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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Victoria, Canada
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Victoria (CYYJ / YYJ)
YYJ (IATA) · CYYJ (ICAO)
A 2134-metre runway at Victoria brings scheduled, charter and government aircraft onto stands worked by hi-loader, so wide-body galleys are boarded directly rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and uplift for CYYJ from that ramp position, holding the cold chain from kitchen to galley door across three cabins.
2,134 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
3
Runways
2
FBOs 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 — Victoria
Commercial aviation catering at wide-body scale, Victoria airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Victoria (YYJ)
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at CYYJ
The catering uplift at Victoria moves from a sealed cart to the galley door on a timed sequence rather than a fixed slot, so ramp access is planned around the stand assignment as it is confirmed. Apron traffic at YYJ sets the pace of that sequence more than any single distance figure does. Every stage between the cart leaving the kitchen and the seal breaking at the aircraft is logged against the loading window agreed for that rotation.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Victoria sit screening, escort and apron movement, and the galley catering plan is built against the worst case among them rather than the average one. A cleared driver carries the sealed cart through that sequence with the same chain of custody on every rotation at CYYJ, so the convoy is the variable we manage, not the food. Temperature is logged at sealing and logged again at the galley door, and the catering uplift closes only once a handover signature is on file for that stand.
The convoy is the risk we plan against; the galley door is where the seal breaks.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Victoria, Canada
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Victoria airport
The flight kitchen behind CYYJ runs hot production, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, provisioning the stands at Victoria on the HACCP standard that governs every batch before it is sealed. Airport catering at this station is planned around that single production run rather than around a scattered set of outstations. Airport catering here keeps pastry, cold work and the protocol cell separate on the floor, so a household order and a scheduled rotation never share a bench.
The team that handles government flight catering at Victoria is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file and standing on the access list before a cart is loaded. They are trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects, and to the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift. That continuity, not a rotating roster, is what protocol officers check first at CYYJ.
Halal airline meals and special meals at CYYJ / YYJ
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Victoria (YYJ)
AERO GOURMET writes its inflight catering at Victoria around the cabin and the mission rather than a single fixed menu, so a scheduled rotation and a VVIP movement are planned from separate specifications. British Columbia's coastline and orchards supply the fish, dairy and fruit that shape the seasonal frame, without a single dish or supplier named against it. Every plate, tray set and passenger meal box carries a documented allergen, halal, kosher or medical code labelled per passenger and per cabin. The specification changes with the season; the labelling discipline behind it does not.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Victoria are plated to a written specification rather than an open menu, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request from the household file. VIP flight catering here is filed against that standing order so the same presentation repeats across every leg of a rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at YYJ run a multi-choice hot service produced to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the day. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, in tray sets that match the aircraft rather than a generic pack.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Victoria are documented per passenger against the household or medical file rather than handled on the day. Halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes are produced on a separate line and sealed before that line ever meets the main inflight catering run in Canada.
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 Victoria
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 YYJ
Victoria's 2134-metre runway and three-runway field carry scheduled, charter and government movements rather than a single dominant traffic type, which means catering has to answer documentation as often as it answers volume: a delegation needs its protocol file matched passenger by passenger, while a repeat rotation needs the same tray set to repeat without variation. Aviation catering planning at Victoria starts from that mixed profile rather than from a fixed peak.
The uplift reaches the stand from our kitchen by sealed cart, moved under escort through airside delivery rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, and boarded by hi-loader to galley height once the ramp crew clears the stand. Airline catering at CYYJ is worked this way on every rotation, whatever the operator, and airport catering at Victoria is planned stand by stand rather than terminal by terminal.
One coordinator holds the rotation from seal to signature, so inflight catering and in-flight catering at Victoria close on a single handover record rather than a handful of separate ones.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Victoria airport
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Government and state flight catering at CYYJ
A narrow-body reference code shapes how a government movement is staged at Victoria, so a delegation's protocol file is built around the stand and taxi sequence available on the day rather than around open ramp space. Government flight catering at Victoria for a head of state aircraft or an official delegation is documented per passenger, worked by security-cleared staff, and sealed before catering at YYJ ever leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at YYJ
A narrow-body reference code governs the stand a private airliner is assigned at Victoria, and that assignment sets the loading sequence a royal household movement is planned against. Royal flight catering at YYJ for BBJ, ACJ and other private airliners is held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced against it on request, VVIP continuity taking priority over a variable menu.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Victoria
We work Victoria's narrow-body reference code into every charter loading plan, staging a full three-cabin uplift across the wide-body stands in the order the galleys are laid out. Charter flight catering at Victoria for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions is counted against the loading sheet on a multi-leg basis, and charter flight catering in Victoria for a season-specific tour or repatriation movement runs on that same counted sequence.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at CYYJ
Victoria's 2134-metre runway takes the narrow-body movements that make up most scheduled and ad hoc airline traffic here, and ad hoc airline catering is planned against that same stand and runway configuration rather than a separate one. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering each run off one duty roster at YYJ, AOG included, so crew meals at CYYJ and crew meals at Victoria travel on the same multi-leg rotation as the passenger load, with ad hoc catering at YYJ and diversion catering at YYJ both drawing from the same sealed-cart sequence.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at YYJ
Victoria's 2134-metre runway also carries the business aviation movements routed to the GA terminal rather than to the main commercial stands. Private jet catering at YYJ reaches the FBOs on the field through our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, covering business aviation catering, business jet catering and FBO catering under one desk.
Private jets →
FBOs at Victoria
dehavilland/world fuel yyj
shell aerocenter
Charter flight catering reviewed at Victoria (YYJ)
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Victoria, Canada
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We arranged head of state aircraft catering at Victoria (YYJ/CYYJ) for a sensitive movement. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. Reliable, discreet, and easy to work with. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Martin — Charter Operations Executive
“We ordered BBJ catering for our aircraft at Victoria (YYJ/CYYJ) and the result was very good. The portions, packaging, and labeling worked well for the cabin, and the timing was spot on. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Selim — Flight Crew Logistics Manager
“We arranged hajj charter catering for a group movement through Victoria (YYJ/CYYJ). The team handled the volume well and kept the boxes clearly identified by flight and service. We would use the service again for a similar charter. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Arjun — Ground Handling Coordinator
Airport catering data for Victoria (CYYJ / YYJ)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,134 m |
| Runways | 3 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | CYYJ |
Business jet catering questions at CYYJ / YYJ
Technical stop catering questions at CYYJ / YYJ
What operations gets asked every week about Victoria.
Ask operations directly →How far airside does airline catering reach at CYYJ?
Airline catering here is cleared for full airside delivery, with the sealed cart carried to the stand and boarded by hi-loader rather than handed up at ground level.
Under what protocol does Victoria handle VIP, VVIP and government flights?
There is a security-cleared team on the access list for VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Victoria, working to a household or diplomatic protocol file kept on record between rotations.
At Victoria Airport, how much does airline catering cost?
The sealed cart and hi-loader that carry an uplift to the stand do not set a fixed price on their own; airline catering cost at Victoria depends on cabin count, specification and loading window, and our desk returns a quotation against those details.
Do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and GA terminal at YYJ?
Yes, through our dedicated branch, private jet catering and FBO catering reach every FBO on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
How far in advance does CYYJ need a catering order confirmed?
CYYJ works to a standard lead time for a full specification, but last minute airline catering is handled against the loading window still open before the galley door closes.
Can halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes be produced at Victoria?
Two separate lines cover this at Victoria: halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML special meal codes are produced apart from the main run and documented per passenger.
Inflight catering at other airports near Victoria
FRD / KFHR
Friday Harbor
United States · 33 km from Victoria
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ESD / KORS
Eastsound
United States · 39 km from Victoria
Airline & VIP flight catering →
YCD / CYCD
Nanaimo
Canada · 56 km from Victoria
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Aircraft catering quote for YYJ
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Victoria (YYJ / CYYJ)
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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 Victoria (YYJ)