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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Charlottesville, United States
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Charlottesville (KCHO / CHO)
CHO (IATA) · KCHO (ICAO)
A 2073 m runway at Charlottesville sets the narrow-body reference code this station operates to, and it is enough to hold scheduled, charter and VIP rotations through one ops desk. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body uplift methods against that single runway, boarding by hi-loader to galley height rather than leaving trays at the foot of the aircraft.
2,073 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
03
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 — Charlottesville
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for Charlottesville airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Charlottesville
In-flight catering, sealed cart to galley door, KCHO / CHO
The loading window at Charlottesville is worked from ramp access rather than kerb delivery, so the cart moves onto the apron under our own control rather than being handed off at the perimeter. Every uplift is checked against the standing specification before it reaches the aircraft, and the catering uplift is sequenced to the galley the cabin crew actually has. That sequencing is what keeps a narrow-body turnaround on schedule at this reference code.
Between the kitchen and the stand at Charlottesville sit screening, an escort and whatever apron traffic the rotation brings, and the plan is built against the busiest version of that route rather than the easiest one. Chain of custody runs on a sealed cart from the point it leaves galley catering production, logged again the moment it is handed over at the aircraft. A single named coordinator carries that catering uplift from seal to signature, so no handover happens without a record either side can check.
The uplift is measured from the seal to the signature, not from a guess.
Airline food supplier for CHO rotations
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at KCHO / CHO
The flight kitchen at CHO runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, provisioning the narrow-body stand this station works to. Airport catering here is planned around that single kitchen rather than split across sites, so tray sets and passenger meal boxes move through one HACCP-run cold chain from mixing bowl to sealed cart. Airport catering in United States follows the same production discipline at every station in the network.
The team that handles government flight catering at Charlottesville 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 royal household standards as well as airline ones, so a state movement and a scheduled service are worked by staff who already know the paperwork. Catering at KCHO never mixes an uncleared hand into a sealed load.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at KCHO
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Charlottesville
Menus at Charlottesville are written to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted for season, so a scheduled sector and a VIP rotation are never served from the same fixed sheet. Regional produce from Virginia dairies, orchards and waterways is worked into the specification where the season allows it, without naming a single supplier or dish. Inflight catering in Charlottesville closes on documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, each one labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed. That labelling travels with the tray from the kitchen to the galley, not just on the paperwork that follows it.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Charlottesville are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than assumed. VIP flight catering at KCHO keeps that specification unchanged from one movement to the next, so a repeat passenger finds the same standard waiting.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Charlottesville run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, tray sets and meal boxes staged in loading order. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so a business cabin and a flight deck are never served from the same tray.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at CHO, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line before they are sealed. Inflight catering in United States runs the same IATA special meal codes through that line, so an SPML request is never handled as an afterthought.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Charlottesville
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 Charlottesville (CHO)
Charlottesville works scheduled, charter and government traffic across one narrow-body reference code, which means a delegation arriving alongside a scheduled service is a documentation problem to plan for rather than a capacity one to absorb. Airline catering at Charlottesville is scheduled against that single reference code, so a repeat rotation is worked to the same tray count and the same stand sequence every time it recurs.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by ramp access rather than kerb handoff, moving from our kitchen onto the apron under escort and staged to the stand in loading order. Aviation catering in United States runs that same airside delivery method regardless of runway length, and inflight catering at Charlottesville is built around one stand rather than several, which keeps the routing short and the handover point fixed.
On this station we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts checked at both ends, and a signed handover that closes the load before departure, with airport catering at CHO planned stand by stand rather than assumed from a general schedule.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at KCHO / CHO
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Government and state flight catering at CHO
At a station holding a narrow-body reference code, government flight catering at Charlottesville is worked to the same protocol file whether the movement is a single aircraft or part of a wider delegation. Head of state aircraft are handled by security-cleared staff with the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen, and the file travels with the passenger count rather than with any name.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Charlottesville
A narrow-body reference code sets the aircraft size the ramp at Charlottesville is built to work around, so a private airliner on a royal rotation is sequenced against that same limit rather than against a separate one. Royal flight catering here holds household standards across repeat movements, with a written specification kept on file for BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP aircraft, halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at KCHO
A 2073 m runway at Charlottesville is enough to hold a charter operation without competing against wide-body movements, which keeps the stand free for the loading sequence a group rotation needs. Charter flight catering at KCHO covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in United States staged to the loading sheet cabin by cabin.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at CHO
A narrow-body reference code at Charlottesville is what lets a scheduled aircraft divert or make a technical stop here without the ramp having to reconfigure for it. Ad hoc airline catering at CHO covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with AOG requests worked the same way; crew meals in Charlottesville and at KCHO move on the same multi-leg rotation, and ad hoc catering at CHO holds the tray standard fixed even as the menu cycle changes week to week.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Charlottesville
Our kitchen works the same 2073 m runway that the GA terminal and the ramp handler at Charlottesville rely on for business aviation movements. Private jet catering at CHO is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, handled through our dedicated private-jet branch rather than a separate standard.
Private jets →
FBOs at Charlottesville
signature aviation
Inflight catering rated by operators at Charlottesville (CHO)
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at CHO
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We arranged sports team charter catering for the group at Charlottesville (CHO/KCHO) after a late schedule update. They handled the nutrition requests well and kept everything organized for fast distribution onboard. A good partner for sports charter operations. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Vera — Protocol Aviation Manager
“Our flight through Charlottesville (CHO/KCHO) required repatriation flight catering with limited preparation time. The meals were practical, clearly packed, and easy for the crew to distribute during the flight. Reliable service when the mission does not allow delays. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Federico — Charter Operations Manager
“Our freighter crew needed cargo crew meals at Charlottesville (CHO/KCHO) during a short turnaround. They respected the unusual timing and kept communication direct with our ops team. Simple, efficient, and on time. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Alina — Freighter Operations Coordinator
Airport catering facts for Charlottesville (KCHO / CHO)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,073 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | KCHO |
Aircraft catering questions at KCHO / CHO
Crew meals, lead times and access at KCHO
What operations gets asked every week about Charlottesville.
Ask operations directly →How does KCHO handle halal, kosher and SPML meal requests?
KCHO produces halal and kosher sets on a separate line and documents every IATA special meal code against the passenger it is boxed for, not against the flight as a whole.
On a narrow-body reference code, how much does airline catering cost at Charlottesville?
There is no published price list for airline catering at Charlottesville; a quotation depends on cabin count, the specification requested and the loading window, and the desk returns one against those three factors.
What lead time does Charlottesville airport need for an order, and how late can the specification change?
We ask for the order early enough to plan the loading window and the cart sequence, and we can still adjust a specification closer to departure than most stations allow, provided the change is confirmed with the desk.
CHO — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does it reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader carries the uplift from the sealed cart straight to galley height, so airside delivery at CHO goes on board rather than being left at the foot of the aircraft.
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Charter flight catering quote for Charlottesville (CHO)
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Charlottesville (CHO)