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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Khamis Mushait (OEKM / KMX)
KMX (IATA) · OEKM (ICAO)
A 3800 m runway at Khamis Mushait puts wide-body aircraft on stand for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet movements, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering at KMX and in-flight catering across Saudi Arabia from a kitchen staged for a multi-class uplift, with inflight catering held to one sealed chain of custody from kitchen to cabin door.
3,800 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 — Khamis Mushait
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for OEKM / KMX
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at KMX
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, OEKM / KMX
Ramp access is what separates a foot-of-aircraft handover from a loaded galley, and at Khamis Mushait our crews carry the cart the whole distance rather than stopping at the stand. Catering at KMX is staged so the cart leaves the kitchen sealed and reaches the hi-loader without a second transfer. That single custody chain is what the timeline beside this note actually measures.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Khamis Mushait sit screening, an airside escort and the ordinary traffic of a working apron, and none of them are left to chance on the day of a rotation. We plan the catering uplift against the worst case each of them can produce, not the average one, so a delay in one lane does not become a delay at the galley door. Galley catering here is sealed at departure from the kitchen, logged again at handover to the loading crew, and closed with a signature that ties the load to the aircraft it boarded.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for KMX departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Khamis Mushait
Airport catering at Khamis Mushait runs from a facility built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell working under one roof, rather than a satellite line assembling components brought in from elsewhere. That structure is what lets airport catering here hold a wide-body specification and a single-tray order on the same shift without either one slowing the other. Production runs to HACCP, with the cold chain checked at each handover between the kitchen and the flight kitchen serving OEKM's stands.
The team that handles government flight catering at Khamis Mushait works every rotation as the same named crew rather than a rotating pool. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for airside movement, and is trained to household service standards for the protocol work that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what a royal or state desk checks before anything else on a specification.
VIP flight catering menus for Khamis Mushait airport departures
VVIP catering to a written specification at KMX
Menus at Khamis Mushait are written to the cabin and to the mission rather than to a single fixed list, moving from passenger meal boxes through a full VVIP specification on the same production line. Where produce is drawn from the Saudi Arabia region, dairy, orchard fruit and grain staples are worked into the plan by season rather than fixed in place year round. Inflight catering at Khamis Mushait closes on documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, each one labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. Special meal codes are logged against the same file that carries the loading sheet, so nothing boards unmatched.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Khamis Mushait carry VIP flight catering plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu card, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. Each course is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation reproduces the same presentation without a new brief each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at OEKM run multi-choice hot service built to the cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are packed separately from the passenger tray sets and matched to the roster before departure.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at KMX are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Khamis Mushait produces these on a separate line and seals them before they leave the kitchen.
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 OEKM / KMX
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 Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia
Two runways, the longer at 3800 metres, put Khamis Mushait in reach of scheduled, charter and government wide-body traffic on the same movement day, and each type carries its own catering demand: a state delegation is a documentation task, a charter wave is a capacity task, a repeat rotation is a repetition task that rewards a fixed specification.
Airline catering at KMX moves from our kitchen to the stand by airside delivery, carried the last distance by hi-loader rather than handed off at ground level, with our own crew holding the cart until the galley door closes. Aviation catering in Saudi Arabia is coordinated from the same desk that issues the loading sheet, so ramp access and specification changes are tracked against one record rather than several.
What we commit to on this station is one named coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to aircraft, and a signed handover that closes the file: in-flight catering at KMX and inflight catering in Saudi Arabia both run to that same standard, and airport catering here is planned stand by stand rather than left to arrive on the day.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at OEKM / KMX
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Government and state flight catering at KMX
A wide-body reference code governs how a delegation's aircraft is sequenced against other movements on the same apron, and that sequencing is what a protocol desk plans around first. Government flight catering at Khamis Mushait then follows: the file is documented per passenger, staff carry security clearance, and the uplift for a head of state movement is sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Khamis Mushait
The wide-body reference code held at OEKM clears the same stand for a private airliner as for a scheduled service, which is what allows a BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP movement to be worked without a separate ramp plan. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification 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 OEKM
Our crews load a full three-cabin uplift onto the wide-body stands that a 3800 m runway keeps open to ACMI and wet-lease operators alongside scheduled traffic. Charter flight catering at Khamis Mushait covers group movements and special missions, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out, with charter flight catering repeatable across a multi-leg programme without a new brief each leg.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at KMX
Off a 3800 m runway rated for wide-body movements, Khamis Mushait takes carriers that run this station as an outstation as readily as those on a scheduled turn. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with AOG handled on the same file, across a multi-leg rotation that keeps the tray standard fixed even as the menu cycle moves week to week.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Khamis Mushait
A 3800 m runway serves the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field alongside the wide-body stands, putting business aviation on the same apron as scheduled and charter traffic. Private jet catering at Khamis Mushait, run through our dedicated branch, reaches FBO catering and business aviation catering at the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as a business jet catering uplift for an airline, extending to private jet catering across Saudi Arabia on request.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at KMX
Flight departments on jet catering at OEKM
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into Khamis Mushait (KMX/OEKM) and needed AOG catering. They reacted quickly to revised timings and passenger numbers, and the handover was straightforward. A dependable option for irregular operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Francesca — Duty Station Manager
“We needed outstation catering for a flight through Khamis Mushait (KMX/OEKM) and the process was much easier than expected. The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Daniel — Flight Support Executive
“We compared options for Khamis Mushait (KMX/OEKM) and asked for an airline catering quote. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. Straightforward and professional from quote to delivery. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Jean — State Aviation Manager
Station data for aviation catering at Khamis Mushait (OEKM / KMX)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,800 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OEKM |
Airline catering services FAQ for Khamis Mushait airport
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Khamis Mushait airport
What operations gets asked every week about Khamis Mushait.
Ask operations directly →Can we deliver airline catering airside at Khamis Mushait?
Two runways and a wide-body reference code keep the stands open to airside delivery, so our crews carry the load by hi-loader to the galley door rather than handing it off at ground level.
Where does the paper trail start for an order at Khamis Mushait Airport?
The loading sheet issued by our ops desk is the record that fixes the lead time and tracks any change to the specification, and it stays open until the cart is signed for at the aircraft.
When are halal, kosher and SPML meals produced for a flight through KMX?
Once a passenger's requirement is logged against the booking, halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes are produced on a separate line and sealed before they leave the kitchen.
What protocol governs VIP, VVIP and government flight catering at OEKM?
We run VIP flight catering and government flight catering to a documented protocol, with security-cleared staff, a sealed uplift and a signed handover on every rotation.
Airline catering at airports near Khamis Mushait
AHB / OEAB
Abha
Saudi Arabia · 17 km from Khamis Mushait
Airline & VIP flight catering →
GIZ / OEGN
Jizan
Saudi Arabia · 157 km from Khamis Mushait
Airline & VIP flight catering →
EAM / OENG
Najran
Saudi Arabia · 187 km from Khamis Mushait
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Khamis Mushait (KMX)