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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Konya, Turkey
Konya (LTAN / KYA): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
KYA (IATA) · LTAN (ICAO)
With a 3350 m longest runway, Konya takes wide-body movements that need genuine inflight catering capacity rather than a single ad hoc pallet. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering here on the same ramp footprint, boarding by hi-loader to galley height for the uplift a scheduled, charter or government rotation needs.
3,350 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 — Konya
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Konya, Turkey
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for LTAN / KYA departures
Airport catering, one seal from kitchen to cabin at Konya (KYA)
The loading window at Konya starts when the cart is sealed at our kitchen and ends when it is signed for at the galley door, with ramp access held on our own badges rather than a handover at the aircraft steps. Every catering uplift here is timed against apron traffic on the two runways, not against a fixed clock, so the sequence holds even when a stand changes late. That measured sequence is what lets us call the window reliable rather than merely quoted.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at Konya sit screening, an escort through the ramp and ordinary apron traffic, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those three rather than the best case. The galley catering that leaves our kitchen is sealed at that point, and the seal is checked again only at the aircraft, never in between. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, and the load is not signed for until both readings sit inside the cold chain we run to.
One coordinator carries the load from the sealed kitchen cart to the signed handover at the aircraft.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for Konya
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Konya, Turkey
Airport catering at Konya runs from a facility built for wide-body volume, with hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line held under one roof rather than split across separate units. Airport catering in Konya is planned for two runways of mixed traffic, so output is scaled to a full three-cabin uplift rather than a single galley cart at a time. That same flight kitchen at KYA carries the standing specification between rotations, which is what lets a repeat movement board to the same result each time.
The team handling government flight catering at Konya is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned at short notice. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, they sit on the access list for the ramp, and they are trained to royal household standards as well as to our own written service specification. That combination is what keeps a sealed uplift moving through screening without a delay traced back to the people carrying it.
Halal airline meals and special meals at KYA
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at LTAN / KYA
Inflight catering at Konya is written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed offer, so a scheduled rotation and a VVIP movement do not share the same specification. Menus draw on produce typical of the wider region around the city, from orchard fruit to dairy and grain staples, worked into a tray set rather than plated as a showpiece. Inflight catering in Turkey carries that same seasonal logic across First, Business and main cabin, adjusted by cycle rather than left static for months. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced against that written record rather than assumed at the gate.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Konya are plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed menu card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order between rotations, so the same presentation returns on the next movement.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LTAN run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, tray sets and meal boxes kept apart from the passenger load throughout.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Konya are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs rather than a generic set. Halal and kosher sets, along with the full range of IATA SPML codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before that inflight catering leaves the kitchen for the stand.
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
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at LTAN
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 Konya airport
Konya takes scheduled, charter and government traffic across its two runways, and that mix sets the catering problem: a state delegation is a documentation task, a charter peak is a capacity task, and a repeat scheduled rotation is a repetition task that rewards a fixed specification. Airline catering and aviation catering both run off the same duty roster here rather than separate teams for separate segments.
The uplift leaves our kitchen sealed and moves by ramp access rather than by a stand-side drop, boarded by hi-loader to galley height once the aircraft is on stand. Inflight catering at Konya and in-flight catering at Konya both describe that same route, with the escort and the loading crew working from the same loading sheet the coordinator signs.
What we commit to at KYA is one named coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover that closes the chain of custody rather than leaving it open between kitchen and galley.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Konya, Turkey
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Government and state flight catering at Konya
Two runways at Konya, and that pairing lets a delegation movement be worked separately from scheduled traffic without disrupting either. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff throughout, and the uplift for any head of state movement sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LTAN
Our kitchen holds the wide-body reference code that Konya is built to, and that is what lets a private airliner board the same three-cabin specification as a scheduled wide-body. Royal flight catering here runs to a written household standard kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and other wide-body VIP types, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at KYA
Wide-body is the reference code Konya is cleared to, and that single fact governs every charter rotation through the field. Charter flight catering here serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering staged as a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and matched to the galley layout in service.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Konya
A 3350 m runway lets Konya take a genuine wide-body diversion, and diversion catering has to be ready before the aircraft is even confirmed on stand. Ad hoc airline catering here also covers outstation catering for carriers running this field as a base, technical stop catering between longer sectors, and AOG support, all off one duty roster across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals boxed the same way on every one of them.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LTAN
Business airliners and smaller wide-body VIP types reach Konya's stands under the same reference code the field is cleared to, which is also what lets our dedicated branch reach the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field. Private jet catering at Konya runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, and FBO catering here is never treated as a lighter standard.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at LTAN / KYA
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Konya
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Konya (KYA/LTAN) for head of state aircraft catering with strict timing and handling requirements. They followed the instructions carefully and kept communication limited to the operational contacts involved. We were very satisfied with the level of coordination. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Alexia — Cargo Operations Manager
“We ordered wide body VIP aircraft catering for our aircraft at Konya (KYA/LTAN) and the result was very good. The portions, packaging, and labeling worked well for the cabin, and the timing was spot on. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Javier — Flight Assistance Manager
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Konya (KYA/LTAN), we needed reliable hajj flight catering. Meal counts were accurate, halal requirements were clearly managed, and the delivery was organized for a quick uplift. We would use the service again for a similar charter. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Rayan — Airline Operations Controller
Airport catering reference for Konya (LTAN / KYA)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,350 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LTAN |
Business jet catering questions at KYA
Diversion catering and ramp questions at KYA
What operations gets asked every week about Konya.
Ask operations directly →Does LTAN handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering under a documented protocol?
Every movement in that category is worked to a written protocol file, covering VIP flight catering, government flight catering and royal household requirements with security-cleared staff on the load throughout.
Is airline catering cost at Konya published as a fixed rate?
The coordinator who quotes a rotation prices it against cabin count, specification and loading window rather than off a list, so airline catering cost is confirmed once those details are known and the desk comes back with a figure.
Where does airline catering reach the aircraft at Konya airport?
The signed loading sheet records that airline catering is delivered by airside delivery straight to the stand, boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed over at the foot of the aircraft.
At what point are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced for KYA rotations?
The first step is booking the SPML code against the passenger list, and halal and kosher sets are then produced on a separate line before being sealed with the rest of the uplift.
Who handles private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at LTAN?
Across the field, our dedicated branch reaches every FBO and the GA terminal with the same private jet catering standard and FBO catering paperwork used for an airline rotation.
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Konya (KYA / LTAN)
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
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Uplift at Konya (KYA)