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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Metlakatla, United States
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Metlakatla (PANT / ANN)
ANN (IATA) · PANT (ICAO)
One runway of 2284 metres and a narrow-body reference code set what boards at Metlakatla, and it is enough to run scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements off one kitchen. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body-style hi-loader uplift here, boarding to galley height airside rather than dropping trays at the foot of the aircraft.
2,284 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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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 — Metlakatla
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for Metlakatla
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at PANT / ANN
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Metlakatla (ANN)
Between the sealed cart and the galley door, the loading window at Metlakatla is walked to a fixed sequence rather than guessed at from a generic slot. Ramp access is held under our own badges, so the route from kitchen to apron is not queued behind a general handling agent. Every catering uplift here is timed from seal to signature, and the sequence repeats the same way on every rotation through ANN.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Metlakatla sit screening, an escort through the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and we plan the galley catering run against the worst of those three rather than the best. Chain of custody starts when the cart is sealed and does not break until a name is signed against the load at the aircraft. Every catering uplift at PANT carries a temperature log opened at the kitchen and closed at the galley, so a query at either end has a written answer rather than a guess.
One sealed cart, one named signature, from our kitchen door to the galley.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for Metlakatla
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Metlakatla, United States
The flight kitchen that provisions Metlakatla runs hot production, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to the narrow-body reference code held at ANN. Airport catering at this station follows a fixed HACCP standard from intake to seal, so a tray set produced today matches the one produced on the next rotation. Airport catering at Metlakatla is built around that repeatability rather than around a one-off menu.
Government flight catering at PANT is handled by the same named team on every rotation, security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained against household service standards rather than a generic briefing. That team carries the chain of custody from the moment a cart is sealed at the kitchen to the moment it is signed for at the stand. Catering at ANN moves through that team and no other when the passenger manifest carries a protocol flag.
Halal airline meals and special meals at ANN
VIP flight catering, specified per passenger at PANT / ANN
Menus at Metlakatla are written to the cabin flown and the mission booked, not to a single fixed offer repeated on every rotation. Where the route touches United States produce, the standing specification draws on dairy, fish and orchard fruit sourced in general terms, never on a named supplier or a single dish. Inflight catering in Metlakatla is documented to a season and a cabin count, then filed against the standing order so a repeat rotation matches the last one. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are labelled per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Metlakatla 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, so the presentation repeats the same way on the next rotation through ANN.
Business cabins
Business cabins at PANT run on multi-choice hot service, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft flown. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so the flight deck and the cabin crew each carry their own set.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Metlakatla are documented per passenger rather than left to a verbal note, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the rest of the cart.
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
Food safety and cold chain for aviation catering at Metlakatla (ANN)
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 Metlakatla airport
Metlakatla is worked to a narrow-body reference code on its single runway, which sets the mix as scheduled and charter turns rather than a wide-body peak wave; that mix makes catering here a matter of repetition across rotations rather than a single large delegation to document. Airline catering and aviation catering both move off the same duty roster at PANT, so a schedule change on one segment does not require a second briefing for the other.
The route from our kitchen to the stand at Metlakatla runs airside, with the cart escorted across the apron under our own badges rather than handed off at a gate. In-flight catering and inflight catering are boarded from that same route on every rotation, with the loading crew working to the reference code held for this stand rather than to a general handling sheet.
On every rotation through ANN, one coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, and the handover is signed at the aircraft before the cart is opened.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Metlakatla, United States
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Government and state flight catering at ANN
The 2284 metre runway at Metlakatla takes the narrow-body movements that carry state and delegation traffic through this station, and government flight catering here is built around that same runway rather than a separate facility. Protocol is documented per passenger, staffed by security-cleared crews, with the head of state aircraft uplift sealed at the kitchen before it moves to the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Metlakatla
A private airliner working the narrow-body stand at Metlakatla is boarded to a written household specification kept on file between movements, not rebuilt from scratch on each visit. Royal flight catering and VVIP catering here cover BBJ and ACJ types on this reference code, with halal and household dietary sets produced on request against that same standing file.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at PANT
On the single runway at Metlakatla, a charter or ACMI rotation is boarded to the narrow-body reference code held for this stand rather than a wide-body loading sheet. Charter flight catering here covers wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering staged in the order the galleys are laid out and counted against the loading sheet.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at ANN
Our kitchen provisions the narrow-body reference code held at Metlakatla on every rotation, and that same tray standard carries across scheduled, charter and ad hoc work without a second specification. Ad hoc airline catering runs off the same duty roster as outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering, with crew meals boxed separately for the flight deck across a multi-leg pattern through PANT.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Metlakatla
A narrow-body reference code constrains how a business aviation load is sequenced at Metlakatla, since the same stand handling covers commercial and private movements rather than a separate ramp. Private jet catering in United States reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal here on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, run through business aviation catering and business jet catering by our dedicated branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at ANN
Flight departments on jet catering at Metlakatla
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through Metlakatla (ANN/PANT) required sports team flight meals on a tight schedule. The meals were clearly labeled, portions were suitable for the group, and the delivery stayed on time despite a moving departure. We would book them again for another team movement. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Laura — Cabin Service Coordinator
“We needed military charter catering at Metlakatla (ANN/PANT) for a time-sensitive operation. The team understood that reliability mattered more than complexity and stayed flexible until uplift. Strong support for a demanding operation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Nora — Charter Planning Manager
“We used the team at Metlakatla (ANN/PANT) 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.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Kenji — Airport Services Manager
Metlakatla (PANT / ANN): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,284 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | PANT |
Inflight catering FAQ for Metlakatla airport
Crew meals, lead times and access at ANN
What operations gets asked every week about Metlakatla.
Ask operations directly →At what point does Metlakatla handle VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
VIP flight catering and government flight catering begin at booking, when the passenger manifest carries a protocol flag; from that point the load is documented and boarded under a written protocol rather than a standard duty roster.
Given the loading window at ANN, how far in advance do you need the order, and how late can the specification change?
There is a standing lead time for a first order and a shorter window for a change once the cabin count and cabin plan are confirmed; last minute airline catering is worked against that shorter window rather than the full lead time.
PANT — are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced, and how are they documented?
The sealed cart that leaves our kitchen carries halal, kosher and the full set of SPML special meal codes on a separate line, each set labelled per passenger before it joins the rest of the load.
Does Metlakatla take airline catering delivered airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
Every cart bound for the stand moves airside under escort rather than through a landside gate, boarded by hi-loader to galley height on wide-body stands or by direct loading on narrow-body types.
Commercial aviation catering near Metlakatla
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Metlakatla (ANN)