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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Geraldton, Canada
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Geraldton (CYGQ / YGQ)
YGQ (IATA) · CYGQ (ICAO)
A single narrow-body reference code governs Geraldton, so every load is sequenced through one stand rather than spread across a ramp of options. That constraint is what our hi-loader boarding is built for: inflight catering reaches wide-body galley height on the same lift used for narrow-body doors, and the uplift for a scheduled or ad hoc sector moves straight from kitchen to aircraft with in-flight catering never set down on the tarmac in between.
1,524 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 — Geraldton
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Geraldton, Canada
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Geraldton, Canada
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Geraldton airport
Ad hoc sectors through Geraldton are worked from one flight kitchen, and the loading window covers the whole sequence from sealed cart to galley door. Ramp access is held on our own clearance rather than a shared pass, so the catering uplift moves onto the apron without waiting on a separate escort to clear first. That single approval is what keeps the narrow-body stand at CYGQ turning inside its slot.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Geraldton sit screening, an escort through the apron, and the queue behind other movements on the same taxi route; we plan the catering uplift against the worst of that, not the average of it. Chain of custody runs on a sealed cart from the moment the galley catering is loaded, logged again at the door, and closed only once a named handler signs for it at the aircraft. Nothing in that sequence is handed off unsealed, and nothing reaches the galley without a temperature record attached to it.
One seal, one signature, one route from our kitchen to the galley door.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for CYGQ / YGQ
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Geraldton (YGQ)
Airport catering at Geraldton is provisioned from a single flight kitchen built to run hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof. HACCP governs every stage of that production, and the cold chain is held from the moment a tray is sealed to the moment it is signed for at the galley door. That is what airport catering means at YGQ: one facility, one standard, no handoff to a second kitchen partway through the rotation.
The team that handles government flight catering at Geraldton is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for one movement. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, and each is named on the access list before a sealed cart is loaded. Household service standards are trained into that same crew, so the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift is signed by someone already cleared to carry it.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Geraldton
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Geraldton, Canada
Menus at Geraldton are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed list, so a delegation movement and a scheduled sector do not travel on the same tray set. Local sourcing draws where the facts allow it, favouring produce native to this part of Canada rather than a named supplier or a single dish. Inflight catering here is planned around three fixed cabin categories, each with its own specification kept on file between rotations. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced and labelled to match that record before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Geraldton are plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed weekly list, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering service available on request. That specification is what stays on file between rotations, so the same standard returns for the next movement, not a new one.
Business cabins
Business cabins at YGQ run on multi-choice hot service, boxed to a galley-ready format sized to fit the aircraft actually on the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster, alongside the tray sets carried into the main cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Geraldton are documented per passenger before the cart is packed, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Produced on a separate line and sealed ahead of the main run, that inflight catering output reaches the galley without ever sharing a tray with an unrelated order.
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 CYGQ
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 CYGQ
A single narrow-body reference code and one runway at Geraldton mean every movement through the field is worked stand by stand rather than across a spread ramp, so a repeat rotation becomes a repetition problem: the same tray set has to land right on every pass, not just the first one. Airline catering and airport catering both run off that same discipline, planned against the one stand available rather than a pool of interchangeable gates.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader, lifted to galley height directly from a sealed cart rather than set down at the foot of the stairs. Aviation catering moves from our kitchen to the apron under our own ramp pass, with a named escort covering the route from gate to aircraft; inflight catering and in-flight catering both travel that same sealed route regardless of the segment flying it.
On every rotation through Geraldton we commit to one coordinator named to the movement, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the aircraft door.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Geraldton (YGQ)
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Government and state flight catering at YGQ
We plan every delegation movement at Geraldton against the same narrow-body reference code that governs a scheduled sector, so a state visit is sequenced through the stand rather than given a separate slot. Government flight catering here covers protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and a head of state aircraft sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Geraldton
A single narrow-body reference code at Geraldton sets the specification a royal household movement is boarded against, holding the same cabin layout across repeat rotations. Royal flight catering here covers private airliners, VVIP and household requirements kept on file between movements, with halal sets produced on request against that same standing specification.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CYGQ
Group and special-mission aircraft board Geraldton on the same narrow-body reference code that governs a scheduled sector, which sets the cabin layout charter flight catering is planned against. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators and multi-leg group movements, with a full uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged to match the galley layout.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at YGQ
A 1524 m runway holds Geraldton to narrow-body movements, which sets the cabin count every carrier here boards against. Ad hoc airline catering covers the outstation catering carriers run through this field as well as diversion catering and technical stop catering, worked off one duty roster; crew meals at CYGQ and crew meals at YGQ travel that same roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Geraldton
At a field held to a single narrow-body reference code, business aviation moves through the same stand infrastructure as scheduled traffic. Private jet catering at Geraldton 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 ordered against the identical loading window.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Geraldton, Canada
Flight departments on jet catering at CYGQ / YGQ
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed an airline catering broker at Geraldton (YGQ/CYGQ) and the support was excellent. 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. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Ines — Airline Dispatch Manager
“I arranged airline catering in Geraldton for our departure from YGQ/CYGQ. Everything arrived fresh, well presented, and easy for the cabin crew to organize before boarding. A very easy service to use at this station. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Kenji — Client Services Manager
“I requested SPML for passengers departing Geraldton (YGQ/CYGQ) and the labeling was excellent. 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.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Aisha — Network Operations Coordinator
Flight catering station reference for Geraldton (CYGQ / YGQ)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,524 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | CYGQ |
Aircraft catering questions at YGQ
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Geraldton
What operations gets asked every week about Geraldton.
Ask operations directly →How does Geraldton get private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
Geraldton business aviation moves through the same ramp infrastructure as scheduled traffic, so FBO catering reaches every operator on the field on one cold chain and one paperwork trail.
Can AERO GOURMET cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Geraldton, and under what protocol?
A single narrow-body reference code sets the cabin layout every movement here is boarded against, and VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run against that same specification, with protocol documented per passenger and security-cleared staff on the access list.
Do you publish what airline catering costs at YGQ?
Yes, by quotation rather than a fixed list: airline catering cost depends on the cabin count, the specification requested and the loading window booked for the rotation.
With one runway at CYGQ, do you deliver airline catering airside and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
There is one narrow-body stand at Geraldton, and airline catering is delivered directly to it: the uplift travels by hi-loader to galley height under our own ramp pass, with airside delivery sealed from kitchen to aircraft door.
Aviation catering across the Geraldton region
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Geraldton (YGQ / CYGQ)
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Four steps
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Geraldton (YGQ)