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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Aqaba, Jordan
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Aqaba (OJAQ / AQJ)
AQJ (IATA) · OJAQ (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code assigned here means the ramp is built for large-cabin rotations, not just the occasional charter passing through. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering at AQJ and in-flight catering at OJAQ from one ops desk, boarding three cabins by hi-loader to galley height, uplift staged airside for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights.
3,004 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
2
FBOs on station
02
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 — Aqaba
Wide-body aviation catering at Aqaba, Jordan
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for Aqaba airport departures
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at AQJ
Ramp access at OJAQ is the reason the window can be held rather than estimated: the hi-loader clears the apron on a fixed path, and the cart never sits exposed at the foot of the aircraft. AERO GOURMET treats the catering uplift as one sealed movement from kitchen to galley door, timed against apron traffic rather than against a printed schedule. That is what a wide-body rotation through Aqaba is actually buying: a measured window, not a promised one.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Aqaba sit screening, an escorted run and apron traffic that moves on its own clock, and the convoy is the part of the catering uplift we plan against hardest, not the food itself. Chain of custody is held the same way on every rotation: one escort, one route, no unscheduled stop between the kitchen gate and the aircraft. Temperatures are logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at the galley catering handover, and the load closes on a signature that names the person who carried it, not just the time it arrived.
One coordinator carries the seal from the kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Aqaba (AQJ)
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for OJAQ
Airport catering in Aqaba is provisioned from a facility that runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, rather than from separate units stitched together on the day. That layout is what lets airport catering at OJAQ hold a HACCP standard across every class of flight it serves, from a scheduled rotation to a single VVIP movement, without treating any one of them as a special case. The flight kitchen at AQJ is built to keep the cold chain unbroken from the moment a tray is sealed to the moment it reaches the galley.
The team behind government flight catering at Aqaba is the same named crew on every rotation, not a roster reassembled per movement, which is what a protocol officer is actually checking for. Each member carries security clearance on file and sits on the access list before the aircraft is even confirmed, trained to household standards as well as to the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what lets catering at AQJ move from a scheduled flight to a state movement without changing hands.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Aqaba, Jordan
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Aqaba airport
Menus at this station are written to the cabin flying and the mission it is flying for, not to a fixed template repeated regardless of who boards. Inflight catering drawing on Jordan's produce runs through orchard fruit, dairy and fish from the Gulf of Aqaba in general terms, seasonal rather than fixed, adjusted as a charter flight menu or a VIP flight menu requires. Special meals are documented per passenger and per cabin, covering allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements against the IATA special meal codes rather than a generic dietary label. Every set is sealed and labelled before it leaves the kitchen, so the galley crew can match tray to passenger without opening one to check.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at OJAQ are plated to a written specification rather than assembled loosely from a standard tray, with VIP flight catering carried through to caviar and à-la-carte service on request. The presentation is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation through Aqaba boards to the same result each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at AQJ run multi-choice hot service to a fixed cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals and cabin crew meals travel in their own tray sets, and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster for every rotation through Aqaba.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary sets at OJAQ are produced on a separate line from the main cabin run and sealed before that line closes, covering household, religious and medical requirements documented per passenger. Inflight catering here carries halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes, each one labelled to the passenger rather than to the flight in general.
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 OJAQ
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 Aqaba
Aqaba carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body reference code, which means a delegation, a peak charter wave and a repeat rotation are all handled on the same ramp rather than sorted into separate zones. That mix turns catering into three distinct problems at once: a delegation is a documentation problem, a wave of charter arrivals is a capacity problem, and a repeat rotation is a problem of getting the same result twice running.
The uplift travels from our flight kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarded to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the full sequence. Airline catering at Aqaba and in-flight catering at Aqaba run off the same duty roster as aviation catering in Jordan more broadly, so a diversion or an ad hoc call does not need a separate desk to answer it. Airport catering at AQJ is planned stand by stand, with ramp access held on our own badges rather than arranged fresh for each movement.
What we commit to on this station is one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover, the same three things regardless of which segment is boarding.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Aqaba, Jordan
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Government and state flight catering at Aqaba
A single wide-body stand carries the full weight of a state movement here, which is why government flight catering at Aqaba is built around one protocol file rather than a shared one. Head of state aircraft are handled with the file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for the dedicated terminal this traffic uses.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at OJAQ
Private airliners built to a wide-body reference code, including BBJ and ACJ types, board here on the same stands as a scheduled rotation. Royal flight catering at Aqaba is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request for every repeat visit.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at AQJ
On the wide-body stands at this station, a charter, ACMI or wet-lease movement boards to the same three-cabin standard as a scheduled flight. Charter flight catering at Aqaba covers group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering at OJAQ counted against the loading sheet and staged multi-leg, in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Aqaba
The wide-body reference code held at this station means a scheduled carrier and an ad hoc arrival are worked on the same stands, not routed to a lesser one. Ad hoc airline catering at Aqaba, outstation catering and diversion catering run off the same duty roster, with technical stop catering and AOG covered inside a multi-leg rotation, and crew meals in Jordan boxed to the same roster as the tray sets they travel with.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at OJAQ
Sequencing a hi-loader run against a lighter GA movement is the constraint this field sets, since the same wide-body reference code governs both kinds of traffic on one ramp. Private jet catering at Aqaba reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, with business aviation catering and business jet catering held to the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
FBOs at Aqaba
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jp jets - jordanian private jets vip lounge
Charter flight catering trusted at Aqaba airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Aqaba (AQJ)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“For our departure from Aqaba (AQJ/OJAQ), we specifically needed tray set catering airline. The trays and boxes were organized logically, which saved the cabin crew time before passengers arrived. Exactly what we need for a quick galley setup. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Leon — Airport Services Manager
“For a changing schedule at Aqaba (AQJ/OJAQ), we needed flexible ad hoc catering. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. A very useful service for ad hoc flying. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Leon — Cabin Services Manager
“I ordered FBO catering for our departure from Aqaba (AQJ/OJAQ) and was very happy with the service. The food arrived fresh and well presented, with clear labels and packaging that actually worked in our galley. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Victoria — Government Aviation Liaison
Outstation catering data for Aqaba (OJAQ / AQJ)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,004 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OJAQ |
Airline catering services FAQ for Aqaba, Jordan
Crew meals, lead times and access at Aqaba, Jordan
What operations gets asked every week about Aqaba.
Ask operations directly →At OJAQ, do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
The sealed cart and the hi-loader carry every VIP flight catering and government flight catering movement through the same protocol file, documented per passenger and cleared before it leaves the kitchen.
Can an order be placed close to departure for Aqaba, and how late can the specification still change?
The lead time depends on how far in advance the cabin count and the specification are confirmed, but last minute airline catering is worked against the loading window rather than refused outright.
At which point does airline catering reach the aircraft at Aqaba Airport?
The sealed cart clears the kitchen first, then moves under escort to the stand, where airside delivery finishes by hi-loader straight to the galley door.
Given the mix of GA and wide-body traffic, is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at AQJ?
There is FBO catering delivered to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled uplift.
Do you produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at OJAQ, and how are they documented?
Yes, produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, with halal, kosher and the full set of special meal codes labelled per passenger rather than per flight.
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Uplift at Aqaba (AQJ)