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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Earlton, Canada
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Earlton (CYXR / YXR)
YXR (IATA) · CYXR (ICAO)
A narrow-body reference code and one 1,828 metre runway define what boards at Earlton: single-aisle wide-body-capable movements loaded stand by stand rather than in bulk. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader uplift straight to galley height here, so scheduled, charter, VIP and government flights are provisioned airside without a foot-of-aircraft handover.
1,828 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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 — Earlton
Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, Earlton airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Earlton (YXR)
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at CYXR
Ramp access at Earlton is what actually governs the loading window, not a printed lead time: apron sequencing, hi-loader positioning and the galley door together set how the catering uplift moves. Our kitchen builds the load to a sealed cart before it ever reaches the apron, so the time on the ramp itself is loading, not preparation. Every uplift at CYXR follows that same sequence, whatever the mission or the cabin count.
The convoy between our kitchen and the stand at Earlton is the part that carries the risk, not the food itself: screening, escort and apron traffic all sit inside that short run, and the schedule is built against the worst of them, not the average. Every catering uplift leaving the kitchen is sealed on departure and checked again at the aircraft, with a chain of custody that runs unbroken from cart to galley. Temperatures are logged at both ends of that gap, and the handover at the aircraft closes on a signature, so a delegation's galley catering or a routine rotation's tray sets are handled to the same recorded standard at catering at CYXR.
One coordinator owns the load from the sealed cart to the signature at the aircraft.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Earlton, Canada
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Earlton airport
The flight kitchen that provisions Earlton runs hot production, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard and held on a documented cold chain from the moment a tray leaves the pass. Airport catering in Earlton and airport catering in Canada both draw on that same production line rather than on separate arrangements, so a scheduled rotation and a one-off charter are prepared to the identical specification. Flight kitchen at YXR output is checked at sealing, not left to be checked on arrival.
The team assigned to government flight catering at Earlton is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn from general production. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, they sit on the access list for sealed uplifts, and they are trained to the household service standards that a royal or state movement requires. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually checking when they ask who will be handling the load.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at CYXR / YXR
VVIP catering written per mission at Earlton (YXR)
Menus at Earlton are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, and the local sourcing angle draws on Canada's dairy, grain and orchard produce rather than on a fixed dish list. Inflight catering at YXR spans passenger meal boxes for a scheduled rotation through to a plated VVIP menu for a single movement, built from the same kitchen and the same specification file. Every set is written down before service, not improvised on the day, so a repeat charter sees the same standard on its second and its twentieth rotation. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced against that record rather than against memory.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Earlton are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. VIP flight catering here is presented and checked against that standing order before it leaves the kitchen.
Business cabins
Business cabins at CYXR take multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets sized to the fitted galley, alongside crew meals boxed to the working roster. Cabin crew meals and pilot meals are packed and labelled separately from the passenger load, so each set reaches the right seat without cross-checking on the ramp.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Earlton are documented per passenger before production begins, covering household, religious and medical sets on the same file as the cabin plan. Halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes are produced on a separate line and sealed before departure, which is how inflight catering in Canada keeps those sets apart from the general load.
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 control for flight catering at Earlton
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.
Aviation catering delivered to the stand at YXR
Earlton's single 1,828 metre runway and narrow-body reference code shape a traffic mix of scheduled, charter and government movements rather than continuous wide-body wave banks, and that mix turns catering into a documentation and sequencing problem more than a pure volume one: a delegation needs its protocol file right, a charter needs its full tray count right, and a repeat rotation needs the same specification held week to week.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader straight to the galley door, staged from the flight kitchen and escorted onto the ramp under our own clearance rather than handed off at the foot of the stand. Aviation catering at YXR and airline catering at YXR are run from that single stand-by-stand routing, with in-flight catering at YXR and inflight catering in Earlton following the identical loading sheet whatever the customer.
On every stand, we commit one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover, so airport catering at YXR closes on a record rather than a promise.
Aviation catering for five mission types at YXR
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Government and state flight catering at CYXR
A narrow-body reference code means every state movement here is planned stand by stand rather than across a bank of wide-body gates, so sequencing the protocol file matters as much as the tray count. Government flight catering at Earlton for state visits and official delegations carries that file documented per passenger, worked by security-cleared staff, with the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen and routed to a head of state aircraft on the same ramp access as any other movement.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at YXR
One stand, one reference code: narrow-body handling at Earlton still carries private airliners on a wide-body VIP specification, held to a written household standard kept on file between movements. Royal flight catering here covers BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request and boarded under the same royal household clearance as a state visit.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Earlton
We stage a full three-cabin uplift on the single stand at Earlton for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, counted against the loading sheet before the hi-loader moves. Charter flight catering at Earlton and charter flight catering in Canada both run to that same count, whatever the season or the mission type behind the booking.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at CYXR
Off the single 1,828 metre runway at Earlton, carriers running this station as an outstation get the same duty roster as a scheduled base. Ad hoc airline catering at Earlton covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering, AOG included, and outstation catering at YXR is built to hold across a multi-leg rotation even as the menu cycle changes week to week.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at YXR
The 1,828 metre runway at Earlton also carries business aviation traffic onto the same apron as scheduled movements, handled here by our dedicated private-jet branch rather than folded into the airline desk. Private jet catering at CYXR reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the identical cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, FBO catering included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Earlton (YXR)
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Earlton, Canada
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our ops team used the service at Earlton (YXR/CYXR) as an airline catering broker. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Eva — VIP Aviation Coordinator
“We booked private jet catering in Earlton for a flight operating through YXR/CYXR. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. 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
Sofia — Charter Logistics Manager
“For our flight from Earlton (YXR/CYXR), the cabin order included multiple halal airline meals. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Kenji — Flight Dispatch Supervisor
Station data for airport catering at Earlton (CYXR / YXR)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,828 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | CYXR |
Business jet catering questions at CYXR / YXR
Crew meals, lead times and access at CYXR / YXR
What operations gets asked every week about Earlton.
Ask operations directly →Which lead time does YXR need before a specification can still change?
The loading sheet at our kitchen is built against a working lead time, and how far in advance you confirm depends on cabin count and mission; last-minute airline catering is worked case by case against that same sheet.
Do you publish airline catering cost for CYXR?
Yes, by quotation rather than a fixed list, since airline catering cost depends on cabin configuration, specification and the loading window agreed for the rotation.
What halal, kosher and special meal codes are produced for Earlton departures?
We produce halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA SPML special meals codes on a separate line, sealed and labelled per passenger before departure.
Can Earlton support VIP flight catering and government flight catering under protocol?
One stand and one reference code still carry both: VIP flight catering and government flight catering here run under a documented protocol file, with security-cleared staff on every movement.
How does private jet catering reach the FBOs at YXR?
YXR business aviation is served by our private-jet branch, delivering FBO catering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain as an airline load.
With a single runway, is airline catering delivered airside at CYXR?
There is a hi-loader routing straight from our kitchen to the galley door at CYXR, so airline catering and every other uplift is delivered airside rather than handed off at the stand.
Outstation catering near Earlton
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Inflight catering quote for CYXR / YXR
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Earlton (YXR / CYXR)
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Four steps
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Earlton (YXR)