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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Dubai (OMDB / DXB)
DXB (IATA) · OMDB (ICAO)
Both runways at Dubai and the wide-body reference code this field carries mean a full-length departure bank can be boarded and pushed back within a single cycle, at scale. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights, hi-loaded to galley height across every wide-body stand this field holds.
4,447 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
2
FBOs on station
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 — Dubai
Aviation catering with ramp access at OMDB
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Dubai airport
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at OMDB / DXB
DXB catering is timed from the moment a cart is sealed at the kitchen to the moment it is signed for at the galley door, not from an estimate handed over on request. Ramp access held under our own badges keeps that interval short and repeatable across a wide-body bank, because the convoy does not queue behind traffic it has no clearance to cross. Every catering uplift at this station follows that same measured path, whatever the cabin count or the mission.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Dubai sit landside screening, an escorted convoy and apron traffic that moves on its own schedule, not ours. We plan every galley catering run against the worst of those three, holding a margin in the loading window rather than promising a fixed minute count that ramp conditions could break. A sealed cart carries a temperature log opened at the kitchen and closed at the aircraft, and the catering uplift is not complete until a name is signed against it at the galley door, closing the chain of custody from oven to stand.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley, nothing in between goes unrecorded.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving DXB
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for OMDB / DXB
The flight kitchen that provisions Dubai runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to seal. Airport catering at DXB draws on that same site for every cabin class in a single rotation, so a wide-body bank is not split across separate production runs. Airport catering in Dubai stays inside one continuous cold chain from the larder to the cart, which is what lets a multi-class order move on one paper trail instead of several.
Government flight catering out of Dubai is handled by the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned as availability allows. Each member carries security clearance on file and sits on the access list before a cart is ever loaded, trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. That same crew signs the chain of custody at both ends of the run, so the paperwork and the hands on the load are never two different parties.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at OMDB
VVIP catering to a written specification at Dubai
Menus at Dubai are set to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed card repeated on every rotation. Inflight catering in Dubai draws on the region's produce where the route allows it, working dairy, fish and orchard fruit into cycles that shift as the season does rather than staying static year round. VIP flight menus and charter flight menus are built from the same kitchen but written to a different brief, plated for a private airliner or boxed for a full-cabin charter as the mission requires. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed, not resolved after boarding.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Dubai are plated to a written specification rather than a standing card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request for a private airliner or a head-of-state movement. This is where VIP flight catering is measured against the sign-off on file, not against what left the kitchen that morning.
Business cabins
Business cabins out of OMDB run multi-choice hot service to a written cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals in Dubai travel in the same tray sets, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately against the flight-deck and cabin roster.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Dubai are produced on a separate line and sealed before they leave the kitchen, never blended into the main run. Halal and kosher sets sit alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes, so inflight catering here covers a household, religious or medical requirement documented per passenger rather than guessed at the galley.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at OMDB / DXB
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 Dubai (DXB)
Dubai carries two runways built to a wide-body reference code, which puts scheduled long-haul, charter and government traffic on the same aprons in the same operating window. Airline catering at this scale means a peak bank of wide-body departures is a capacity problem before it is anything else, and a state delegation moving through the same slot is a documentation problem layered on top of it.
Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering in Dubai run off one ops desk rather than one per customer, with the uplift moved airside from the kitchen to the stand under ground handling arranged on the apron. Aircraft provisioning is staged to the loading sheet stand by stand, so a wide-body rotation and an ad hoc diversion are worked from the same sequence rather than two separate ones.
Airport catering OMDB is committed to one coordinator per movement, carts sealed at the kitchen, and a signed handover at the aircraft that closes the file.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at OMDB / DXB
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Government and state flight catering at DXB
A wide-body reference code and two runways mean a head-of-state aircraft parks alongside scheduled long-haul traffic without a dedicated apron of its own, so protocol has to travel with the load rather than with the stand. Government flight catering at OMDB catering standard covers state visits and official delegations, documented per passenger, staffed by security-cleared personnel, and sealed before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Dubai
The same wide-body stands that take a scheduled long-haul departure at Dubai also take a private airliner on a royal or VVIP rotation, boarded by the identical hi-loader method rather than a separate process. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against that same standing order.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at OMDB
Two runways cleared to a wide-body reference code let Dubai take a full charter rotation alongside scheduled traffic without reassigning stands, which is what lets group and ACMI movements slot in on short notice. Charter flight catering at DXB covers wet-lease and ACMI operators, sports-team and tour-operator group charters, and repatriation or humanitarian missions, charter flight catering across the United Arab Emirates staged as a full three-cabin uplift against the loading sheet.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at DXB
Two runways rated to a wide-body reference code put a full long-haul bank through Dubai on a tight rotation, which is what ad hoc airline catering here is built to absorb rather than merely accommodate. Carriers running DXB as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals across the United Arab Emirates network boxed on the same multi-leg cycle and DXB ad hoc catering held ready between scheduled rotations.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Dubai
The same wide-body stands and hi-loader method used for scheduled traffic at Dubai sit alongside the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field, so a business aviation movement is worked from the identical ramp rather than a separate one. Private jet catering Dubai is delivered by our dedicated branch on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with business aviation catering, business jet catering and FBO catering held to one standard across the field.
Private jets →
FBOs at Dubai
execujet middle east
execujet.com
Operator website ↗
jet aviation dubai
jetaviation.com
Operator website ↗
Charter flight catering reviewed at Dubai airport
Flight departments on jet catering at DXB
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Dubai (DXB/OMDB) for royal flight catering with strict timing and handling requirements. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Antonio — Cabin Operations Lead
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Dubai (DXB/OMDB) and needed BBJ catering. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Mauro — Trip Operations Manager
“For a high-volume passenger flight at Dubai (DXB/OMDB), we needed reliable umrah flight catering. Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. We would use the service again for a similar charter. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Jin — Airline Operations Manager
Flight catering station reference for Dubai (OMDB / DXB)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 4,447 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | OMDB |
Airline catering services FAQ for OMDB
Diversion catering and ramp questions at OMDB
What operations gets asked every week about Dubai.
Ask operations directly →Does DXB handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering, and under what protocol?
The hi-loader that boards a scheduled wide-body at DXB is the same equipment used for VIP flight catering and government flight catering here, with protocol documentation carried per passenger and sealed before departure.
Do you produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at OMDB, and how are they documented?
Yes, on a separate line: halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML codes are produced apart from the main run and documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
How much does airline catering cost at Dubai?
The cleared standard we hold on every rotation is fixed, but the airline catering cost itself depends on cabin count, specification and loading window, so the desk returns a quotation rather than a published price.
How far from the stand does private jet catering reach at Dubai Airport?
There is a dedicated branch covering private jet catering and FBO catering across the field, delivering to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
Inflight catering at other airports near Dubai
SHJ / OMSJ
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates · 17 km from Dubai
Airline & VIP flight catering →
NHD / OMDM
Dubai
United Arab Emirates · 25 km from Dubai
Airline & VIP flight catering →
DWC / OMDW
Dubai
United Arab Emirates · 45 km from Dubai
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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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 Dubai (DXB)