Aviation catering — Ordu, Turkey

Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Ordu (LTCB / OGU)

OGU (IATA) · LTCB (ICAO)

The 3002 m runway at Ordu is rated for wide-body movements, which sets what one ops desk can plan for on a single stand: scheduled, charter, government and private jet flights on the same rotation. Inflight catering here runs on hi-loader boarding to galley height, with in-flight catering staged airside and inflight catering timed to the loading window rather than to a counter delivery.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
3,002 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
04
Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
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 — Ordu

Aviation catering with ramp access at Ordu airport

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Airport catering order window at Ordu (OGU)

Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at LTCB

The loading window at Ordu runs from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door on the wide-body stand, timed rather than guessed at. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the catering uplift moves without waiting on a shared apron slot. Every load crossing that stretch is logged against the same sequence, whatever the mission on the stand that day.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Ordu sit screening, escort and the apron traffic that any wide-body movement draws, and we plan each catering uplift against the worst case those three can produce rather than the average one. The chain of custody is held by one coordinator from seal to signature, so nothing changes hands without a name attached to it. Temperature is logged when the galley catering is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at the galley, and the load only closes once both readings and a signature are on the sheet.

One coordinator, one seal, one signature: the convoy is the risk we plan against.

Airline food supplier for Ordu, Turkey rotations

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Cleared crews behind government flight catering at Ordu airport

The flight kitchen behind airport catering at Ordu holds hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, built around the HACCP standard the production runs to on every shift. Airport catering in Ordu is planned from that single site rather than split across outstations, which keeps the cold chain unbroken between sealing and the stand. That single-site model is what lets flight kitchen output at OGU move straight to hi-loader boarding without an intermediate handling step.

The team behind government flight catering at Ordu is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and standing on the access list rather than rotating in from a general pool. They work to royal household standards on request and to a written service specification the rest of the time, with the sealed uplift and its paperwork moving as one unit from kitchen to aircraft. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, and catering at LTCB is built to hold it across repeat movements rather than a single flight.

VIP flight catering and dietary sets at LTCB / OGU

VVIP catering to a written specification at Ordu (OGU)

Passenger meal boxes through to VVIP menus, the Ordu inflight catering range is written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed cycle. Turkey's produce runs through the specification in general terms — dairy, orchard fruit, fish from the coast — set against a VIP flight menu or a charter flight menu depending on what the rotation calls for. Every set is built to a written brief rather than an open kitchen choice, so First, Business and main cabin each carry their own cabin-specific service standard on the same rotation. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled through to the galley rather than left to a verbal note.

Slices of pink duck breast fanned over a sweep of squash purée with a berry reduction and tenderstem broccoli.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Ordu are plated to a written specification rather than an open menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request against the standing order on file. VIP flight catering at LTCB keeps that specification fixed across repeat movements, so the presentation matches what protocol expects rotation after rotation.

A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at OGU run multi-choice hot service to a written cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on the stand. Crew meals at OGU and cabin crew meals travel in their own tray sets, with pilot meals boxed separately and crew meals in Turkey built to the same roster discipline.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at Ordu are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets alongside halal and kosher production and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering in Ordu produces these on a separate line from the main cycle, sealed there before it joins the rest of the uplift.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

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Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

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Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

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Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

HACCP-compliant aircraft catering at Ordu

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 OGU

Ordu takes scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body reference code, which turns a delegation into a documentation problem before it is a seating problem and turns a peak wave into a capacity question the loading plan has to absorb in one pass. Aviation catering in Ordu is planned around that mix rather than around a generic schedule, because the same stand can carry a state movement one day and a charter group the next.

The uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by airside delivery direct to the wide-body stand, with ramp access held on our own clearance rather than a shared handling queue, and airline catering at Ordu loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Ground handling on the apron works to the same sequence every time, so in-flight catering in Turkey and inflight catering in Turkey both move through one coordinated path rather than parallel ones.

What we commit to at this station is one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover on every load, which is the constant that airport catering in Turkey does not vary station to station.

Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at Ordu airport

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Government and state flight catering at OGU
On the wide-body stand at Ordu, a head of state aircraft is worked to the same reference code as any other movement, which is what lets government flight catering here run without a ramp plan. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared and on the access list, and the uplift at OGU is sealed before it leaves the kitchen for the delegation it serves.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Ordu
A single wide-body reference code has to sequence a private airliner alongside every other movement on the stand, and that sequencing is what royal flight catering at Ordu is planned around rather than around the aircraft type itself. BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP movements are held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against it on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
Charter flight catering first.
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LTCB
3002 metres of runway at Ordu clears a full wide-body charter for the stand, which lets a group movement board a complete three-cabin uplift in one pass rather than a split loading run. Charter flight catering at Ordu covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, tour operator groups and repatriation or humanitarian missions, with charter flight catering in Turkey counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at OGU
A wide-body reference code at Ordu means a scheduled widebody and an unplanned diversion can be worked from the same stand without a second setup. Ad hoc airline catering at OGU covers carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering in Turkey each built off one duty roster; crew meals in Ordu and crew meals at LTCB travel with the same load, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Ordu
Our kitchen runs the same 3002 m wide-body stand for the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field as it does for scheduled traffic, dispatching business aviation loads through our dedicated private-jet branch. Private jet catering at OGU reaches the ramp handler and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all worked from that one kitchen.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering trusted at Ordu (OGU)

Flight departments on jet catering at Ordu, Turkey

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“We needed an airline ops catering supplier at Ordu (OGU/LTCB) and the support was excellent. They coordinated locally, sent useful updates, and kept the final uplift aligned with our revised schedule. We would use the service again without hesitation. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★☆

Scheduled airline

Yulia — Airline Operations Controller

“We booked private jet catering in Ordu for a flight operating through OGU/LTCB. Communication was responsive and the team handled a late timing change without any issue. We had a smooth experience from order to delivery. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Samuel — VIP Operations Controller

“Our passenger profile required special meal codes at Ordu (OGU/LTCB), with several different dietary restrictions. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. A good experience with complex dietary requests. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Rami — Flight Dispatch Coordinator

Outstation catering data for Ordu (LTCB / OGU)

DatumValue
Longest runway3,002 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codewide-body
ICAOLTCB

Airline catering services FAQ for LTCB / OGU

Diversion catering and ramp questions at LTCB / OGU

What operations gets asked every week about Ordu.

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Where can we confirm halal, kosher and special meal codes are documented for a flight through Ordu?

Every halal, kosher and SPML order is recorded against the passenger manifest and travels with the load as a signed document, not a verbal note. Special meals are produced on a separate line and sealed before they join the main uplift.

How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at OGU?

OGU uplift moves by airside delivery direct from our kitchen to the wide-body stand, with our own ramp clearance rather than a shared queue. Loading is by hi-loader to galley height, so nothing is set down at the foot of the aircraft.

When can private jet catering be delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at LTCB?

When a business aviation movement is confirmed on the field, private jet catering is dispatched to the GA terminal and the ramp handler on the same cold chain as an airline load. FBO catering follows the same paperwork and the same coordinator model as any other uplift here.

What does airline catering cost at Ordu?

We price against cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a published list, since no two rotations draw the same production. Send the mission details to our desk and a quotation comes back against them directly.

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Ordu (OGU / LTCB)

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Four steps

Flight

Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

Return leg, if any

Order

Counts · menus · files

Contact

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Uplift at Ordu (OGU)