Airline & VIP flight catering — Turkey
Airline and VIP Flight Catering Across Turkey
Airline catering in Turkey runs on ramp access and hi-loader boarding, loading directly onto the aircraft rather than staging at the foot of the stand. Istanbul's IST field carries a 4100 m runway across six runways, wide-body reference code throughout. Inflight and aviation catering here scale from single ad hoc uplifts to full network programmes.

Airline Catering Stations Across Turkey
Each station below carries its own runway data, reference code and FBO record, from Istanbul's wide-body fields to narrow-body strips inland. Select a station to see its stands, its codes and what an operator can request there.

On the apron — Turkey
Ramp Access and Hi-Loader Boarding Across Turkish Airfields
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
How Aviation Catering Runs in Turkey
Turkey's airfield network spans wide-body reference code fields such as Istanbul (IST), Ankara (ESB), Antalya (AYT) and Diyarbakır (DIY) alongside narrow-body strips at places like Çanakkale and Sinop, giving airline catering companies a broad base for scheduled and charter uplift alike. IST's 4100 m runway and six-runway layout make it the network's densest node, with Pendik (SAW), Bodrum (BJV), Dalaman (DLM) and Gaziemir (ADB) each recording their own FBO rosters for business aviation alongside scheduled traffic.
An uplift request moves through the ops desk to a production kitchen assigned to the station, then across the ramp under cold chain control until it is loaded through the aircraft door or the galley. Airport catering at this scale depends on aerodrome reference code matching aircraft type, on stand allocation, and on a handling routine that holds regardless of season.
Celebi Platinum FBO Services appears across multiple fields, from Istanbul and Ankara to Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman and Diyarbakır, alongside Bilen Air Services, Genel Havacilik, Gozen Air and ACM Air Charter Market at Istanbul's Pendik and Atatürk-area fields. That FBO density supports both scheduled airline programmes and private aviation movements from the same kitchens.
Compliance
The Same Compliance Standard Across Turkey
One Operation, Five Kinds of Flying in Turkey
The same production and ramp network in Turkey serves airline catering, VIP flight catering, charter flight catering and the segments beside them, each routed through the station best placed for it. Five kinds of flying, one operator, detailed below.





Compare Airline Catering Stations Across Turkey
This table sets the published stations side by side on runway length, runway count, reference code and recorded FBOs, so an operator can see which field takes the aircraft, which boards at galley height, and which sits closest to a production kitchen.
| Where | Longest runway | VIP / gov terminal | Aerodrome code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adıyaman (ADF)ADF · LTCP | 2,485 m | No | narrow-body |
| Afyonkarahisar (AFY)AFY · LTAH | 3,660 m | No | wide-body |
| Ağrı (AJI)AJI · LTCO | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Ankara (ANK)ANK · LTAD | 2,757 m | No | wide-body |
| Ankara (ESB)ESB · LTAC | 3,750 m | No | wide-body |
| Antakya (HTY)HTY · LTDA | 2,082 m | No | narrow-body |
| Antalya (AYT)AYT · LTAI | 3,400 m | No | wide-body |
| Balıkesir (BZI)BZI · LTBF | 2,990 m | No | wide-body |
| Bandırma (BDM)BDM · LTBG | 3,010 m | No | wide-body |
| Batman (BAL)BAL · LTCJ | 3,048 m | No | wide-body |
| Bodrum (BJV)BJV · LTFE | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Çanakkale (CKZ)CKZ · LTBH | 2,350 m | No | narrow-body |
| Çiğli (IGL)IGL | 2,993 m | No | wide-body |
| Çorlu (TEQ)TEQ · LTBU | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Dalaman (DLM)DLM · LTBS | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Denizli (DNZ)DNZ · LTAY | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Diyarbakır (DIY)DIY · LTCC | 3,549 m | No | wide-body |
| Edremit (EDO)EDO · LTFD | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Elazığ (EZS)EZS · LTCA | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Erzincan (ERC)ERC · LTCD | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Erzurum (ERZ)ERZ · LTCE | 3,810 m | No | wide-body |
| Eskişehir (ESK)ESK · LTBI | 3,050 m | No | wide-body |
| Eskişehir (AOE)AOE · LTBY | 2,518 m | No | wide-body |
| Gaziantep (GZT)GZT · LTAJ | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Gaziemir (ADB)ADB · LTBJ | 3,240 m | No | wide-body |
| Gazipaşa (GZP)GZP · LTFG | 2,350 m | No | narrow-body |
| Hakkari (YKO)YKO · LTCW | 3,200 m | No | wide-body |
| Iğdır (IGD)IGD · LTCT | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Isparta (ISE)ISE · LTFC | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Istanbul (IST)IST · LTFM | 4,100 m | No | wide-body |
| Istanbul (ISL)ISL · LTBA | 2,600 m | No | wide-body |
| Kahramanmaraş (KCM)KCM · LTCN | 2,300 m | No | narrow-body |
| Kars (KSY)KSY · LTCF | 3,500 m | No | wide-body |
| Kartepe (KCO)KCO · LTBQ | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Kastamonu (KFS)KFS · LTAL | 2,250 m | No | narrow-body |
| Kayseri (ASR)ASR · LTAU | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Konya (KYA)KYA · LTAN | 3,350 m | No | wide-body |
| Malatya (MLX)MLX · LTAT | 3,350 m | No | wide-body |
| Mardin (MQM)MQM · LTCR | 2,501 m | No | wide-body |
| Muş (MSR)MSR · LTCK | 3,551 m | No | wide-body |
| Nevşehir (NAV)NAV · LTAZ | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Ordu (OGU)OGU · LTCB | 3,002 m | No | wide-body |
| Pendik (SAW)SAW · LTFJ | 3,540 m | No | wide-body |
| Rize (RZV)RZV · LTFO | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Samsun (SZF)SZF · LTFH | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Şanlıurfa (GNY)GNY · LTCS | 4,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Sarıçam (UAB)UAB · LTAG | 3,048 m | No | wide-body |
| Siirt (SXZ)SXZ · LTCL | 1,800 m | No | narrow-body |
| Sinop (NOP)NOP · LTCM | 1,976 m | No | narrow-body |
| Sivas (VAS)VAS · LTAR | 3,811 m | No | wide-body |
| Şırnak (NKT)NKT · LTCV | 3,000 m | No | wide-body |
| Tarsus (COV)COV · LTDB | 3,500 m | No | wide-body |
| Tokat (TJK)TJK · LTAW | 2,700 m | No | wide-body |
| Trabzon (TZX)TZX · LTCG | 2,640 m | No | wide-body |
| Uşak (USQ)USQ · LTBO | 2,557 m | No | wide-body |
| Van (VAN)VAN · LTCI | 2,750 m | No | wide-body |
| Yenişehir (YEI)YEI · LTBR | 2,993 m | No | wide-body |
| Zonguldak (ONQ)ONQ · LTAS | 2,131 m | No | narrow-body |
Ordering Airline Catering: Turkey
Send the flight number, ETA, aircraft type and stand together with pax and crew counts per cabin, plus any special meal codes, to the ops desk for the station concerned. That single message lets the assigned kitchen confirm the production line against the aircraft's door or galley configuration before loading. Requests covering diversions, technical stops or AOG recovery follow the same routing. For a scheduled programme, a charter movement or a single ad hoc uplift anywhere on the Turkish network, submit an airline catering quote request and the relevant station team will respond.
Turkey Catering Questions Answered
What Ops Desks Ask About Turkish Stations
Ask operations directly →Which Turkish stations take wide-body aircraft?
Most published stations carry a wide-body aerodrome reference code, including Istanbul IST with its 4100 m runway, Ankara ESB, Antalya AYT and Diyarbakır DIY. A small number, such as Çanakkale and Sinop, are recorded as narrow-body.
Can catering be loaded directly onto the aircraft rather than left at the stand?
Yes. Hi-loader boarding puts the uplift straight onto the aircraft door or galley at stations equipped for it, rather than staging at the foot of the aircraft.
Does the network handle private jet catering as well as airline programmes?
Yes. FBOs recorded across stations such as Istanbul, Ankara, Bodrum, Dalaman and Pendik receive private jet and business aviation catering on the same cold chain as scheduled airline uplift.
What is needed to request a quote for a specific flight?
The ops desk needs the flight number, ETA, aircraft type, stand, pax and crew counts per cabin, and any special meal codes to confirm the production line against the aircraft.
Is government and royal flight catering handled differently from scheduled airline work?
The production kitchen and ramp process are the same; government and royal flight catering add cleared staff, sealed loads and a single named coordinator per movement.
Request Airline Catering for Turkey
Ask for a Wide-Body Uplift Quote
One ops desk covers the whole route in Turkey. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7