Aviation catering — Redmond, United States

VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Redmond (KRDM / RDM)

RDM (IATA) · KRDM (ICAO)

Two runways and a narrow-body reference code set the loading plan at Redmond: every uplift is sequenced around a single ramp cycle rather than parallel wide-body stands. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here for scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements, boarded by hi-loader to galley height with an ops desk covering airside delivery day and night.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
2,145 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
1
FBO on station
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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
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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
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Redmond

Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at KRDM

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Inflight catering order window for Redmond airport departures

Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at RDM

At Redmond the catering uplift is planned around one working ramp cycle rather than a bank of parallel stands, so the route from our kitchen to the galley door is fixed before the cart is sealed. Ramp access is held on our own passes rather than a shared queue, which keeps the apron crossing short and repeatable on every rotation. The window is a measured sequence, not an estimate: sealing, transfer, and the signature at the aircraft.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at RDM sits a single apron crossing, screening at the gate and a short escorted run to the aircraft: the chain of custody is what we plan against, not the distance. Every cart is sealed at the galley catering line before it leaves the kitchen, logged again at handover, and signed for by the crew taking delivery. A catering uplift that misses its slot on a narrow-body cycle has no second stand to fall back on, so the sequence is built to hold on the first pass. That is why the seal, not the clock, is the record we keep.

One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: the chain never changes hands twice.

Flight kitchen and crew meals for Redmond (RDM)

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Airline food supplier crews cleared for KRDM

Airport catering at Redmond runs from one production line rather than a bank of parallel kitchens, so hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell sit under a single roof feeding the single working stand. That layout means airport catering in the United States, at this station in particular, can hold one HACCP standard across every tray set instead of splitting it across sites. The flight kitchen at RDM keeps the cold chain intact from the cold larder to the sealed cart.

The team behind government flight catering at Redmond is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for one movement. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to royal household standards for the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks before anything else.

VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Redmond, United States

Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Redmond airport

AERO GOURMET writes menus to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed catalogue, adjusting the VIP flight menu and the charter flight menu around the season and the route. Produce drawn from the wider United States market gives the seasonal base for fruit, dairy and fish, worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. Inflight catering here covers passenger meal boxes through to VVIP tray sets on the same production line, never on separate standards. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.

A small stack of sliced rare beef with a blistered pepper and diced tomato set off centre on a wide white plate.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Redmond are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a set menu. Every presentation is filed against the standing order, so VIP flight catering repeats identically on the next rotation.

A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at KRDM run on multi-choice hot service, built to oven-ready formats sized to the aircraft's own galley rather than a generic tray. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, sealed on the same production line as the cabin service.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at Redmond are documented per passenger rather than assumed from the booking class, 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 load.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

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Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

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Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

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Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

HACCP-compliant aircraft catering at KRDM / RDM

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 Redmond

Redmond runs a narrow-body traffic profile off two runways rather than a mixed wide-body schedule, and that shapes catering around one working stand cycle instead of parallel loads: a delegation here is a documentation problem first, a peak departure bank is a sequencing problem, and a repeat rotation is a repetition problem the kitchen has already solved once.

The uplift travels a fixed route from our kitchen to the apron, sealed before it leaves and escorted across the ramp to the stand; airside delivery at Redmond stays on that same short crossing on every cycle, with our own crew on the ramp rather than a shared pool. Airline catering at Redmond and aviation catering here run off one ops desk, so inflight catering, in-flight catering in the United States and airport catering at Redmond are planned against the same slot rather than four separate schedules.

On this station we commit to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the aircraft door.

VVIP catering and commercial flights at KRDM

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Government and state flight catering at Redmond
We run every state movement through Redmond against the same 2,145 metre runway limit that governs the rest of the field, so a head of state aircraft is planned on the identical stand cycle rather than a separate apron. Government flight catering here means the protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the load, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at KRDM
The 2,145 metre runway at Redmond takes the private airliners this segment actually flies, which is what makes royal flight catering here workable on demand rather than by exception. VVIP work for BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP movements holds to a written household specification kept on file between visits, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at RDM
Narrow-body aircraft are what the reference code at Redmond is built to turn, and that code is what lets ACMI, wet-lease and group-charter operators book a full three-cabin uplift here rather than a partial load. Charter flight catering at Redmond for special missions and seasonal group movements is counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order before the cart moves, and charter flight catering at RDM repeats the same sequence on every leg.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Redmond
A 2,145 metre runway sets a firm limit on the types Redmond can turn, and that limit is exactly why carriers running it as an outstation need ad hoc airline catering rather than a standing contract. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off one duty roster here, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals in the United States boxed the same way whichever carrier is on the stand that day.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at KRDM
On the same field as the narrow-body stand, the reference code that governs Redmond also sets how business aviation is worked here, off the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field. Private jet catering at RDM runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering delivered directly to the ramp handler on site.
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FBOs at Redmond

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Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Redmond airport

Protocol officers on government flight catering at Redmond (RDM)

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“Our team used the service at Redmond (RDM/KRDM) for delegation flight catering with strict timing and handling requirements. The team understood the need for confidentiality and kept the order organized despite late passenger and dietary changes. Reliable, discreet, and easy to work with. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”

★★★★★

Government flight department

Rebecca — Government Flight Operations Manager

“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Redmond (RDM/KRDM) and booked private airliner catering for the sector. They followed our plating notes closely and made the final setup easy for the cabin crew. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Elif — Charter Flight Coordinator

“For a high-volume passenger flight at Redmond (RDM/KRDM), we needed reliable umrah flight catering. Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. We would use the service again for a similar charter. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Dario — Crew Services Coordinator

Airport catering data for Redmond (KRDM / RDM)

DatumValue
Longest runway2,145 m
Runways2
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOKRDM

Business jet catering questions at Redmond, United States

Technical stop catering questions at Redmond, United States

What operations gets asked every week about Redmond.

Ask operations directly →
RDM: do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?

Our hi-loader and ramp vehicles reach every stand on the field, so private jet catering and FBO catering are delivered to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.

Given Redmond's narrow-body reference code, are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced at KRDM?

There are dedicated lines for halal and kosher production, and the full set of special meal codes, including SPML, is documented per passenger and sealed separately before it joins the main load.

At what point does airline catering cost get fixed for a flight through Redmond?

The quotation is built first from the cabin count and the specification, then from the loading window on the day, so airline catering cost at Redmond is confirmed once those three points are set and never published as a flat rate.

Do you accept last minute airline catering changes at RDM?

Yes, by holding the specification open until the loading window closes, which is also how far in advance most orders are placed and how the lead time is managed on a tight turnaround.

Outstation catering near Redmond

DLS / KDLS
Dallesport / The Dalles
United States · 152 km from Redmond
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SLE / KSLE
Salem
United States · 164 km from Redmond
Airline & VIP flight catering →
EUG / KEUG
Eugene
United States · 165 km from Redmond
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Inflight catering quote for Redmond

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Redmond (RDM / KRDM)

Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Redmond, not a brochure.

orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7

Four steps

Flight

Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

Return leg, if any

Order

Counts · menus · files

Contact

Who we come back to

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
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Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at Redmond (RDM)