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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Al Kharj (OEPS / AKH)
AKH (IATA) · OEPS (ICAO)
Two runways and a wide-body reference code mean full-length aircraft board here without restriction, on stands built for multi-class rotations. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering at Al Kharj from a kitchen staged to hi-loader height, boarding wide-body cabins airside on ramp access rather than at the foot of the aircraft, with inflight catering scheduled to the rotation, not the clock.
4,000 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 — Al Kharj
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Al Kharj
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Al Kharj airport
Ramp access at Al Kharj means the convoy moves under our own clearance rather than waiting on a shared apron queue, so the catering uplift is staged to the rotation instead of a fixed slot. Each cart is loaded, sealed and logged before it leaves the kitchen, then carried to the stand and boarded by hi-loader to galley height. Nothing about the sequence is estimated: the timeline beside this note is what was actually run, cart by cart.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Al Kharj sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is the part of the catering uplift that carries the risk, not the food once it is sealed. We plan the route against the worst case each of those steps can throw at a rotation, holding a chain of custody that does not break between the kitchen gate and the galley door. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, with galley catering signed for at the aircraft rather than left on a ramp checklist, so the record closes with a name against it, not a stamp.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving OEPS / AKH
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Al Kharj (AKH)
The flight kitchen behind OEPS runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to the aerodrome's wide-body reference code rather than to a smaller aircraft mix. That single-site layout is what lets airport catering at AKH move a multi-class order through sealing without splitting it across sites, which matters most on a diversion or a delegation with no notice. HACCP governs every stage of the cold chain here, and airport catering at Al Kharj is written to that standard on a scheduled rotation exactly as it is on an unscheduled one.
The team that handles government flight catering at Al Kharj is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled per booking. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, they sit on the access list for the ramp, and they are trained to royal household standards as well as to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries between the kitchen and the aircraft. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually checking when the question is who touches the cart.
VIP flight catering menus for Al Kharj departures
VVIP catering written per mission at Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the airline catering menu at Al Kharj is written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed cycle. Saudi Arabia's dairy, orchard fruit and regional produce inform the general character of what is plated, without naming a dish or a single supplier behind it. Chef-designed courses are adapted between First, Business and main cabin service, so a rotation on a scheduled carrier and a royal household movement are drawn from the same kitchen on different specifications. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin before the inflight catering leaves the sealing line.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at OEPS 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 cycle. The presentation is filed against the standing order each time, so a repeat rotation is served to the same read as the first one was.
Business cabins
Business cabins at AKH run multi-choice hot service to a cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on that rotation. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same tray sets, boarded together so the cabin and the flight deck are served off one manifest.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Al Kharj are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line before sealing. The full range of IATA special meal codes is available, and inflight catering built to any one of them is tracked back to the passenger it was prepared for.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at Al Kharj (AKH)
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 OEPS
Two runways and a wide-body reference code put Al Kharj on the aircraft mix that a scheduled, charter and government traffic profile actually needs, which turns catering into a documentation exercise for a delegation and a capacity exercise for a peak wave on the same stand. Airline catering and airport catering here are planned against whichever of those two pressures the rotation brings, rather than against a single fixed model.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the ramp under ground handling on the apron, staged for airside delivery to the stand and boarded by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Aviation catering AKH and inflight catering AKH run off the same dispatch desk, with airline catering Al Kharj and in-flight catering Al Kharj tracked on one manifest regardless of which segment the flight belongs to.
One coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover close every load, whatever the mission behind it.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Al Kharj (AKH)
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Government and state flight catering at OEPS
A wide-body reference code and two runways mean a head of state aircraft is handled on the same stands as any scheduled wide-body, without a separate apron built for the occasion. Government flight catering at Al Kharj covers state visits and official delegations with protocol documented per passenger, security clearance held on file, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at AKH
Wide-body stands at Al Kharj take private airliners on the same ramp access used for scheduled traffic, which is what a BBJ, an ACJ or a wide-body VIP movement actually needs on arrival. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against that same standing record.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Al Kharj
The wide-body stands at Al Kharj carry group movements and special missions on the same rotation pattern as scheduled traffic, which is what ACMI and wet-lease operators need when a tail changes without changing the ground plan. Charter flight catering at OEPS and charter flight catering Saudi Arabia both mean a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at OEPS
Two runways and a wide-body reference code let Al Kharj take carriers that run this station as an outstation as readily as scheduled tenants, with ad hoc airline catering staged from the same kitchen as the regular rotation. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering at AKH move off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern, with crew meals in Al Kharj boarded on the same manifest as the passenger load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at AKH
The same wide-body stands and ramp access that carry scheduled traffic at Al Kharj also serve the GA terminal on the field. Private jet catering at AKH is delivered to the FBOs there through our dedicated business aviation catering branch, with FBO catering and business jet catering run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at AKH
Flight departments on jet catering at OEPS / AKH
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Al Kharj (AKH/OEPS) and needed diversion catering. Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Irene — Cargo Operations Manager
“Al Kharj (AKH/OEPS) was an outstation for us, and we booked outstation catering for the sector. It felt like working with a regular station supplier even though this was not one of our usual airports. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Katerina — Trip Operations Coordinator
“We requested an airline catering cost per meal for Al Kharj (AKH/OEPS) and appreciated how clear the pricing was. They answered our questions without overcomplicating the process and kept the final cost aligned with the confirmation. The clear communication made the booking easy. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Mila — Airline Operations Controller
Airport catering reference for Al Kharj (OEPS / AKH)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 4,000 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OEPS |
Business jet catering questions at Al Kharj
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Al Kharj
What operations gets asked every week about Al Kharj.
Ask operations directly →With a wide-body reference code at Al Kharj, do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights here, and under what protocol?
There is a named, security-cleared team that handles VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Al Kharj under a documented protocol, with the file kept per passenger and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field at AKH?
Yes, through our dedicated business aviation branch, delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
How far in advance must an order be placed at OEPS, and how late can a specification still change?
OEPS works to a lead time set by the rotation rather than a fixed cutoff, and how far in advance an order is placed decides how late a specification can still move; a routine change is taken later than a full menu rebuild, and last minute airline catering is handled case by case rather than refused outright.
Al Kharj, how much does airline catering cost, and what does a quotation depend on?
The cart specification, the cabin count and the loading window it is boarded against are what set the airline catering cost at Al Kharj, since no fixed price list is published; the desk returns a quotation once those three are confirmed.
Can halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes be produced at Al Kharj, and how are they documented?
The full set of SPML codes, alongside halal and kosher sets, is produced on a separate line and logged per passenger, so any special meal is traceable back to the seat it was prepared for.
How far does airline catering reach airside at AKH, and how does the uplift get on board?
The standard is ramp access held on our own clearance rather than delivery at the foot of the aircraft, with the sealed uplift carried to the stand and boarded by hi-loader to galley height.
Flight catering at airports near Al Kharj
RUH / OERK
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia · 134 km from Al Kharj
Airline & VIP flight catering →
HOF / OEAH
Hofuf
Saudi Arabia · 236 km from Al Kharj
Airline & VIP flight catering →
DMM / OEDF
Ad Dammam
Saudi Arabia · 348 km from Al Kharj
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Al Kharj (AKH)