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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Christiansted (TISX / STX)
STX (IATA) · TISX (ICAO)
The 3049 m runway at Christiansted clears wide-body movements onto stands where our crews board three cabins straight from a hi-loader, no delivery left waiting at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering here runs off one ops desk, uplift sealed at the kitchen and handed over on the ramp, with in-flight catering documented from seal to signature for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights.
3,049 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — Christiansted
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at STX
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at TISX
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Christiansted
Every rotation at Christiansted starts with a sealed cart, not an estimate. Ramp access is booked before wheels touch the apron, so the catering uplift moves through screening on a fixed path rather than a queue. The galley door closes on a load that was measured from kitchen to stand, not from a schedule someone hoped would hold.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Christiansted sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and none of them wait for a delayed uplift to catch up. We plan the galley catering run against the worst of that sequence, not the average of it, so a hold on the apron never becomes a hold on the cabin. Every catering uplift is logged at two points: the temperature at sealing, and the temperature at handover, with a signature closing the load at the aircraft door and carrying the chain of custody from the kitchen to the crew.
One coordinator carries the seal from our kitchen to the signature at the aircraft door.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Christiansted airport
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for STX
The flight kitchen that provisions Christiansted keeps hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, so a single facility answers for the whole uplift rather than passing it between contractors. Airport catering at TISX runs to a written HACCP standard, logged at each stage from receipt to loading, and airport catering leaving that kitchen is sealed before it reaches the ramp. That single-site structure is what lets flight kitchen output at STX move from cold larder to cart without a handoff outside the building.
The team that handles government flight catering at Christiansted is the same named crew on every rotation, carrying security clearance on file rather than a badge issued per flight. They are trained to household standards, briefed on the access list before the load moves, and the paperwork travelling with a sealed uplift is checked against that same crew's signature at both ends. Continuity, not headcount, is what a protocol officer is actually buying here.
VIP flight catering menus for Christiansted (STX) departures
VVIP catering to a written specification at TISX
Menus at Christiansted are written to the cabin, the mission and the rotation, not plated to a fixed list regardless of who is flying. Inflight catering here draws on the produce of the U.S. Virgin Islands where the mission allows it, citrus, seafood and tropical fruit worked into a specification rather than named as a single dish. Every tray set carries its documentation forward from the kitchen, so a VIP flight menu or a charter flight menu changes with the rotation while the paperwork behind it stays constant. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are logged per passenger and per cabin, labelled before they leave the kitchen and matched against the manifest at load.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Christiansted are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed menu card, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the operator, so a repeat rotation boards to the same brief every time it flies through TISX.
Business cabins
Business cabins at STX take a multi-choice hot service built to the galley fitted on the aircraft, plated in oven-ready formats rather than improvised at the stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately from the passenger load and matched to the duty roster before the cart is sealed.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Christiansted are documented per passenger before the load is built, covering household, religious and medical requirements alongside halal and kosher sets. Inflight catering here produces the full range of IATA special meal codes on a separate line, sealed apart from the main cabin service before it leaves the kitchen.
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 food safety at Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
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 TISX / STX
Christiansted takes scheduled, charter and government traffic across a single wide-body-rated runway, and that mix turns every rotation into either a documentation problem or a capacity one: a delegation needs its protocol file closed before boarding, a peak wave needs every stand loaded to the same clock. Airline catering at STX is planned against that mix rather than against a generic schedule, with in-flight catering and aviation catering routed through one desk instead of split across handlers.
The uplift reaches the aircraft here by hi-loader, straight to galley height rather than left at the foot of the steps, with our own crews holding ramp access for the length of the load. Airport catering in Christiansted is staged stand by stand, so a wide-body rotation and a smaller movement on the same apron are never queued behind one another. Inflight catering at TISX runs on that same ramp access, carried by badges held for the duration of the turnaround.
What we commit to at every stand here is one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover that closes the loop from kitchen to cabin door.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at STX
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Government and state flight catering at Christiansted
On the same apron used for scheduled traffic, Christiansted also stages delegations, state visits and head of state movements without a separate facility to manage them. Government flight catering at STX runs on a protocol file closed per passenger, security clearance checked before the load moves, and the uplift sealed at the kitchen before it reaches the aircraft.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at TISX
Loading a private airliner on the wide-body stand at Christiansted means sequencing the cart to a household specification kept on file between movements, not building the load from scratch each time. Royal flight catering at TISX covers BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP aircraft, with royal household dietary requirements and halal VIP sets produced against that same standing brief.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at STX
3049 metres of runway, and that is what lets a full wide-body charter load onto the single stand here rather than being split across a shorter field. Charter flight catering at Christiansted covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg rotations, with charter flight catering at STX counted against the loading sheet stand by stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Christiansted
The wide-body reference code held at Christiansted lets us stage a full three-cabin load on the same ramp used for scheduled and ad hoc work, whichever carrier is flying it that day. Ad hoc airline catering runs alongside outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster at STX, AOG included, and crew meals in Christiansted stay boxed to the same standard whether the rotation is a single sector or a multi-leg one.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at TISX
Our crews work the same 3049 m runway for business aviation as for the wide-body rotations it clears, so a private jet catering order at STX runs through the identical kitchen and cold chain. FBO catering reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same paperwork as business aviation catering and business jet catering leaving for a scheduled aircraft.
Private jets →
FBOs at Christiansted
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at TISX
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Christiansted airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Christiansted (STX/TISX) for technical stop catering after an unexpected operational change. Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. Exactly what we need when operations change with very little notice. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Ibrahim — Cargo Duty Officer
“We needed outstation catering for a flight through Christiansted (STX/TISX) and the process was much easier than expected. It felt like working with a regular station supplier even though this was not one of our usual airports. We would be comfortable using the service there again. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Luis — Flight Support Executive
“For our flight at Christiansted (STX/TISX), we needed a quick airline catering cost per meal before confirming the order. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. We appreciated the transparency. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Idris — Station Performance Manager
Airport catering profile for Christiansted (TISX / STX)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 3,049 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | TISX |
Airline catering services FAQ for Christiansted (STX)
Technical stop catering questions at Christiansted (STX)
What operations gets asked every week about Christiansted.
Ask operations directly →Ramp access aside, do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Christiansted?
There is a standing line for business aviation at this field, reaching every FBO on the ramp and the GA terminal on the same sealed cart as an airline load. FBO catering here runs on the identical cold chain and paperwork as a scheduled uplift.
At Christiansted Alexander Hamilton Airport, do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
The hi-loader that boards a scheduled cabin here is the same equipment used for VIP flight catering and government flight catering, so the method does not change with the passenger. Protocol is documented per passenger, security clearance checked before the load leaves the kitchen.
Do you produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at STX, and how are they documented?
Yes, on a separate production line sealed apart from the main cabin service. Halal, kosher and the full set of SPML codes are labelled per passenger and matched to the manifest before boarding.
How far does the published rate sheet go toward answering what airline catering costs at TISX?
The HACCP standard the kitchen runs to is fixed, but the quotation is not: it depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested. The desk comes back with a figure once those three are known.
Can an order still change close to departure at Christiansted?
The lead time turns on how far ahead the cabin count and specification are confirmed, with the window held open as late as the loading sequence allows. Last minute airline catering is handled against that same window rather than a fixed cutoff.
Jet catering at airports near Christiansted
STT / TIST
Charlotte Amalie
U.S. Virgin Islands · 73 km from Christiansted
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CPX / TJCP
Culebra
Puerto Rico · 86 km from Christiansted
Airline & VIP flight catering →
EIS / TUPJ
Beef Island
British Virgin Islands · 87 km from Christiansted
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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