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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis
VIP & private jet catering with airline catering at Charlestown (TKPN / NEV)
NEV (IATA) · TKPN (ICAO)
Charlestown's 1218 m runway sets the narrow-body reference code this field works to, and every uplift is planned against it. AERO GOURMET provides inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here, with hi-loader boarding to galley height and a wide-body specification held for the rare oversized movement, delivered airside for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights.
1,218 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 — Charlestown
Wide-body aviation catering at Charlestown
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at TKPN / NEV
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Charlestown (NEV)
Loading at Charlestown starts the moment the sealed cart leaves our kitchen door, and it is tracked, not guessed, all the way to the aircraft. Ramp access here is held on our own badges, so the catering uplift moves onto the apron without waiting on a shared handoff point. Every stage between the seal and the signature is logged against the narrow-body reference code this field is built to serve.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Charlestown, the chain of custody runs through screening, an escorted convoy and whatever apron traffic the ramp is carrying that hour, and we plan the galley catering uplift against the worst of those, not the best. A temperature log opens the moment a cart is sealed and closes again only once the crew signs for it at the aircraft, so nothing travels the ramp unaccounted for. That signature is the point at which our responsibility for the load ends and the aircraft's begins.
One sealed chain, one signature: the convoy is the risk we plan for, never the food.
Crew meals and pilot meals for Charlestown departures
Airline food supplier crews cleared for TKPN / NEV
The flight kitchen that provisions NEV runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, held to a HACCP standard from intake to seal. Airport catering at Charlestown draws on that single site rather than a scattered set of outstations, which keeps every cabin on the same specification whatever the rotation. Airport catering at TKPN is planned around the narrow-body stand this field serves, so the kitchen output is sized to it rather than to a generic wide-body run.
The team assigned to government flight catering and household work at Charlestown is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn from general production. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, access to the sealed area is limited to that list, and every member is trained on the paperwork that has to travel with the load. That continuity is what lets a repeat delegation movement be handled to the same standing specification each time it lands.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at NEV
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at TKPN / NEV
Menus at Charlestown are written to the cabin they board and the mission that cabin is flying, never to a single fixed sheet run week after week. Where the season and the produce of Saint Kitts and Nevis give the kitchen something worth drawing on, it is used in general terms, without naming a dish or a supplier. Inflight catering here is planned in cycles rather than repeats, so a scheduled operator and a one-off charter are never served from the same static file. Every set closes on documentation: allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are recorded per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins departing Charlestown are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the same presentation can be reproduced on the next rotation without a fresh briefing.
Business cabins
Business cabins at TKPN receive multi-choice hot service built to the galley the aircraft carries, boxed in oven-ready formats rather than plated individually. Crew meals at Charlestown, cabin crew meals and separate pilot meals are boxed to the roster, sealed apart from the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at NEV are documented per passenger before production starts, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside the full set of IATA special meal codes. Halal and kosher sets are produced on a separate line and sealed apart from the main run, so inflight catering in Charlestown keeps every restricted set traceable to the passenger it was written for.
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 and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at Charlestown (NEV)
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 Charlestown airport
Charlestown carries scheduled, charter and government movements across a narrow-body reference code, which means a delegation arriving here is a documentation exercise before it is a volume one, and a repeat charter rotation is planned as a repetition problem rather than a one-off. The single stand this field works to sets the sequencing for everything that boards it.
Uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by sealed cart, escorted across the apron and loaded through the galley door by hi-loader wherever the airframe takes one, with our own crew holding ramp access rather than handing off at the foot of the stand. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at Charlestown run off that same route regardless of the operator on the stand that day.
One coordinator carries each rotation from seal to signature, and airline catering at Charlestown and airport catering at NEV are both committed to that single named handover, with inflight catering in Saint Kitts and Nevis held to the same file whether the movement is scheduled or ad hoc.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at TKPN / NEV
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Government and state flight catering at Charlestown
A 1218 m runway sets the narrow-body reference code Charlestown works to, and that ceiling is what a protocol desk plans a head of state movement around rather than around a wider fleet. Government flight catering at TKPN for state visits and official delegations is documented per passenger, staffed by security-cleared crew, and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Charlestown
We hold a narrow-body reference code at Charlestown, and against it we run royal flight catering to a written household specification kept on file between movements rather than rebuilt each time. Private airliners in the BBJ and ACJ class, along with wide-body VIP movements where the airframe permits, are served with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request at NEV.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Charlestown
A narrow-body reference code governs Charlestown, and it sets the airframe class ACMI and wet-lease operators plan their rotation around when booking a stand here. Charter flight catering at Charlestown and charter flight catering at TKPN cover group movements and special missions alike, staged to the loading sheet and counted cabin by cabin before departure.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Charlestown
A 1218 m runway holds Charlestown to a narrow-body reference code, and that ceiling is what a duty roster has to plan an ad hoc airline catering request around rather than a wider fleet mix. Carriers running NEV as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off that same roster, with AOG covered and crew meals in Saint Kitts and Nevis and crew meals in Charlestown boxed to the crew list across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Charlestown
Business jets working to Charlestown's narrow-body reference code are handled by our dedicated private jet catering branch, delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal rather than to a single fixed stand. Private jet catering at Charlestown runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, whatever size of aircraft is parked at the FBO.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at NEV
Flight departments on jet catering at Charlestown
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our flight at Charlestown (NEV/TKPN) required airline catering IATA standards with clear service-by-service organization. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. Exactly what we need for a quick galley setup. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Alberto — Aviation Operations Executive
“We had a tech stop requirement at Charlestown (NEV/TKPN) and the coordination was very smooth. The uplift was organized around our revised departure and reached the aircraft without delaying the turn. We appreciated how easy the coordination was. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Amara — Ramp Operations Manager
“I needed reliable business jet catering at Charlestown (NEV/TKPN) for a same-day departure. The team was responsive to a late change and the final order still arrived looking polished. Reliable, responsive, and easy to work with. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Salma — Cabin Operations Lead
Airport catering profile for Charlestown (TKPN / NEV)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,218 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | TKPN |
Airline catering services FAQ for NEV
Diversion catering and ramp questions at NEV
What operations gets asked every week about Charlestown.
Ask operations directly →Do you produce halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes at TKPN?
Yes, halal and kosher sets are produced on a separate line and every SPML code is documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
Charlestown — do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights under protocol?
The sealed cart that carries every uplift here also carries the protocol file, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Charlestown are documented and handed over against a written household or state specification.
Ramp access at the airport serving Charlestown — do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
There is a dedicated branch that reaches every FBO on the field and the GA terminal directly, running private jet catering and FBO catering on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Can the specification still change close to departure at NEV?
Lead time depends on the cabin count and the complexity of the order, but how far in advance you book determines how late a change can still be accepted without disrupting the loading window.
How far does an airline catering cost quotation vary at TKPN?
The HACCP standard and the security clearance held for every crew member are fixed, but the airline catering cost itself depends on cabin count, specification and loading window, so the desk returns a quotation rather than a published price.
Inflight catering at other airports near Charlestown
SKB / TKPK
Basseterre
Saint Kitts and Nevis · 18 km from Charlestown
Airline & VIP flight catering →
EUX / TNCE
Oranjestad
Caribbean Netherlands · 52 km from Charlestown
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MNI / TRPG
Gerald's Park
Montserrat · 62 km from Charlestown
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for Charlestown airport
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Charlestown (NEV / TKPN)
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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 Charlestown (NEV)