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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Augusta, United States
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Augusta (KAUG / AUG)
AUG (IATA) · KAUG (ICAO)
A narrow-body reference code sets the working envelope for inflight catering at Augusta, so uplift is planned around the aircraft this ramp actually takes rather than around a wide-body fleet it does not. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering here on that same envelope, boarding trays and carts through the galley door rather than leaving them at the foot of the aircraft.
1,525 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
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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 — Augusta
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at Augusta (AUG)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Augusta, United States
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at KAUG / AUG
Every catering uplift at Augusta starts sealed at the kitchen and ends with a signature at the galley door, and the interval between the two is what this station plans against. Ramp access is booked before the cart leaves the kitchen, not arranged once it is already on the apron, because a delay there costs the loading window rather than the kitchen time. The route stays short and fixed, so the same sequence repeats on every rotation through Augusta.
Screening, an escort across the apron and ordinary ramp traffic are what sit between the kitchen and the stand at Augusta, and the chain of custody is planned against the slowest of them rather than the fastest. Each catering uplift travels under seal, with the temperature logged at despatch and logged again at the galley on handover. That second reading is what closes the record: without it, no galley catering leaves the vehicle, whatever the schedule says. The same discipline holds for a single narrow-body rotation as it would for a busier one, because the paperwork is what is being protected, not the volume.
The seal that leaves our kitchen is the same seal signed for at the galley door.
Airline food supplier for KAUG rotations
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Augusta
Airport catering at Augusta runs from one production line rather than several scattered points, which keeps hot production, a cold larder and the protocol cell answerable to a single sign-off. That structure is what lets airport catering here move a household order and a scheduled tray set through the same kitchen without either slowing the other down. Every batch leaving the flight kitchen at Augusta is logged to HACCP standard before it is sealed for the ramp.
The team behind government flight catering at Augusta is the same named group on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the day. Each member carries a current security clearance, sits on the access list for the kitchen and the ramp, and is trained to the household standards a royal or state booking expects. That continuity is what keeps the chain of custody intact between one movement and the next, whatever the interval between them.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Augusta airport
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at AUG
Menus at Augusta are set against the cabin fitted and the mission flown, not against a single fixed list applied everywhere. Produce drawn from the wider United States market gives the dairy, orchard fruit and grain base that runs through the cycles, adapted before it is written into a specification rather than left to the day. Inflight catering here moves from a VIP flight menu through to a charter flight menu on the same production line, each held to its own tray-set standard. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins boarded at Augusta are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than assumed. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the same presentation repeats on the next rotation through the same cabin.
Business cabins
Business cabins departing Augusta take multi-choice hot service built to the galley fitted on the aircraft, boarded in oven-ready formats rather than plated in the cabin. Crew meals travel alongside, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately to the roster supplied for the rotation.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger before departure from Augusta, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. This inflight catering line is produced apart from the main run and sealed before it joins the rest of the 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
HACCP and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at AUG
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 Augusta, United States
Augusta carries scheduled, charter and government traffic across a narrow-body reference code, which keeps a delegation to a documentation exercise and a repeat rotation to a matter of repeating the same tray count rather than rebuilding it. That mix decides how airline catering is staged here: one specification per movement, checked against the manifest before the cart leaves the kitchen.
Uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand under escort, boarded through the galley door rather than left on the tarmac, with a ramp crew working to the loading sheet issued for that rotation. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering at Augusta run off the same duty roster, so a diversion or a late change is worked by the crew already on shift rather than one called in afterwards.
One coordinator is named to each rotation, sealed carts travel under a single chain of custody, and a signed handover closes the record whatever the size of the movement. Airport catering at Augusta is committed to that standard on every flight through the field, in the United States and beyond it.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Augusta
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Government and state flight catering at Augusta
Our kitchen works to the 1525 m runway held at Augusta when it plans a delegation movement, sizing the uplift to what that field actually takes rather than to a larger fleet. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the head of state aircraft sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at KAUG
A 1525 m runway governs what a royal household movement can fly into Augusta on, which is why private airliners here are worked to BBJ and ACJ specifications rather than a wide-body VVIP profile. Royal flight catering holds a written household specification on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Augusta
A narrow-body aircraft is what the reference code at Augusta lets us board on a charter rotation, and charter flight catering here is built around that airframe rather than a wider one. ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions take a full cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, with charter flight catering staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Augusta
A 1525 m runway sets what lands at Augusta, so ad hoc airline catering here is built around a narrow-body rotation rather than a wide-body one. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off the same duty roster, with crew meals boxed to the same specification and AOG covered across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at KAUG
On the narrow-body ramp at Augusta, the same reference code that sets the airline rotation also governs the aircraft business aviation flies in on. Private jet catering at Augusta reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, handled by our dedicated private-jet branch after the commercial rotations are covered.
Private jets →
FBOs at Augusta
maine instrument flight
Charter flight catering reviewed at AUG
Flight departments on jet catering at KAUG
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“A short-notice movement brought us into Augusta (AUG/KAUG), so we needed reliable AOG catering. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Antoine — State Flight Coordinator
“We used the service at Augusta (AUG/KAUG) for catering for airlines without flight kitchen on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. A solid solution for outstation operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Kenji — Flight Dispatch Coordinator
“We compared options for Augusta (AUG/KAUG) and asked for an airline catering cost. The quote was detailed enough for operations and accounting, but still quick to review. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Emma — Cargo Station Manager
Outstation catering data for Augusta (KAUG / AUG)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,525 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | KAUG |
Airline catering services FAQ for Augusta airport
Crew meals, lead times and access at Augusta airport
What operations gets asked every week about Augusta.
Ask operations directly →Do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Augusta?
Yes, through the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering booked through the same ops desk.
How far in advance does Augusta need an order placed, and how late can the specification change?
Augusta works to a standard lead time for a full specification, with last minute airline catering handled as a variation on an existing order rather than a fresh booking whenever the loading window allows it.
Under what protocol is VIP flight catering handled at AUG?
There is a named, security-cleared team for VIP flight catering and government flight catering at AUG, working to a documented protocol file for every movement.
Can halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes be produced at KAUG?
The full range of SPML codes is produced at KAUG, including halal and kosher sets, each documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
How far does airline catering travel airside at Augusta, and how does it reach the aircraft?
The chain of custody runs from the sealed kitchen cart to the galley door, with airside delivery routed by ramp crew and boarded by hand to the narrow-body reference code held here rather than by hi-loader.
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