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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Midland, United States
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Midland (KMAF / MAF)
MAF (IATA) · KMAF (ICAO)
A wide-body reference code at Midland means the stands here take the same aircraft class our hi-loaders are built for, so inflight catering boards at galley height rather than at the foot of the steps. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering, aviation catering and aircraft provisioning from one flight kitchen, with uplift moved airside to the wide-body stand under one sealed chain of custody.
2,896 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
4
Runways
1
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 — Midland
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for KMAF
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Midland (MAF)
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at KMAF
The wide-body reference code at Midland sets a loading sequence that starts at our kitchen and ends at the galley door, and every stage between is a catering uplift held to that sequence. Ramp access is ours, not shared with a general handler queue, so the cart moves onto the apron on our own schedule rather than waiting behind it. Kitchen to cabin is measured in one continuous run, and the wide-body layout at KMAF is what that run is built to fit.
Between our kitchen and the wide-body stand at Midland sit apron traffic, an escort and a security check, and none of them are left to chance on a catering uplift. We plan the route against the busiest of them, not the average, because a chain of custody that holds on a quiet day and fails on a busy one is not a chain of custody at all. Every galley catering cart is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at the aircraft, with a temperature reading taken at both ends and a signature closing the load once the galley door is shut.
One coordinator owns the load from sealed cart to signed handover, start to finish.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for Midland, United States
Airline food supplier crews cleared for Midland airport
The flight kitchen that provisions KMAF runs hot production, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed the wide-body stands at Midland without splitting output across sites. Airport catering at this scale depends on that single production line staying HACCP throughout, from intake to sealed cart, because a broken cold chain anywhere upstream shows up on the ramp. Airport catering at Midland is planned from that one kitchen, not assembled from several, which is what keeps a multi-class load consistent stand to stand.
The team that handles government flight catering at Midland is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned on the day. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for sealed uplift, and is trained to the household and protocol standards that travel with a state or royal movement. That continuity is what a protocol desk is actually buying at KMAF: the same hands, the same paperwork, every time.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at KMAF / MAF
VVIP catering to a written specification at Midland (MAF)
Menus at Midland are written to the cabin and the mission, not to a single fixed cycle, and they draw on regional produce where the sourcing supports it: dairy, grain and orchard fruit from across the state feature where the season allows. Inflight catering here runs from a documented specification rather than a standing card, so a First cabin, a Business cabin and a group charter can each be served from the same kitchen without one compromising the other. Every dietary and religious set is labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen, not adjusted on the cart. That labelling is what lets a multi-leg rotation change its passenger mix without changing its supplier.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Midland are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and tray options both held on file between movements. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, not reinvented for each departure, so the presentation is repeatable across a repeat rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at MAF run on multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, sized to the aircraft galley rather than to a generic format. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so cabin crew meals never share a cart with the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary sets produced at Midland cover halal, kosher and the full range of special meal codes, each documented per passenger before it leaves the kitchen on a separate line. Inflight catering here treats a religious or medical requirement as a standing specification, sealed apart from the main cabin run.
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 records for aviation catering at KMAF / MAF
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 MAF
Midland's wide-body reference code puts scheduled, charter and government traffic on the same class of stand, which turns catering into a documentation problem on a delegation day and a capacity problem on a peak wave, sometimes both on the same rotation.
Uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand under our own ramp access, loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft; airline catering and airport catering at KMAF both run through that one route. In-flight catering, inflight catering and aviation catering in the United States are dispatched off one ops desk here rather than split across handlers.
One coordinator owns each load, from sealed cart to signed handover at the stand.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at Midland airport
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Government and state flight catering at Midland
Our kitchen holds the 2896 metre runway's wide-body clearance as the baseline for every delegation movement it provisions. Government flight catering at Midland covers state visits and official delegations with the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen at KMAF, including head of state movements where the mission requires it.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at KMAF
The 2896 metre runway at Midland carries private airliners on the wide-body stands without splitting them onto a secondary apron. Royal flight catering here serves BBJ, ACJ and other wide-body VVIP airframes, held to a written royal household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request rather than assumed.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MAF
A wide-body airframe on a group charter or a wet-lease rotation is what the reference code at Midland is built to take, and that rating is what lets charter flight catering at Midland run a full three-cabin uplift rather than a partial one. Charter flight catering at MAF covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg special missions, counted against the loading sheet and staged to the galley layout.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Midland
2896 metres of runway at Midland, and that length holds the wide-body traffic the field is rated for on a routine schedule. Carriers running this station as an outstation draw on ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG covered, with ad hoc catering at MAF moving on the same sealed chain as a scheduled load, crew meals at Midland boxed separately across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at KMAF
On the same field as the wide-body stands, the GA terminal and the FBOs draw on the reference code Midland carries for its main traffic. Private jet catering at MAF runs through our dedicated business aviation branch, delivered to the ramp handler and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, covering business aviation catering, FBO catering and business jet catering alike.
Private jets →
FBOs at Midland
signature aviation
Inflight catering trusted by operators at Midland airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Midland, United States
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We used group charter catering at Midland (MAF/KMAF) for a team charter and had a good experience. Final numbers changed late and the team adjusted without making the process difficult. The crew was happy with the organization. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Liam — Operations Control Officer
“We needed military charter catering at Midland (MAF/KMAF) for a time-sensitive operation. They kept the menu simple, respected the special requirements, and delivered exactly when the aircraft was ready to receive it. Strong support for a demanding operation. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Rebecca — VIP Account Manager
“We ordered cargo crew meals for a cargo rotation through Midland (MAF/KMAF). Meals arrived on time and were packed practically for a working crew rather than over-presented. Simple, efficient, and on time. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
John — Trip Operations Manager
Airport catering reference for Midland (KMAF / MAF)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,896 m |
| Runways | 4 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | KMAF |
Business jet catering questions at KMAF / MAF
Diversion catering and ramp questions at KMAF / MAF
What operations gets asked every week about Midland.
Ask operations directly →Does KMAF get private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
Every FBO on the field and the GA terminal receive the same private jet catering run, with FBO catering delivered on the same sealed chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Whose halal, kosher and special meal codes get produced for flights out of Midland?
For every passenger flying through Midland, halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meals, including SPML codes, are produced on a separate line and documented before dispatch.
Where does airline catering cost land for a rotation through Midland Airport?
The loading sheet and cabin specification held on file are what a quotation is built from, since cabin count, menu tier and the loading window all move the airline catering cost, and the desk returns a figure against those, not a published rate.
At what point does a MAF order need to be placed, and how late can the specification still change?
Booking the loading window is the first step in the sequence, and it sets how far in advance an order should land; lead time varies by cabin count, but a specification can often still move close to departure, including last minute airline catering requests worked against the same sealed process.
Are VIP, VVIP and government flights catered at KMAF under protocol?
The same coordinator who runs a scheduled load also runs VIP flight catering and government flight catering at KMAF, working from the household or delegation protocol on file rather than a standard menu.
Commercial aviation catering near Midland
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Wink
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
HOB / KHOB
Hobbs
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
FST / KFST
Fort Stockton
United States · 133 km from Midland
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Midland (MAF)