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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Castlegar, Canada
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Castlegar (CYCG / YCG)
YCG (IATA) · CYCG (ICAO)
A single narrow-body runway of 1615 metres sets the working rhythm at Castlegar, so every rotation is planned to one stand rather than spread across several. That discipline is what makes hi-loader boarding possible here: uplift moves straight to galley height on the wide-body-style loader, and inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering all run off the same ops desk, airside.
1,615 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
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 — Castlegar
Wide-body inflight catering at Castlegar airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Castlegar (YCG)
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Castlegar airport
Ramp access is what decides the loading window at Castlegar, since every catering uplift moves through the single working stand rather than a choice of gates. The route is fixed from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door, and it is timed rather than guessed. Working one stand on the apron means the window is planned around that constraint, not around a schedule board.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Castlegar sit screening, an escort and the apron traffic working the single runway, and the chain of custody is built to plan against the worst of them rather than the average case. Every catering uplift is logged twice: once when the galley catering is sealed at the kitchen, once again at handover to the loading crew on the ramp. The signature that closes the load is the same one that opened it, so no cart changes hands unrecorded between the two.
One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.
Crew meals from the kitchen serving CYCG / YCG
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Castlegar (YCG)
The flight kitchen behind Castlegar runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built around the single working stand this narrow-body field operates from. Airport catering here is planned to that one position rather than a spread of gates, and airport catering at Castlegar moves through one sealed sequence from oven to cart. HACCP governs every stage of that sequence, logged the same way whatever the mission on the tarmac that day.
Sealed and logged before it ever reaches the ramp, government flight catering at Castlegar is handled by the same named crew on every rotation. Security clearance is held on file for that team, each member on the access list and trained to household standards for the protocol work this field receives. No cart moves without their signature, and no substitution is made without it either.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Castlegar
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Castlegar, Canada
Inflight catering at CYCG is written to the cabin first and the mission second, so a scheduled rotation and a government movement leave the same kitchen on different specifications. Local sourcing draws on the produce of the region, orchard fruit and dairy worked into the tray sets rather than named as a dish. Seasonal changes move the plan without moving the standard: the same sealed sequence applies whichever month the menu is drawn from. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins moving through Castlegar are plated to a written specification, with VIP flight catering covering caviar and à-la-carte service on request. The presentation is filed against the standing order each time, so a repeat rotation is served to the same record rather than to memory.
Business cabins
Business cabins at CYCG receive 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 from the passenger tray sets and logged to the same roster.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Castlegar are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets, with halal and kosher meals produced against IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for this category is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the rest of the uplift.
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
Food safety and cold chain for aviation catering at Castlegar
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at CYCG
Castlegar carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single narrow-body runway of 1615 metres, and that reference code sets what a rotation can plan for: a delegation here is a documentation matter, a charter wave is a capacity matter, and a repeat rotation is a matter of holding the same specification twice running.
Uplift moves from our kitchen to the one working stand under airside delivery, loaded through the sequence agreed for that stand rather than varied gate by gate. Inflight catering, in-flight catering at YCG and aviation catering at Castlegar all run off the single ops desk that covers this field, so airline catering at Castlegar is planned to one position rather than several.
One coordinator holds the rotation from seal to signature, and airport catering at CYCG closes on a signed handover every time.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Castlegar (YCG)
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Government and state flight catering at CYCG
The 1615 metre runway at Castlegar sets the working envelope for every movement this field receives, delegations included. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the catering at CYCG sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at YCG
Private airliners on a BBJ or ACJ profile can be worked from the single stand at Castlegar because the 1615 metre runway sets the frame this field operates within. Royal flight catering, VVIP and royal household requirements are held to a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household dietary sets produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Castlegar
On the one working stand at Castlegar, the 1615 metre runway becomes the frame every charter rotation is loaded within. Charter flight catering here serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at YCG staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at CYCG
A single narrow-body stand at Castlegar means every carrier working this field as an outstation is loaded to the same sequence, whatever the rotation. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off that one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern, with crew meals in Castlegar and crew meals in Canada boxed to the same standard as the passenger tray sets.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at YCG
A single narrow-body reference code at Castlegar means a business jet is sequenced through the same stand and the same catering uplift window as a scheduled departure, never worked apart from it. Private jet catering at YCG reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all drawn from the one kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Castlegar (YCG)
Charter operators on flight catering at CYCG / YCG
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Castlegar (YCG/CYCG) for AOG catering after an unexpected operational change. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. Good support when timing is the main pressure point. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Sofia — Charter Services Manager
“We used the service at Castlegar (YCG/CYCG) for off-station catering on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. A solid solution for outstation operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Sofia — Airline Cargo Coordinator
“We compared options for Castlegar (YCG/CYCG) and asked for an airline catering quote. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. Straightforward and professional from quote to delivery. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Camila — Aviation Services Coordinator
Airport catering data for Castlegar (CYCG / YCG)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,615 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | CYCG |
Business jet catering questions at Castlegar
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Castlegar
What operations gets asked every week about Castlegar.
Ask operations directly →When do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at YCG?
When a business jet is scheduled through Castlegar, FBO catering is dispatched to the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Is there a fixed lead time for an order at CYCG, and how late can the specification change?
The coordinator holding the rotation confirms the lead time at booking; how far in advance a full uplift is placed sets how late a last minute airline catering change can still be accepted.
Where are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes documented for flights through Castlegar?
The passenger record carries every special meal code, SPML included, so halal and kosher sets are logged per passenger before boarding.
Which protocol governs VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Castlegar Airport?
The sealed cart and its signed handover are the method: VIP flight catering and government flight catering both move through the same escorted route to the stand.
What does airline catering cost at YCG?
We quote against cabin count, specification and the loading window agreed for the rotation, since no price list is published; the desk returns a figure once those are set.
How is airline catering delivered airside at CYCG, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
CYCG works one stand, so airline catering moves by airside delivery from the sealed cart to the hi-loader, straight to galley height.
Commercial aviation catering near Castlegar
ZGF / CZGF
Grand Forks
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
YXC / CYXC
Cranbrook
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
YYF / CYYF
Penticton
Canada · 144 km from Castlegar
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Aviation catering quote for CYCG
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Castlegar (YCG / CYCG)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Castlegar, not a brochure.
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Castlegar (YCG)