequence is what a multi-class rotation at Sulaymaniyah is actually planned against.
Between our kitchen and the stand at ORSJ sit screening, an escort across the apron, and whatever traffic is working the single runway that morning. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of those, not the average of them, because the convoy is the part of galley catering that carries the real risk, not the food on the cart. Temperatures are logged when the load is sealed and logged again at the handover on the stand, and the paperwork that closes each rotation carries a signature at both ends, so the chain of custody from kitchen to galley is never in question at Sulaymaniyah.
One responsibility runs from the seal at our kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Airline food supplier for Sulaymaniyah (ISU) rotations
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at ORSJ
The flight kitchen that provisions ORSJ runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standards from intake to seal. That single-runway station takes one wide-body rotation at a time, which means airport catering at Sulaymaniyah is planned around a defined sequence rather than a scattered set of departures. Airport catering at ORSJ and the flight kitchen at ISU share that same cold chain, from the larder to the cart that leaves the door.
The team that handles government flight catering at Sulaymaniyah is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Each member carries a security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to royal household standards as well as to the paperwork that a sealed uplift carries with it. That continuity is what keeps chain of custody unbroken between the kitchen and the aircraft at ISU on every catering movement, government or otherwise.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Sulaymaniyah airport
From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the Sulaymaniyah inflight catering programme follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than a fixed cycle. Menus draw where possible on the produce of the surrounding region, including dairy, orchard fruit and river fish worked into seasonal sets rather than a single fixed carte. Every set is built to a written specification rather than improvised on the day, whether it is a First cabin tray or a main-cabin box for a full charter load. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced against that same specification at Sulaymaniyah.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at ORSJ receive VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. The presentation is filed against the standing order before departure, so the same service is repeatable on every rotation through Sulaymaniyah.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ISU 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, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the duty roster, keeping tray sets and meal boxes distinct from the passenger service.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Sulaymaniyah are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, with inflight catering built to the same written specification as the main cabin service at ORSJ.
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-compliant aircraft catering at Sulaymaniyah
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 Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah runs a single wide-body-capable runway of 3,499 metres, which sets a traffic profile where a scheduled service, a charter and an occasional government movement share the same stand window rather than spreading across parallel runways. That mix turns a delegation into a documentation problem before it is a kitchen problem, and it turns a charter's group booking into a capacity question the loading sheet has to answer in advance.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our flight kitchen by sealed cart, escorted across the apron and lifted by hi-loader direct to the galley door rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with ramp access held on our own clearance for the whole route. Airline catering and airport catering at ISU are planned against that single stand, and aviation catering in Iraq more broadly follows the same sequence: in-flight catering at ISU and inflight catering at Sulaymaniyah both move on the identical chain of custody, from kitchen to signature.
On every rotation through this station, one coordinator owns the load from seal to handover, with sealed carts and a signed confirmation closing the record at the stand.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at ORSJ
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Government and state flight catering at ORSJ
Our kitchen runs to one HACCP standard across every rotation off the 3,499 metre runway at Sulaymaniyah, and that same standard carries into government flight catering for state visits and official delegations. The protocol file is documented per passenger, staff work under security clearance, and each head of state movement travels with the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen, ahead of departure from ORSJ.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at ISU
3,499 metres of runway takes the private airliners this segment moves on, from BBJ and ACJ conversions to wide-body VIP configurations, without splitting the movement across two stands. Royal flight catering and VVIP catering at Sulaymaniyah are held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request and the royal household's standing order repeated rotation after rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Sulaymaniyah
A wet-lease or ACMI wide-body can take the single stand at Sulaymaniyah because the reference code held here is built for that class of aircraft rather than a narrower one. Charter flight catering at ORSJ covers group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged to match the galley layout, and charter flight catering at Sulaymaniyah runs the same multi-leg sequence whether the operator is on a single rotation or a repeat charter through the season.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at ORSJ
A 3,499 metre runway, one stand and one wide-body reference code mean ad hoc airline catering at Sulaymaniyah is worked to a single loading sequence rather than split across parallel gates. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off that same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals in Sulaymaniyah boxed apart from the passenger service and outstation catering held to the identical tray standard whatever ad hoc catering at ISU or diversion catering at ISU the schedule brings, and crew meals in Iraq boarded on the same cart.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at ISU
On the same field that holds the wide-body stand at Sulaymaniyah, business aviation is worked through the GA terminal and the FBOs, on the identical cold chain and the identical paperwork as an airline uplift. Private jet catering at ISU is delivered by our dedicated branch as FBO catering and business jet catering, with business aviation catering handled to the same specification as the main-cabin service on the ramp.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Sulaymaniyah (ISU)
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Sulaymaniyah (ISU)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Sulaymaniyah (ISU/ORSJ) for state visit aircraft catering with strict timing and handling requirements. Special meals and crew items were clearly separated, and the aircraft-side handover was smooth. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Marie — Cargo Dispatch Coordinator
“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Sulaymaniyah (ISU/ORSJ) and booked BBJ catering for the sector. The portions, packaging, and labeling worked well for the cabin, and the timing was spot on. 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.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Hannah — Flight Logistics Manager
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Sulaymaniyah (ISU/ORSJ), we needed reliable hajj charter catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. A dependable choice for group charter operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Ana — Station Operations Manager
Aviation catering data for Sulaymaniyah (ORSJ / ISU)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,499 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | ORSJ |
Business jet catering questions at Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
What operations gets asked every week about Sulaymaniyah.
Ask operations directly →Sulaymaniyah — how much does airline catering cost at this station?
The sealed cart and hi-loader combination that boards each rotation is priced against the specification it carries, so the airline catering cost depends on cabin count, the menu specification and the loading window rather than a fixed rate card; the desk returns a quotation once those are set.
How far in advance does Sulaymaniyah Airport need a catering order confirmed?
Sulaymaniyah works to a lead time set by the loading window ahead of departure, and asks how far in advance a schedule is known so the kitchen can plan the sequence; a specification can still change closer to departure for last minute airline catering, within the limits of the cold chain.
Under what protocol does ISU handle VIP, VVIP and government flights?
There is a documented protocol for VIP flight catering and government flight catering at this station, covering security clearance, a sealed uplift and a signed handover, so a head of state movement or a royal rotation is boarded to the same written file every time.
Can ORSJ produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes?
The full range of SPML codes is produced here, alongside halal and kosher sets, each documented per passenger and built on a line kept separate from the main cabin service before it is sealed.
How far does Sulaymaniyah go with airside delivery of the uplift?
The clearance our crews hold covers the whole route from the kitchen to the stand, so airline catering here moves by hi-loader straight to the galley door under airside delivery rather than a handover at the foot of the aircraft.
Do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Sulaymaniyah Airport?
Yes, by running FBO catering through our dedicated branch on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, covering the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field without a separate process.
Aviation catering at airports near Sulaymaniyah
KIK / ORKK
Kirkuk
Iraq · 88 km from Sulaymaniyah
Airline & VIP flight catering →
EBL / ORER
Arbil
Iraq · 144 km from Sulaymaniyah
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SDG / OICS
Sanandaj
Iran · 157 km from Sulaymaniyah
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Sulaymaniyah (ISU)