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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Qaisumah (OEPA / AQI)
AQI (IATA) · OEPA (ICAO)
Qaisumah's aerodrome reference code wide-body sets the ceiling for what can be boarded here, and it means a full wide-body cabin set moves through one ramp rather than a scaled-down outstation routine. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering at OEPA on that basis, with aviation catering staged airside and carried to galley height by hi-loader rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, cabin by cabin, uplift by uplift.
3,050 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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 — Qaisumah
Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, Qaisumah (AQI)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Qaisumah airport
The loading window at Qaisumah runs from the sealed cart leaving our kitchen to the signature at the galley door, and it is planned around the ramp access this wide-body field allows rather than guessed at. Every catering uplift into OEPA is staged to that sequence, cart by cart, before the hi-loader ever reaches the apron. Nothing here is estimated: the timeline against it is what a coordinator actually checks on the day.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Qaisumah sit screening, an escort through apron traffic and the queue for a hi-loader slot, and none of them are left to chance on a wide-body rotation through OEPA. We plan the catering uplift against the worst case each of them can produce, not the average one, so a delay upstream does not become a delay at the galley door. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at handover, and galley catering only changes hands against a signature that closes the chain of custody on that load, at that stand, for that rotation.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the galley door.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving Qaisumah (AQI)
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Qaisumah (AQI)
Airport catering in Saudi Arabia is provisioned, at this station, from a facility built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof rather than a single galley bench. The flight kitchen at AQI feeds a wide-body reference code, so covers move in sealed carts sized to a full three-cabin rotation rather than a single-aisle load. Airport catering at OEPA is HACCP-run, cold-chain controlled from seal to handover, and built to keep pace with the aerodrome reference code held here.
The team that handles government flight catering at Qaisumah is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rota drawn from a general pool. Security clearance is on file for each of them, they sit on the access list for the ramp at OEPA, and they are trained to royal household standards before they are trusted with a sealed uplift. That standing team, not a temporary one, is what keeps chain of custody intact between the kitchen and the aircraft.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Qaisumah
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia
AERO GOURMET writes the inflight catering menu at Qaisumah to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed list, from passenger meal boxes through to VVIP specification. Local sourcing draws on Saudi Arabia's dairy, orchard fruit and regional produce where the route and the season allow it, worked into a wide-body tray set rather than named as a single dish. Every menu is planned against the cabin configuration boarding at OEPA, so a First, Business and main cabin rotation carries three distinct specifications rather than one scaled version. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Qaisumah are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with à-la-carte service available on request for a wide-body rotation through OEPA. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the presentation on a repeat mission matches the one before it.
Business cabins
Business cabins at AQI take multi-choice hot service built to a written cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on board. Crew meals and cabin crew meals travel in the same run, with pilot meals boxed separately to the roster for each rotation through Qaisumah.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at OEPA are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets. The full range of IATA special meal codes is produced on a separate line, and inflight catering here is built around what each passenger is cleared to receive, not a shared default tray.
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 standards for aviation catering at OEPA / AQI
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 OEPA
Qaisumah carries a wide-body reference code on a single runway, which means the traffic passing through this station arrives as one full cabin set at a time rather than a spread of smaller movements, and every uplift is planned against that single wide-body rotation rather than staggered across several. A delegation moving through AQI is a documentation problem before it is a kitchen one, and a peak departure is a capacity problem that the same reference code has to absorb in one loading window.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our flight kitchen by sealed cart, escorted across the apron and boarded by hi-loader direct to the galley door rather than set down at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering at AQI, aviation catering at OEPA and airport catering in Qaisumah all run off that same route, with ramp access held on our own clearance for every stand this field carries. Inflight catering and in-flight catering at Qaisumah are staged, cart by cart, to the same standard whether the rotation is scheduled, charter or government.
On every one of those movements the commitment is the same: one coordinator named to the rotation, carts sealed at the kitchen, and a signed handover at the stand that closes the record.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Qaisumah (AQI)
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Government and state flight catering at Qaisumah
The 3050 m runway at Qaisumah takes the aircraft that state and delegation movements typically fly, which keeps a head of state rotation on the same wide-body stand as any other government flight catering movement here. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff on the load carry security clearance, and the uplift is sealed at the kitchen before it leaves for OEPA's apron.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at OEPA
Private airliners in the BBJ and ACJ class, and wide-body VIP configurations besides, are what the 3050 m runway at Qaisumah is built to take on a repeat basis. Royal flight catering here holds a written household specification on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against that same standing record for every rotation.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at AQI
On the wide-body stands at Qaisumah, the 3050 m runway is what lets a full three-cabin charter movement land and turn as a single rotation rather than a reduced one. Charter flight catering in Qaisumah covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Saudi Arabia counted against the loading sheet and staged to the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Qaisumah
Qaisumah's wide-body reference code means a diverted or ad hoc arrival is worked to the same loading plan as a scheduled rotation, not a reduced version of it. Ad hoc airline catering and outstation catering at AQI cover carriers running this field as an occasional stop, with diversion catering and technical stop catering staged off the same duty roster, crew meals in Qaisumah included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at OEPA
A wide-body reference code sets the sequence a smaller business aircraft has to fit around at Qaisumah, so private jet catering at Qaisumah is timed against the same ramp movements rather than a separate slot. It reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal through our dedicated business aviation catering branch, on the same cold chain and paperwork as a business jet catering run for a scheduled carrier, FBO catering included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Qaisumah airport
Flight departments on jet catering at OEPA / AQI
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed state visit aircraft catering at Qaisumah (AQI/OEPA) for a protocol-sensitive flight. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Alexia — Crew Logistics Coordinator
“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Qaisumah (AQI/OEPA) and booked BBJ catering for the sector. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. I would happily use them again on a VIP rotation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Liam — Trip Operations Coordinator
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Qaisumah (AQI/OEPA), we needed reliable umrah flight catering. Meal counts were accurate, halal requirements were clearly managed, and the delivery was organized for a quick uplift. The operation ran smoothly from order to uplift. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Matteo — Outstation Manager
Station data for airport catering at Qaisumah (OEPA / AQI)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,050 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OEPA |
Inflight catering FAQ for Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia
Technical stop catering questions at Qaisumah
What operations gets asked every week about Qaisumah.
Ask operations directly →Does OEPA cater VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
Every rotation classed as VIP flight catering or government flight catering at OEPA runs to a written protocol file, with the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen and cleared staff named to the load.
Who delivers private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Qaisumah?
Across the field at Qaisumah, our business aviation branch delivers private jet catering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, FBO catering included.
Is airline catering cost at Qaisumah Airport published as a fixed rate?
The coordinator assigned to your rotation builds a quotation from cabin count, specification and loading window rather than a published rate, so airline catering cost at Qaisumah Airport is confirmed case by case.
How far in advance does AQI need an order placed, and how late can it change?
The standard we hold on file governs lead time: a standing specification can be called off with short notice, while a new one needs enough advance notice to clear kitchen and protocol checks; last minute airline catering is handled against whichever standard already applies.
At what point are halal, kosher and SPML meals produced for OEPA departures?
The documentation step comes first: halal, kosher and the full set of special meal codes are logged per passenger before production starts, then produced on a separate line and sealed ahead of the loading window.
Outstation catering near Qaisumah
KMC / OEKK
King Khaled Military City
Saudi Arabia · 76 km from Qaisumah
Airline & VIP flight catering →
XIJ / OKAJ
Ahmed Al Jaber AB
Kuwait · 176 km from Qaisumah
Airline & VIP flight catering →
KWI / OKKK
Kuwait City
Kuwait · 205 km from Qaisumah
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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