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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — The Valley, Anguilla
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at The Valley (TQPF / AXA)
AXA (IATA) · TQPF (ICAO)
A 1,665 m runway at The Valley takes narrow-body and regional wide-body movements, and every rotation that lands here can be boarded from our own hi-loader rather than met at the aircraft steps. That capability is what our inflight catering runs on: uplift staged to galley height, sealed at the kitchen, cleared airside, in-flight catering handled the same way whatever the cabin count.
1,665 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — The Valley
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at AXA
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at The Valley
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at The Valley, Anguilla
Between the sealed cart leaving our kitchen and the tray sets crossing the galley door at The Valley, every stage of the catering uplift is logged rather than assumed. Ramp access is held on our own clearance, so the load moves by the same route each rotation instead of waiting at a shared apron gate. That sequence is what a narrow-body turn at TQPF is actually timed against.
Screening, escort and apron traffic sit between our kitchen and the stand at The Valley, and the galley catering plan is built to absorb the worst of them rather than hope around them. Every catering uplift here carries a sealed cart, a temperature log opened at dispatch and closed again at handover, and a signature that names who took custody at each stage. That chain of custody is what a protocol officer or a duty manager actually checks before releasing the galley for boarding. Nothing on this route is handed over without a name against it.
One sealed cart, one named signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for AXA departures
Airline food supplier crews cleared for TQPF / AXA
The flight kitchen that provisions The Valley runs hot production, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, feeding airport catering for every rotation worked off this narrow-body stand. HACCP governs every stage between the larder and the sealed cart, so airport catering here is logged rather than assumed. That same kitchen supports inflight catering in The Valley across scheduled, charter and government movements without a separate facility for each.
The team that handles government flight catering at TQPF is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to the household standards a royal or state movement requires. That continuity is what lets catering at AXA move from a routine narrow-body turn to a protocol movement without changing kitchen, staff or paperwork. The chain of custody stays with the same names throughout.
Halal airline meals and special meals at TQPF
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at The Valley
Menus at The Valley are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed list, drawing where possible on the produce of Anguilla and the wider Caribbean for fresh and orchard items. Chef-designed sets move from a plated first-cabin service through to boxed main-cabin trays without changing kitchen or standard. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical information, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. That labelling is what keeps inflight catering auditable on a mixed-cabin rotation.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at The Valley are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a set list. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same presentation each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at TQPF run on multi-choice hot service built to 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 staged ahead of the loading window.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at AXA are documented per passenger before the cart is sealed, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes. Household, religious and medical sets are produced on a separate line, so inflight catering here stays traceable set by set.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at The Valley, Anguilla
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 The Valley (AXA)
The Valley works a narrow-body traffic profile off a single runway, and that profile sets the plan: a scheduled turn is a repetition problem, a charter or government movement is a documentation problem, and both are worked from the same stand. Airline catering at The Valley is planned to that single-stand reality rather than assumed against spare capacity.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the aircraft by hi-loader, boarded to galley height rather than left on the ramp, with our own crew on the apron for the full sequence. Aviation catering at TQPF and airport catering at AXA run off the same route, so in-flight catering at The Valley is not re-planned stand by stand.
One coordinator holds the rotation from seal to signature, and inflight catering in Anguilla is handed over against a signed record every time.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at AXA
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Government and state flight catering at TQPF
At a stand governed by a narrow-body reference code, a head of state aircraft is worked with the same clearance discipline as any other movement, only with more of it. Government flight catering at The Valley for delegations and official movements carries a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff throughout, and a sealed uplift that leaves our kitchen closed and stays that way.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at AXA
A narrow-body reference code means a household movement is sequenced around a single stand rather than a choice of several, so timing and clearance are fixed well ahead of the rotation. Royal flight catering at The Valley serves private airliners, BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations alike, held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at The Valley
The runway measures 1,665 metres, which sets the charter and ACMI traffic this stand takes and keeps every group movement and special mission on the same single-stand routing. Charter flight catering at The Valley for wet-lease and ACMI operators runs a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, with charter flight catering in The Valley staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at TQPF
Narrow-body operators are the traffic this stand is built for, and the aerodrome reference code that governs The Valley is what lets a scheduled carrier run it as a genuine outstation rather than a one-off stop. Ad hoc airline catering covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals in The Valley boxed to the same roster across a multi-leg rotation; outstation catering at TQPF and crew meals at AXA move on that single schedule.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at AXA
Our crews work the same 1,665 m runway for business aviation as for the scheduled traffic on this stand, delivering private jet catering at The Valley to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal. FBO catering here runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as a scheduled uplift, whether the movement is a single business jet or part of a wider rotation.
Private jets →
FBOs at The Valley
lloyd's aviation
Aviation catering trusted by operators at TQPF
Operators on commercial aviation catering at AXA
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline catering broker in The Valley (AXA/TQPF) and the process was straightforward. One contact handled the order from confirmation through delivery, which saved our dispatch team a lot of follow-up. It made the station much easier to manage. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Daphne — Flight Operations Specialist
“Our team needed VIP flight catering in The Valley for a short-notice flight at AXA/TQPF. The order was confirmed quickly, delivered on time, and packed exactly as requested for the aircraft. I would use them again for another flight from The Valley. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Vera — Station Services Coordinator
“We had several SPML on our order at The Valley (AXA/TQPF) and everything was handled correctly. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. A good experience with complex dietary requests. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Mehdi — VIP Trip Manager
Airport catering facts for The Valley (TQPF / AXA)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,665 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | TQPF |
Outstation catering questions at TQPF
Diversion catering and ramp questions at TQPF
What operations gets asked every week about The Valley.
Ask operations directly →At what point does airline catering reach the aircraft at The Valley?
The uplift leaves our kitchen sealed and is boarded by hi-loader directly to galley height on the stand, so airside delivery ends at the aircraft door rather than at the foot of the steps.
Do you produce halal, kosher and IATA special meal sets at AXA?
Yes, halal and kosher sets are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger, with the full set of IATA special meal codes, including SPML, available on any rotation through The Valley.
With a single narrow-body stand at TQPF, do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
There is a standing route from our kitchen to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal at The Valley, and FBO catering there runs on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Can an order for The Valley still change close to departure?
The lead time for a first order is set at booking, but how far in advance the specification is locked depends on the cabin count and the mission; last minute airline catering is worked case by case against the loading window.
How far ahead does an airline catering cost get confirmed for AXA?
The standard held on every uplift is fixed regardless of order size, but airline catering cost depends on cabin count, specification and loading window, and the desk returns a quotation against those three.
TQPF: do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
The same hi-loader that boards a scheduled turn carries VIP flight catering and government flight catering at The Valley, sealed at the kitchen and released only against a signed protocol record.
Jet catering at airports near The Valley
SFG / TFFG
Grand Case
Saint Martin · 12 km from The Valley
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SXM / TNCM
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten · 19 km from The Valley
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SBH / TFFJ
Gustavia
Saint Barthélemy · 40 km from The Valley
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for The Valley (AXA)
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The Valley (AXA / TQPF)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for The Valley, not a brochure.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at The Valley (AXA)