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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Comox, Canada
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Comox (CYQQ / YQQ)
YQQ (IATA) · CYQQ (ICAO)
Two runways and a wide-body reference code set the loading plan here, so a full three-cabin uplift is sequenced before the hi-loader ever reaches the aircraft. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering at Comox from a kitchen positioned for hi-loader boarding straight to galley height, with wide-body uplift held ready for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights.
3,048 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 — Comox
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Comox
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at CYQQ / YQQ
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Comox (YQQ)
The loading window at Comox runs from the sealed cart at our kitchen to the galley door, and it is measured rather than promised. Ramp access lets the hi-loader reach the aircraft directly, so the catering uplift skips the delay of a stand-side handoff at the foot of the airframe. Apron sequencing at CYQQ is built around that single transfer, timed against the same schedule as the wider rotation.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Comox sit screening, escort clearance and apron traffic, and the convoy through them is the actual risk in any catering uplift, not the food packed inside it. We plan the route against the worst case those three present, holding spare time in the schedule rather than assuming a clear run across the field. Chain of custody stays with one escort from the kitchen gate to the aircraft, which keeps galley catering accountable at every handover. Temperatures are logged when the load is sealed and logged again at the aircraft, and the handover carries a signature that closes it.
One escort, one sealed load, one signature from kitchen door to galley door.
Pilot meals prepared for Comox rotations
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Comox, Canada
The flight kitchen behind airport catering at CYQQ runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, feeding the wide-body stands worked from this field. HACCP governs every process on that floor, from intake to the sealed cart, and the cold chain is held from that seal to the aircraft door. Airport catering at YQQ is planned against that single kitchen rather than split across multiple sites, which keeps one specification behind every tray leaving the building.
The team behind government flight catering at Comox is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assembled per movement. Each member carries a security clearance on file and sits on the access list before the aircraft is worked, trained to royal household standards as well as to the standing airline specification. That consistency is what lets a repeat charter or a state movement be handled without renegotiating the protocol file each time it lands.
VIP flight catering menus for YQQ departures
VVIP catering to a written specification at CYQQ / YQQ
The Comox airline catering menu is written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed sheet, which is what a multi-class rotation through this station actually needs. Inflight catering at CYQQ draws on regional produce where the season allows it, kept general rather than tied to a single named supplier: dairy, orchard fruit and fish sourced by category, not by name. Special meal sets sit alongside the standard cycle, with allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per passenger and per cabin before the tray is built. Nothing in that range is priced on this page; it is quoted against the specification once the cabin count and the mission are known.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Comox are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed sheet, with VIP flight catering covering caviar and à-la-carte service where the mission calls for it. Every plate is filed against the standing order before it leaves the kitchen, so the presentation on a repeat rotation matches the one flown before it.
Business cabins
Business cabins at YQQ run multi-choice hot service to a cabin specification, boxed in galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft fitted for the rotation. Crew meals travel in the same load, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed to the duty roster rather than bundled loose with the passenger trays.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Comox are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes alongside religious and medical requests. Inflight catering built to those codes is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the rest of the load, keeping cross-contact controlled rather than managed after the fact.
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 Comox (YQQ)
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 Comox airport
Comox handles scheduled, charter and government traffic across two runways rated to a wide-body reference code, and that mix turns catering into three different problems at once: a delegation is a documentation problem, a peak wave is a capacity problem, and a repeat charter rotation is a repetition problem the kitchen has to answer the same way every time.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the ramp under airside delivery, boarded by hi-loader directly to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering at Comox and aviation catering at CYQQ both run off the same ops desk, so a scheduled carrier and a government movement are worked from one coordination point rather than two.
On every stand we commit to one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover: in-flight catering at YQQ and inflight catering at YQQ both carry that same discipline, and airport catering in Comox is planned stand by stand rather than left to a generic schedule.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at Comox
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Government and state flight catering at Comox
The 3048 metre runway at this field is what our crews work against when a head of state aircraft or a diplomatic movement is scheduled through Comox. Government flight catering here runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, with security clearance on record and the uplift sealed at CYQQ before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at CYQQ
3048 metres of runway is what lets a private airliner sit alongside a scheduled wide-body on the same field. Royal flight catering at YQQ, and VVIP catering more broadly, holds 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 on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at YQQ
A wide-body charter or ACMI aircraft is what the reference code held at this field is built to take, stand for stand. Charter flight catering at YQQ covers wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Canada runs to that same standard on every multi-leg rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Comox
3048 metres of runway lets Comox take the wide-body types that carriers running this station as an outstation actually operate. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with crew meals in Comox boxed alongside the passenger load and AOG handled across a multi-leg rotation without renegotiating the specification each time.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at CYQQ
Alongside the wide-body stands worked from this reference code, the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field take business aviation traffic through the same ramp. Private jet catering in Canada is handled here by a dedicated branch, with FBO catering delivered on the same cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift, covering business aviation catering and business jet catering alike.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at YQQ
Flight departments on jet catering at Comox
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed an airline catering partner at Comox (YQQ/CYQQ) and the support was excellent. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
William — Charter Operations Manager
“I arranged VIP flight catering in Comox for our departure from YQQ/CYQQ. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. 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.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Max — Cargo Flight Dispatcher
“For our flight from Comox (YQQ/CYQQ), the cabin order included multiple halal airline meals. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. A good experience with complex dietary requests. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Carlos — FBO Services Manager
Outstation catering data for Comox (CYQQ / YQQ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,048 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | CYQQ |
Business jet catering questions at YQQ
Crew meals, lead times and access at YQQ
What operations gets asked every week about Comox.
Ask operations directly →Given the ramp here, does YQQ get airline catering delivered airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
There is airside delivery on every stand at this field, with the sealed cart carried to the aircraft by hi-loader rather than left at ground level for the crew to load themselves.
Which lead time applies for an order placed against CYQQ, and how late can the specification still change?
The loader and the cart route are booked once the cabin count is confirmed, and last minute airline catering changes to the specification are worked in up to the point the load is sealed, not after.
Can Comox support VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
The same reference code that takes a scheduled wide-body also takes VIP flight catering and government flight catering movements, run under a documented protocol file with security-cleared staff on the access list.
Do you publish what airline catering costs at Comox Airport?
Yes, by quotation rather than a fixed list: airline catering cost here depends on the cabin count, the specification chosen and the loading window the rotation needs.
How does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal on the YQQ field?
YQQ business aviation is served by the same kitchen as the airline side, with FBO catering delivered to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field on one cold chain and one paperwork trail.
Outstation catering near Comox
YPW / CYPW
Powell River
Canada · 31 km from Comox
Airline & VIP flight catering →
YBL / CYBL
Campbell River
Canada · 38 km from Comox
Airline & VIP flight catering →
YAZ / CYAZ
Tofino
Canada · 95 km from Comox
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Flight catering quote for Comox airport
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Uplift at Comox (YQQ)