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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Rimouski, Canada
Rimouski (CYXK / YXK): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
YXK (IATA) · CYXK (ICAO)
Off the single runway at Rimouski, narrow-body rotations are boarded direct from our kitchen to the galley door, with hi-loader access held on our own airside badges rather than curbside handoff. Inflight catering here runs on one ops desk for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet uplift, with in-flight catering staged against the loading sheet, not against the clock.
1,402 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
1
FBO on station
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 — Rimouski
Wide-body aviation catering at CYXK / YXK
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Rimouski
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Rimouski airport
Ramp access at Rimouski is what sets the loading window, not a stated lead time: our crews board direct to the galley door rather than staging at the foot of the aircraft. Each catering uplift is planned against the apron traffic pattern this single-runway field carries, and against the narrow-body reference code that governs what can be worked stand-side. The sequence is fixed before the cart leaves the kitchen, so the aircraft is never the point where a gap in the plan shows up.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Rimouski sit screening, an escort onto the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway field, and we plan the galley catering against the worst of that rather than the average of it. Every catering uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen, carried under an unbroken chain of custody, and the seal is checked again at the aircraft before it is broken. Temperatures are logged at both ends of the route, and the handover at the galley is closed with a signature, so the record runs continuously from the kitchen door to the aircraft door.
One seal, one route, one signature: the load is accountable the whole way to the galley.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for CYXK / YXK
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at Rimouski (YXK)
A single runway and one narrow-body reference code keep Rimouski's traffic to a scale our flight kitchen is built to match rather than to stretch for, so airport catering at YXK runs on one production line instead of several competing ones. Hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell sit under one roof, which is what lets airport catering at CYXK move a scheduled tray set and a government specification through the same building without either one waiting on the other. The flight kitchen at YXK works to HACCP throughout, with the cold chain held from sealing to handover.
The team that handles government flight catering at Rimouski is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Each member carries a current security clearance, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to royal household standards as well as to airline specification. That consistency is what lets a repeat state or household movement through this narrow-body field without the file being rebuilt each time.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Rimouski
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Rimouski, Canada
A narrow-body reference code sets the cabin layout our menus are written to at Rimouski, from a single main cabin service through to a plated First specification on the smaller VIP and government movements this field takes. Inflight catering here draws on the province's dairy, fish and orchard produce where a routing allows local sourcing, adjusted by season rather than fixed to one cycle. Every set is planned against the aircraft type booked for the rotation, not against a generic tray count. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and produced against that record rather than against a verbal note.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at CYXK are plated to a written specification held on file between movements, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering service available on request. The presentation is checked against that standing order before it leaves the kitchen, not improvised at the stand.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Rimouski take a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft booked. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the passenger tray sets, at YXK.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for every rotation through Rimouski, including halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering of this kind is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main 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
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at Rimouski airport
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.
Airport catering delivered airside at CYXK
Rimouski carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single runway, and that narrow mix makes a delegation a documentation problem long before it becomes a capacity one: the file has to be right, because the stand cannot absorb a second attempt. Airline catering at YXK is planned against that same constraint, with aviation catering and airport catering at Rimouski run off one desk rather than split across shifts.
The route from our kitchen to the stand is worked by hi-loader straight to the galley door, with our own crew on the ramp rather than a handoff at the foot of the aircraft. In-flight catering and inflight catering in Rimouski both move on that same sealed route, checked against the loading sheet before the cart is opened.
On this station we commit to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts the whole way from kitchen to galley, and a signed handover that closes the load.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at CYXK / YXK
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Government and state flight catering at YXK
The 1402 m runway at Rimouski sets what can land here, and that in turn sets the terminal path a delegation is routed through for government flight catering. Protocol is documented per head of state movement, staff are security-cleared, and the uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Rimouski
Working to a narrow-body reference code, our crews still hold a full royal flight catering specification on file for the private airliners this class of movement uses, BBJ and ACJ included, at Rimouski. Household standards carry across repeat rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against the standing file rather than a fresh brief each time.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CYXK
A single narrow-body runway at Rimouski still takes ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions on a regular basis. Charter flight catering here covers a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, with charter flight catering staged in the order the galleys are laid out on the aircraft booked.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at YXK
A single 1402 m runway limits Rimouski to narrow-body movements, which is exactly the traffic our ad hoc airline catering is built around here: carriers running this field as an outstation, plus diversions and technical stops that land with no notice. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all move off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Rimouski
Business jets moving through Rimouski's narrow-body field are worked by the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, the same stand-side access our airline uplifts use. Private jet catering at CYXK runs on that identical cold chain and paperwork, handled through our dedicated FBO catering branch rather than a separate process.
Private jets →
FBOs at Rimouski
rimouski airport
Charter flight catering reviewed at Rimouski
Operators on commercial aviation catering at CYXK / YXK
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We needed presidential flight catering at Rimouski (YXK/CYXK) for a protocol-sensitive flight. Special meals and crew items were clearly separated, and the aircraft-side handover was smooth. Reliable, discreet, and easy to work with. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Jasmine — Dispatch Support Coordinator
“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Rimouski (YXK/CYXK) and booked private airliner catering for the sector. Everything arrived neatly packed, easy to identify in the galley, and consistent with the presentation we requested. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Klara — Outstation Manager
“We arranged hajj charter catering for a group movement through Rimouski (YXK/CYXK). Despite the large order, communication stayed simple and final quantities were confirmed without confusion. We would use the service again for a similar charter. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
William — Private Flight Coordinator
Station data for aviation catering at Rimouski (CYXK / YXK)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,402 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | CYXK |
Business jet catering questions at Rimouski
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Rimouski
What operations gets asked every week about Rimouski.
Ask operations directly →Is there a lead time for airline catering orders at Rimouski Airport?
The coordinator on this station works to a set lead time for a first order and can hold a shorter window for last minute airline catering once the specification is confirmed. Changes to the cabin count or the tray specification are taken up to the cut-off point the desk confirms at booking.
Where are halal and kosher meals documented for YXK?
The passenger meal record carries every special meal code booked, including halal, kosher and the full IATA SPML list, and that record travels sealed with the uplift. Special meals are produced on a separate line from the main tray run and checked against the same record before loading.
What does airline catering cost at CYXK?
We do not publish a price list, because airline catering cost here depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the rotation. The desk reviews those three points and returns a quotation rather than a fixed rate.
When can you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs at Rimouski?
When a movement is confirmed at either FBO on the field or at the GA terminal, our branch delivers FBO catering on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift. As soon as the aircraft type and cabin are known, the specification is built to match.
Inflight catering at other airports near Rimouski
YYY / CYYY
Mont-Joli
Canada · 26 km from Rimouski
Airline & VIP flight catering →
YFE / CYFE
Forestville
Canada · 53 km from Rimouski
Airline & VIP flight catering →
YBC / CYBC
Baie-Comeau
Canada · 76 km from Rimouski
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Flight catering quote for CYXK
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Rimouski (YXK / CYXK)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Rimouski, 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 Rimouski (YXK)