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.

A catering hi-loader box raised level with the open galley door of a wide-body, its platform bridged to the doorway.
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Documented stations
55
Cities covered
4,100 m
Longest runway

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.

ADF · LTCP
Adıyaman (ADF)
2,485 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Adıyaman (ADF)
AFY · LTAH
Afyonkarahisar (AFY)
3,660 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Afyonkarahisar (AFY)
AJI · LTCO
Ağrı (AJI)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ağrı (AJI)
ANK · LTAD
Ankara (ANK)
2,757 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ankara (ANK)
ESB · LTAC
Ankara (ESB)
3,750 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ankara (ESB)
HTY · LTDA
Antakya (HTY)
2,082 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Antakya (HTY)
AYT · LTAI
Antalya (AYT)
3,400 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Antalya (AYT)
BZI · LTBF
Balıkesir (BZI)
2,990 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Balıkesir (BZI)
BDM · LTBG
Bandırma (BDM)
3,010 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bandırma (BDM)
BAL · LTCJ
Batman (BAL)
3,048 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Batman (BAL)
BJV · LTFE
Bodrum (BJV)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Bodrum (BJV)
CKZ · LTBH
Çanakkale (CKZ)
2,350 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Çanakkale (CKZ)
IGL
Çiğli (IGL)
2,993 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Çiğli (IGL)
TEQ · LTBU
Çorlu (TEQ)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Çorlu (TEQ)
DLM · LTBS
Dalaman (DLM)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Dalaman (DLM)
DNZ · LTAY
Denizli (DNZ)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Denizli (DNZ)
DIY · LTCC
Diyarbakır (DIY)
3,549 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Diyarbakır (DIY)
EDO · LTFD
Edremit (EDO)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Edremit (EDO)
EZS · LTCA
Elazığ (EZS)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Elazığ (EZS)
ERC · LTCD
Erzincan (ERC)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Erzincan (ERC)
ERZ · LTCE
Erzurum (ERZ)
3,810 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Erzurum (ERZ)
ESK · LTBI
Eskişehir (ESK)
3,050 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Eskişehir (ESK)
AOE · LTBY
Eskişehir (AOE)
2,518 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Eskişehir (AOE)
GZT · LTAJ
Gaziantep (GZT)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Gaziantep (GZT)
ADB · LTBJ
Gaziemir (ADB)
3,240 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Gaziemir (ADB)
GZP · LTFG
Gazipaşa (GZP)
2,350 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Gazipaşa (GZP)
YKO · LTCW
Hakkari (YKO)
3,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hakkari (YKO)
IGD · LTCT
Iğdır (IGD)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Iğdır (IGD)
ISE · LTFC
Isparta (ISE)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Isparta (ISE)
IST · LTFM
Istanbul (IST)
4,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Istanbul (IST)
ISL · LTBA
Istanbul (ISL)
2,600 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Istanbul (ISL)
KCM · LTCN
Kahramanmaraş (KCM)
2,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Kahramanmaraş (KCM)
KSY · LTCF
Kars (KSY)
3,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Kars (KSY)
KCO · LTBQ
Kartepe (KCO)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Kartepe (KCO)
KFS · LTAL
Kastamonu (KFS)
2,250 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Kastamonu (KFS)
ASR · LTAU
Kayseri (ASR)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Kayseri (ASR)
KYA · LTAN
Konya (KYA)
3,350 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Konya (KYA)
MLX · LTAT
Malatya (MLX)
3,350 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Malatya (MLX)
MQM · LTCR
Mardin (MQM)
2,501 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mardin (MQM)
MSR · LTCK
Muş (MSR)
3,551 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Muş (MSR)
NAV · LTAZ
Nevşehir (NAV)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Nevşehir (NAV)
OGU · LTCB
Ordu (OGU)
3,002 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ordu (OGU)
SAW · LTFJ
Pendik (SAW)
3,540 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Pendik (SAW)
RZV · LTFO
Rize (RZV)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Rize (RZV)
SZF · LTFH
Samsun (SZF)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Samsun (SZF)
GNY · LTCS
Şanlıurfa (GNY)
4,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Şanlıurfa (GNY)
UAB · LTAG
Sarıçam (UAB)
3,048 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sarıçam (UAB)
SXZ · LTCL
Siirt (SXZ)
1,800 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Siirt (SXZ)
NOP · LTCM
Sinop (NOP)
1,976 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sinop (NOP)
VAS · LTAR
Sivas (VAS)
3,811 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Sivas (VAS)
NKT · LTCV
Şırnak (NKT)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Şırnak (NKT)
COV · LTDB
Tarsus (COV)
3,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tarsus (COV)
TJK · LTAW
Tokat (TJK)
2,700 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tokat (TJK)
TZX · LTCG
Trabzon (TZX)
2,640 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Trabzon (TZX)
USQ · LTBO
Uşak (USQ)
2,557 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Uşak (USQ)
VAN · LTCI
Van (VAN)
2,750 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Van (VAN)
YEI · LTBR
Yenişehir (YEI)
2,993 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Yenişehir (YEI)
ONQ · LTAS
Zonguldak (ONQ)
2,131 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Zonguldak (ONQ)
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

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

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.

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.

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State and Diplomatic Flight Catering Nationwide
Government flight catering across Turkish stations runs on cleared staff, sealed loads and a single named coordinator per movement. Protocol is held from the production kitchen to the galley door on every VIP flight catering request.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal Household Flight Catering Across the Country
Royal flight catering carries household dietary requirements leg to leg across Turkish stations, with a kitchen brigade briefed against each movement. Service is built to the household standard from first loading to final galley check.
Royal & VVIP flights →
Charter flight catering first.
03
Wide-Body Charter and ACMI Catering Turkey
Charter flight catering for wide-body charter, ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions across Turkish fields. A full three-cabin uplift is staged in the sequence the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
04
Scheduled and Ad Hoc Airline Catering Turkey
Scheduled carriers and ad hoc airline catering services across Turkish outstations, covering diversions, technical stops and AOG recovery. Flight crew, cabin crew and cargo crew meal sets are built to the same production line as passenger trays.
Commercial airlines →
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05
Private Jet and Business Aviation Catering Turkey
Private jet catering reaches the FBOs recorded across Turkish stations, including Celebi Platinum FBO Services and Bilen Air Services / ExecuJet, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift. Business aviation catering runs from the same kitchens as scheduled work.
Private jets →

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.

Published stations in Turkey, compared on the hard data that decides whether a wide-body can be loaded.
WhereLongest runwayVIP / gov terminalAerodrome code
Adıyaman (ADF)ADF · LTCP2,485 mNonarrow-body
Afyonkarahisar (AFY)AFY · LTAH3,660 mNowide-body
Ağrı (AJI)AJI · LTCO3,000 mNowide-body
Ankara (ANK)ANK · LTAD2,757 mNowide-body
Ankara (ESB)ESB · LTAC3,750 mNowide-body
Antakya (HTY)HTY · LTDA2,082 mNonarrow-body
Antalya (AYT)AYT · LTAI3,400 mNowide-body
Balıkesir (BZI)BZI · LTBF2,990 mNowide-body
Bandırma (BDM)BDM · LTBG3,010 mNowide-body
Batman (BAL)BAL · LTCJ3,048 mNowide-body
Bodrum (BJV)BJV · LTFE3,000 mNowide-body
Çanakkale (CKZ)CKZ · LTBH2,350 mNonarrow-body
Çiğli (IGL)IGL2,993 mNowide-body
Çorlu (TEQ)TEQ · LTBU3,000 mNowide-body
Dalaman (DLM)DLM · LTBS3,000 mNowide-body
Denizli (DNZ)DNZ · LTAY3,000 mNowide-body
Diyarbakır (DIY)DIY · LTCC3,549 mNowide-body
Edremit (EDO)EDO · LTFD3,000 mNowide-body
Elazığ (EZS)EZS · LTCA3,000 mNowide-body
Erzincan (ERC)ERC · LTCD3,000 mNowide-body
Erzurum (ERZ)ERZ · LTCE3,810 mNowide-body
Eskişehir (ESK)ESK · LTBI3,050 mNowide-body
Eskişehir (AOE)AOE · LTBY2,518 mNowide-body
Gaziantep (GZT)GZT · LTAJ3,000 mNowide-body
Gaziemir (ADB)ADB · LTBJ3,240 mNowide-body
Gazipaşa (GZP)GZP · LTFG2,350 mNonarrow-body
Hakkari (YKO)YKO · LTCW3,200 mNowide-body
Iğdır (IGD)IGD · LTCT3,000 mNowide-body
Isparta (ISE)ISE · LTFC3,000 mNowide-body
Istanbul (IST)IST · LTFM4,100 mNowide-body
Istanbul (ISL)ISL · LTBA2,600 mNowide-body
Kahramanmaraş (KCM)KCM · LTCN2,300 mNonarrow-body
Kars (KSY)KSY · LTCF3,500 mNowide-body
Kartepe (KCO)KCO · LTBQ3,000 mNowide-body
Kastamonu (KFS)KFS · LTAL2,250 mNonarrow-body
Kayseri (ASR)ASR · LTAU3,000 mNowide-body
Konya (KYA)KYA · LTAN3,350 mNowide-body
Malatya (MLX)MLX · LTAT3,350 mNowide-body
Mardin (MQM)MQM · LTCR2,501 mNowide-body
Muş (MSR)MSR · LTCK3,551 mNowide-body
Nevşehir (NAV)NAV · LTAZ3,000 mNowide-body
Ordu (OGU)OGU · LTCB3,002 mNowide-body
Pendik (SAW)SAW · LTFJ3,540 mNowide-body
Rize (RZV)RZV · LTFO3,000 mNowide-body
Samsun (SZF)SZF · LTFH3,000 mNowide-body
Şanlıurfa (GNY)GNY · LTCS4,000 mNowide-body
Sarıçam (UAB)UAB · LTAG3,048 mNowide-body
Siirt (SXZ)SXZ · LTCL1,800 mNonarrow-body
Sinop (NOP)NOP · LTCM1,976 mNonarrow-body
Sivas (VAS)VAS · LTAR3,811 mNowide-body
Şırnak (NKT)NKT · LTCV3,000 mNowide-body
Tarsus (COV)COV · LTDB3,500 mNowide-body
Tokat (TJK)TJK · LTAW2,700 mNowide-body
Trabzon (TZX)TZX · LTCG2,640 mNowide-body
Uşak (USQ)USQ · LTBO2,557 mNowide-body
Van (VAN)VAN · LTCI2,750 mNowide-body
Yenişehir (YEI)YEI · LTBR2,993 mNowide-body
Zonguldak (ONQ)ONQ · LTAS2,131 mNonarrow-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.

Back to Airline Catering Across the Middle East →

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.

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