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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Hyannis, United States
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Hyannis (KHYA / HYA)
HYA (IATA) · KHYA (ICAO)
A narrow-body reference code sets the loading plan at Hyannis, so galleys are staged to fit that airframe class rather than a wider one. Inflight catering here runs off one ops desk, with in-flight catering boarded by hi-loader to galley height and uplift held to the same cold chain from kitchen to stand, airside.
1,654 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
3
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 — Hyannis
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at KHYA / HYA
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at KHYA / HYA
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Hyannis (HYA)
At Hyannis the sealed cart leaves our kitchen on a schedule set against the narrow-body reference code held at the field, not against a generic turnaround. Ramp access is held on our own badges rather than requested case by case, so the convoy is already cleared before the aircraft is on stand. That is what the timeline beside this note actually measures: catering uplift from seal to signature, apron to galley door.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Hyannis sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is planned against the worst of those three rather than the best case. Chain of custody is held from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature at the galley, with a coordinator named on the load throughout. Temperatures are logged twice, once when the cart is sealed and once at handover, and galley catering only clears the door once both readings and the seal number match the load sheet, so the record travels with the catering uplift rather than trailing it.
One seal, one signature, one coordinator: the load is accountable end to end.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Hyannis
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Hyannis, United States
Airport catering at HYA is produced from a single flight kitchen that runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, with a protocol line kept apart from the general run. Every tray leaving that kitchen is built and held to HACCP standards, and the cold chain is unbroken from the pass to the cart seal. That is what airport catering at KHYA rests on: one flight kitchen at Hyannis working to one written standard, whatever the mission on the stand.
The staff who handle government flight catering at Hyannis are the same named team on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the occasion. Each holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the protocol line, and is trained to the household and diplomatic paperwork that has to travel sealed with the load. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually checking when they ask who is cleared at catering at HYA.
Halal airline meals and special meals at HYA
VIP flight catering, specified per passenger at KHYA / HYA
Menus at Hyannis are built to the cabin and the mission first, then adjusted to the season, so a First-cabin specification and a main-cabin tray set never share a production line by accident. Where local produce fits the season, dairy, fish and orchard fruit sourced from the surrounding region sit alongside the standing specification rather than replacing it. Inflight catering in United States runs from that same written specification, cabin by cabin, whatever the mission on the stand. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and labelled before the cart is sealed, not after.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Hyannis are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than assumed. The presentation is checked against that standing order before the cart leaves the kitchen, so VIP flight catering reaches the galley matching the sheet, not improvised to it.
Business cabins
Business cabins at KHYA run a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boxed in tray sets rather than plated individually. Cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in their own marked boxes on the same load, so crew meals never compete with the passenger count for space.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Hyannis, with halal and kosher sets produced to the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering built to those SPML codes is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, keeping the dietary run apart from the general service.
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 compliance at Hyannis airport
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 Hyannis airport
Hyannis works a mixed traffic profile against a narrow-body reference code, which means a documentation-heavy delegation and a tight turnaround can sit on the schedule the same day, and the kitchen plans for both rather than for an average. Airline catering at Hyannis is scheduled against that mix, with aviation catering at Hyannis and airport catering in Hyannis run off the same ops desk rather than three separate ones.
The uplift leaves our kitchen on a sealed cart and is escorted to the stand by our own cleared driver, boarded from the ramp side by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft. Inflight catering at Hyannis and in-flight catering at HYA both move on that route, with the loading crew working from the same loading sheet the kitchen sealed against.
One coordinator is named on every load, the carts stay sealed until the galley door, and the handover is signed at the aircraft, not logged after the fact.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at Hyannis, United States
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Government and state flight catering at Hyannis
Two runways serve Hyannis, and that dual approach capability is what lets a head of state movement be scheduled with a conventional rotation the same day without displacing either. Government flight catering here documents the protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff sealing the uplift before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at KHYA
A private airliner working the narrow-body reference code held at Hyannis boards from the same hi-loader access as any scheduled arrival, which is what makes a BBJ or ACJ movement routine here rather than exceptional. Royal flight catering runs to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at HYA
At Hyannis, the narrow-body reference code that governs every stand also sets the loading sequence for a group movement or a wet-lease rotation, so the galleys are staged to the airframe rather than to the operator. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease work, special missions and repatriation flights, with charter flight catering staged against the loading sheet cabin by cabin.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Hyannis
A narrow-body reference code governs every stand at Hyannis, and we plan ad hoc airline catering against that fixed geometry rather than against an assumed wide-body slot. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off the same duty roster, with crew meals in United States boxed to the flight crew on the same cart as ad hoc catering at HYA.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at KHYA
A narrow-body reference code sets what can be sequenced onto the ramp at any one time, and business aviation movements are worked into that sequence rather than around it. Private jet catering in Hyannis reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an FBO catering run for an airline uplift.
Private jets →
FBOs at Hyannis
atlantic aviation
cape cod gateway
griffin aviation
Charter flight catering reviewed at KHYA / HYA
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Hyannis
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We used group charter catering at Hyannis (HYA/KHYA) for a team charter and had a good experience. Final numbers changed late and the team adjusted without making the process difficult. Very practical for team and group charter work. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Edgar — Charter Operations Executive
“We needed evacuation flight catering at Hyannis (HYA/KHYA) for a time-sensitive operation. The meals were practical, clearly packed, and easy for the crew to distribute during the flight. Strong support for a demanding operation. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Nina — OCC Coordinator
“We used the team at Hyannis (HYA/KHYA) for freighter crew meals on a night operation. The crew received the correct quantities and the handover was quick, which is exactly what we needed. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Giovanni — Executive Flight Manager
Aviation catering data for Hyannis (KHYA / HYA)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,654 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | KHYA |
Business jet catering questions at HYA
Diversion catering and ramp questions at HYA
What operations gets asked every week about Hyannis.
Ask operations directly →What is the lead time for ordering airline catering at Hyannis, and how late can the specification still change?
We work to a lead time set at booking and confirm the loading window once the schedule is fixed, though late changes to counts or special meal codes can usually still be taken up to the final cart seal. How far in advance you book matters less than how far in advance you flag a change, and we would rather hear early than get last minute airline catering right at the wire.
Given the narrow-body reference code held at HYA, how much does airline catering cost here?
There is no published price list, because airline catering cost depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked, all of which vary rotation to rotation. We quote against those three inputs once we have the flight details, not against a standard rate card.
KHYA — do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does it reach the aircraft?
The hi-loader carries the sealed cart from our kitchen to galley height, so airline catering here is airside delivery boarded directly at the galley door rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft. That is the same route used for a scheduled turnaround or an ad hoc uplift.
Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Hyannis, and under what protocol?
Yes, with a named security-cleared team on every load: VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run to a documented protocol file per passenger, sealed at the kitchen before dispatch.
How are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes handled at Hyannis?
Hyannis produces halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of SPML codes, each documented per passenger and built on a separate line before the cart is sealed.
Outstation catering near Hyannis
EWB / KEWB
New Bedford
United States · 56 km from Hyannis
Airline & VIP flight catering →
NPT / KUUU
Newport
United States · 85 km from Hyannis
Airline & VIP flight catering →
NCO / KOQU
North Kingstown
United States · 94 km from Hyannis
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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