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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ankara, Turkey
Ankara (LTAD / ANK): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
ANK (IATA) · LTAD (ICAO)
At the wide-body reference stand set for LTAD, aircraft take on inflight catering staged for a full three-cabin uplift rather than a single-aisle turnaround. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering here by hi-loader boarding to galley height, off a ramp we work directly, with uplift sequenced for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet movements out of Ankara.
2,757 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 — Ankara
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at Ankara airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at LTAD / ANK
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Ankara (ANK)
Between the sealed cart leaving our kitchen and the galley door closing at the aircraft, the loading window at Ankara is a measured sequence, not a promise made at booking. Ramp access is held on our own credentials, so the convoy crosses the apron on a route we control rather than one handed off at the gate. Every catering uplift into a wide-body stand at LTAD follows that same sequence, whatever the mission on the tail.
The convoy is the risk on this route, not the food: between our kitchen and the stand at Ankara sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and we plan every catering uplift against the worst case of all three rather than the average one. Temperature is logged twice, once when the load is sealed at the kitchen and again at the handover on the galley catering line, so the chain of custody is a record and not a claim. A single named coordinator signs the load at both ends and carries it through the galley, seal to signature, with nothing passed to a third party on the ramp in between.
The convoy is the risk here, not the food; we plan and log it accordingly.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Ankara, Turkey
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Ankara, Turkey
The flight kitchen at ANK runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, with output built to HACCP procedure at every stage from intake to sealed cart. Airport catering at Ankara draws on that single site rather than a network of subcontracted lines, which keeps the specification identical whether the order is a scheduled rotation or a government movement. That same structure is what airport catering in Ankara is measured against by any desk checking a new outstation.
The team behind government flight catering at LTAD is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rota drawn from a general pool. Each member holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to the household standards a royal or state movement requires alongside the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift at Ankara. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, before a single tray is discussed.
Halal airline meals and special meals at ANK
VVIP catering to a written specification at LTAD / ANK
Menus at Ankara are built to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, with a specification that stays fixed while the weekly cycle changes underneath it. Local sourcing draws on the country's dairy, orchard fruit and grain where the route allows it, set alongside a wider inflight catering range built for long-haul, regional and VIP profiles alike. Every dietary and religious set is documented per passenger and per cabin, not left as a note on the manifest. That documentation is what lets a single specification move from a scheduled rotation to a government or charter departure without being rewritten each time.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Ankara are plated to a written specification rather than a standing menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. Every course is filed against that specification, so VIP flight catering here is repeatable rotation to rotation, not improvised on the day.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LTAD run on multi-choice hot service, built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to each aircraft type. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so tray sets and crew sets never share a cart on the way to the stand.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at LTAD, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on a separate line at the kitchen and sealed before it leaves it, so inflight catering built to a dietary code arrives at the aircraft exactly as specified rather than adjusted at the last stage.
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 control for flight catering at LTAD
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.
Airport catering delivered airside at Ankara airport
Ankara carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body reference stand, which turns every movement into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one: a delegation needs its protocol file matched to the manifest, and a repeat charter rotation needs the same tray specification held week after week without drift.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader, boarded directly to galley height rather than handed off at the foot of the stand, on a route our own crew works from kitchen to stand rather than passing the load to a third party partway. Airport catering at LTAD and airline catering at ANK run off that same route, whichever segment is on the tail that day, and in-flight catering at LTAD follows the identical sequence whether the aircraft is on a scheduled or an ad hoc rotation.
One coordinator is named to each load, aviation catering at ANK is signed off with a sealed cart and a handover signature at the galley door, and inflight catering at Ankara carries that same single point of accountability from the kitchen gate to the aircraft.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Ankara airport
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Government and state flight catering at Ankara
The reference stand at LTAD is rated for wide-body movements, which is what lets a state aircraft board without being sequenced behind narrow-body turnarounds. Government flight catering at Ankara for delegations and official movements is documented per passenger, staffed by security-cleared personnel, and sealed at the kitchen before departure, with a head of state aircraft handled on the same protocol file every time.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at ANK
Our crews hold the wide-body reference code at LTAD to the same household specification on every rotation, whatever the aircraft type on the stand that day. Royal flight catering at Ankara for private airliners, BBJ and ACJ included, is kept on file between movements, with VVIP and royal household dietary requirements produced to that written standard rather than briefed fresh each time.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Ankara
Wide-body reference code LTAD carries the full three-cabin uplift that a charter or ACMI rotation needs on a single stand, counted against the loading sheet rather than assembled on the day. Charter flight catering at Ankara for wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions runs the same sequence as charter flight catering at LTAD for a multi-leg tour or repatriation rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Ankara
A single wide-body reference stand at LTAD has to sequence every kind of arrival against one loading slot, which is exactly the constraint an outstation carrier or a diverted aircraft runs into first. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering are worked off one duty roster at ANK, AOG included, crew meals in Turkey boxed separately from the passenger load across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at ANK
A BBJ or ACJ-type movement is one of the aircraft the wide-body reference code at LTAD is rated to take on the same stand as a scheduled widebody. Private jet catering in Turkey reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal at Ankara on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with business aviation catering and business jet catering covered by the FBO catering branch of the same kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Ankara (ANK)
Flight departments on jet catering at Ankara
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We needed presidential flight catering at Ankara (ANK/LTAD) for a protocol-sensitive flight. They followed the instructions carefully and kept communication limited to the operational contacts involved. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Maya — Airline Dispatch Manager
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Ankara (ANK/LTAD) and needed BBJ catering. The portions, packaging, and labeling worked well for the cabin, and the timing was spot on. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Hassan — Cabin Service Coordinator
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Ankara (ANK/LTAD), we needed reliable hajj flight catering. Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. Good coordination for a high-volume movement. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Samuel — Presidential Flight Coordinator
Inflight catering station profile for Ankara (LTAD / ANK)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,757 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LTAD |
Business jet catering questions at ANK
Diversion catering and ramp questions at ANK
What operations gets asked every week about Ankara.
Ask operations directly →How much does airline catering cost at Ankara?
The clearance and specification behind each load set the price, so cost depends on cabin count, the specification chosen and the loading window; the desk returns a quotation once those are known.
ANK — do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights?
The hi-loader that boards every wide-body stand here also carries VIP flight catering, VVIP loads and government flight catering, each handled under a protocol file matched to the manifest.
LTAD — do you produce halal, kosher and special meal codes?
Yes, produced on a separate line at the kitchen: halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA SPML codes, sealed and labelled per passenger before dispatch.
Can an FBO on the field at Ankara take private jet catering delivery?
There is a dedicated FBO catering route from our kitchen to every FBO and the GA terminal on the field, running the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Can an order at Ankara change close to departure?
Lead time and how far in advance an order is placed both shape how late a specification can move; earlier notice widens the window, but last minute airline catering is worked case by case against the loading slot.
At which point does airline catering reach the aircraft at ANK?
The sequence starts with the sealed cart leaving the kitchen, then airside delivery across the apron, then hi-loader boarding straight to the galley door with no handover at the foot of the stand.
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Charter flight catering quote for Ankara airport
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Ankara (ANK / LTAD)
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