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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Chicago, United States
Chicago (KMDW / MDW): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
MDW (IATA) · KMDW (ICAO)
Across four runways at Chicago Midway, the narrow-body reference code shapes every uplift plan built here, from a scheduled sector to a diverted rotation. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body-standard aviation catering off the same ramp, boarding by hi-loader wherever a galley door sits above stand height, and holding the uplift sealed until the aircraft is ready.
1,988 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
4
Runways
2
FBOs 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 — Chicago
Hi-loader aviation catering on the MDW apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for Chicago, United States departures
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Chicago airport
The sealed cart clears our kitchen first, checked against the loading sheet before it ever reaches the apron. From there, ramp access at Chicago Midway governs the route: the convoy crosses the same apron as every other movement on the field, timed to the stand it is assigned. Each catering uplift is logged at departure and again at the galley door, so the window is a measured fact, not a promise.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Midway sit screening, an escort through the apron traffic, and the queue behind whichever aircraft is working the same taxi lane. We build the schedule for a catering uplift around the worst of those delays rather than the best of them, because a galley catering delivery that arrives early is no safer than one that arrives late if the seal has moved. Chain of custody runs unbroken from the kitchen door to the signature at the aircraft, with the temperature logged at both ends and the seal number checked against the docket before the galley accepts the load. Every catering delivery at KMDW carries that same paperwork, regardless of the customer behind it.
The convoy is the risk we plan for, never the food.
Pilot meals prepared for KMDW / MDW rotations
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Chicago (MDW)
The flight kitchen behind Midway runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built for the airport catering demanded by a narrow-body reference code rather than a single wide-body peak. HACCP governs every stage from intake to sealed cart, and the same discipline carries through to the tray sets loaded for a scheduled sector or a diverted one. Airport catering at Chicago and airport catering in Chicago draw from that one facility, never from a split production run.
The team behind government flight catering at MDW is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster pulled in for the occasion. Security clearance sits on file for each of them, alongside a place on the access list and training to household service standards for the movements that call for it. That continuity is what keeps a sealed uplift accountable from the kitchen door to the aircraft, whoever the passenger behind it turns out to be.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at Chicago
VVIP catering to a written specification at Chicago, United States
Chef-designed menus at Midway are written to the cabin and to the mission, never to a single fixed script repeated regardless of who is flying. Produce drawn from the surrounding Illinois region, dairy, grain and orchard fruit among it, sits alongside proteins and pantry lines sourced to match the season rather than a static catalogue. Inflight catering at MDW carries the same discipline whether the cabin is First, Business or main cabin, adjusted only in format and pace of service. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and labelled before the tray ever leaves the kitchen.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins departing Chicago receive VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single script. The presentation is filed against the standing order held for that cabin, so a repeat rotation through MDW is served to the same standard each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins out of Midway take a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, with tray sets and meal boxes staged in loading order. Crew meals travel on the same run, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately to the roster held for that sector.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for every departure from Chicago, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. That inflight catering line is produced on a separate run and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, keeping it apart from the general tray build.
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 KMDW / MDW
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 KMDW
Chicago Midway runs a narrow-body traffic mix across four runways, which turns catering planning into a repetition problem rather than a single-peak one: the same rotation returns on a tight cycle, and the tray build has to match it exactly each time, not approximately. That repetition is what airline catering at Chicago is built to absorb, rather than a single large surge that clears the ramp once and moves on.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our flight kitchen by hi-loader wherever the galley door sits above stand height, with airport catering in United States held to the same loading method used on every other narrow-body field we cover. Our own crew works the apron alongside the ramp handler on duty, so the convoy is escorted by people who know the stand assignment before the aircraft has even taxied in.
One coordinator carries the rotation from kitchen to signature, sealed carts logged at both ends, so inflight catering and in-flight catering at KMDW, and aviation catering at MDW, answer to the same handover regardless of which desk placed the order.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at Chicago (MDW)
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Government and state flight catering at MDW
Four runways and a narrow-body reference code mean a state movement into Midway is sequenced against the same traffic as any other flight, so the protocol file has to be ready before the aircraft is on approach, not after. Government flight catering at Chicago for a head of state movement is documented per passenger, staffed with security-cleared personnel, and sealed before it leaves the kitchen bound for KMDW.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Chicago
A narrow-body reference code does not stop our crews holding a private airliner, BBJ or ACJ movement to the same written household specification kept on file between visits to Midway. Royal flight catering at MDW is built around that standing file rather than a one-off brief, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request and VVIP protocol carried through from kitchen to cabin.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at KMDW
A narrow-body reference code governs how a charter rotation is staged at Chicago Midway, sequencing group movements and ACMI or wet-lease operators against the same four runways as scheduled traffic. Charter flight catering at Chicago and charter flight catering in United States both deliver a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out for that aircraft.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at MDW
A 1,988 metre runway sets the sequencing on every ad hoc call into Midway, since a diverted or technical-stop aircraft has to be worked into the same tight rotation as scheduled traffic rather than given a slot of its own. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, with crew meals in Chicago boxed to the same roster and AOG requests folded into a multi-leg sequence rather than treated as an exception; ad hoc catering at MDW and outstation catering at KMDW both draw on the same standing tray specification, and diversion catering at MDW moves off the same duty roster the moment a call comes in.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Chicago
Business jets working into Midway share the same narrow-body reference code as the scheduled traffic on the field, which keeps their handling on one ramp rather than a separate apron. Private jet catering at KMDW reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal through our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, covering FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering alike.
Private jets →
FBOs at Chicago
atlantic aviation
signature aviation
Charter flight catering trusted at KMDW
Operators on commercial aviation catering at KMDW / MDW
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We arranged football club charter catering for the group at Chicago (MDW/KMDW) after a late schedule update. They handled the nutrition requests well and kept everything organized for fast distribution onboard. The crew was happy with the organization. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Emma — Flight Support Executive
“Our flight through Chicago (MDW/KMDW) required evacuation flight catering with limited preparation time. They kept the menu simple, respected the special requirements, and delivered exactly when the aircraft was ready to receive it. Reliable service when the mission does not allow delays. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Elena — Station Performance Manager
“We ordered cargo airline crew catering for a cargo rotation through Chicago (MDW/KMDW). The order was simple, filling, clearly labeled, and delivered in a format the crew could load without delay. We would use them again for another cargo sector. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Miguel — VIP Aviation Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Chicago (KMDW / MDW)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,988 m |
| Runways | 4 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | KMDW |
Airline catering services FAQ for Chicago
Crew meals, lead times and access at Chicago
What operations gets asked every week about Chicago.
Ask operations directly →Does Chicago Airport support airside delivery for airline catering, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
Every sealed cart is delivered airside and boarded by hi-loader wherever the galley door sits above stand height, rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
Who sets the airline catering cost at MDW if there is no published price list?
For every quotation, the figure depends on cabin count, the tray specification requested and the loading window booked, and the desk returns a quote once those are confirmed.
How far in advance can private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at KMDW?
Clearance for airside movement is what sets the timing, and once it is confirmed FBO catering is delivered to any FBO on the field or to the GA terminal on the same schedule as an airline uplift.
At what point in the process is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering confirmed for a departure from Chicago?
The protocol file is opened first, before the tray build begins, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering are staffed and sealed under the same protocol regardless of the mission.
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Charter flight catering quote for KMDW
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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 Chicago (MDW)