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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Rockhampton, Australia
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Rockhampton (YBRK / ROK)
ROK (IATA) · YBRK (ICAO)
Rockhampton carries a wide-body aerodrome reference code, so the ramp is built to take aircraft that need hi-loader boarding rather than a stair-side handoff. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering from that same ramp, loading each cabin at galley height instead of leaving trolleys at the foot of the aircraft for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet uplift across Rockhampton and Australia.
2,628 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
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 — Rockhampton
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at Rockhampton (ROK)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Rockhampton, Australia
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Rockhampton airport
Rockhampton's wide-body reference code is what keeps the loading window disciplined: the aircraft it clears take hi-loader boarding, so ramp access is planned before the cart ever leaves the kitchen. Every catering uplift here is staged against that plan rather than against a guess, apron traffic and screening included. The sequence is fixed first and timed second, at Rockhampton.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Rockhampton sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the galley catering plan is built against the worst of those, not the average. Every catering uplift is sealed at the kitchen door under a numbered seal, and that seal is checked, not just glanced at, before the galley door opens on the aircraft. Chain of custody runs on paper the whole way: who sealed the cart, who escorted it, who signed for it at the galley, so a break in the sequence is visible before it becomes a delay.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the galley, nothing loaded in between.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for YBRK / ROK
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Rockhampton (ROK)
The flight kitchen at ROK runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to seal. That single-site setup is what lets airport catering at Rockhampton and airport catering in Australia move on the same cold chain, from tray sets to passenger meal boxes, without a second handling point between the ovens and the ramp. The flight kitchen at ROK is the fixed point every rotation is planned against.
The team that handles government flight catering at Rockhampton is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster pulled in for the day. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to royal household service standards as well as the ordinary tray line. That consistency is what a protocol desk is actually checking for when it asks who touches a sealed uplift.
VIP flight catering menus for Rockhampton departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Rockhampton, Australia
Menus at Rockhampton are written to the cabin and the mission first, then to the season, drawing on the dairy, fish and orchard produce of the surrounding region rather than a fixed national menu. From passenger meal boxes to VVIP tray sets, the inflight catering plan here follows the loading plan, not the other way round: what boards First differs from what boards the main cabin, and both are fixed before the cart is sealed. Every specification carries its allergen, halal, kosher and medical detail labelled per passenger and per cabin, checked against the manifest rather than assumed from the route. Nothing leaves the kitchen door without that label attached.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Rockhampton take VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, service piece by piece rather than boxed. Caviar and à-la-carte formats are available on request, filed against the standing order for YBRK so the presentation repeats exactly on the next rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at ROK run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready, galley-ready tray sets sized to the aircraft fitted that day. Crew meals travel alongside as cabin crew meals and pilot meals, boxed separately and matched to the roster rather than the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Rockhampton are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical sets on the same manifest. Halal and kosher meals, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before that inflight catering ever reaches the loading 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
HACCP and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at ROK
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.
Airport catering delivered airside at YBRK
Rockhampton takes scheduled, charter and government traffic across its two runways, and that mix is what shapes the plan: a government delegation is a documentation problem before it is a food problem, a charter wave is a capacity problem, and a repeat scheduled rotation is a repetition problem that rewards a fixed routine. Each of those gets built into the loading sheet before the cart is packed, at Rockhampton.
The uplift itself moves from our flight kitchen to the wide-body stand by hi-loader, boarded to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew holding ramp access the whole way. Airline catering at Rockhampton and airport catering at YBRK run off that same ramp crew and the same sealed carts, whichever cabin is being loaded.
What we commit to on this station is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts logged at both ends, and a signed handover at the galley door, so inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering in Rockhampton all close on the same paperwork.
Airline, charter and VVIP catering at Rockhampton (ROK)
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Government and state flight catering at YBRK
The 2628 m runway at Rockhampton is long enough to bring in the aircraft that carry state visits and official delegations, and government flight catering here is planned around that arrival rather than around a generic checklist. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff are security-cleared before they touch the load, and every head of state movement is sealed at the kitchen before it leaves for the stand at YBRK.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at ROK
A private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP — can use the 2628 m runway at Rockhampton on the same footing as a scheduled wide-body, which is what lets royal flight catering here run to household standard rather than a scaled-down version of it. VVIP menus are held across repeat rotations from a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request at Rockhampton.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Rockhampton
Across the wide-body stands at Rockhampton, the 2628 m runway is what lets ACMI and wet-lease operators bring in the same aircraft types as a scheduled carrier for group movements and special missions. Charter flight catering at YBRK and charter flight catering at ROK both run a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at YBRK
Rockhampton's wide-body reference code means our kitchen plans every rotation against a hi-loader stand rather than a stair-side drop, and carriers that run this field as an outstation build their schedule on that same assumption. We hold ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering on one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals at YBRK and crew meals in Rockhampton boxed to the roster rather than the headcount.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at ROK
A wide-body reference code sets the ramp equipment at Rockhampton, so business jet movements are worked around hi-loader traffic rather than a dedicated GA lane, and sequencing that shared apron is the first job on any private jet rotation. Private jet catering at ROK is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal by our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Rockhampton, Australia
Operators on commercial aviation catering at YBRK / ROK
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We arranged football club charter catering for the group at Rockhampton (ROK/YBRK) after a late schedule update. 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.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Leo — Charter Dispatch Manager
“Our flight through Rockhampton (ROK/YBRK) required troop 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. A good experience under difficult timing conditions. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Mark — Airline Dispatch Manager
“We ordered freighter crew meals for a cargo rotation through Rockhampton (ROK/YBRK). They respected the unusual timing and kept communication direct with our ops team. Simple, efficient, and on time. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Jose — Private Jet Operations Manager
Station data for aviation catering at Rockhampton (YBRK / ROK)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,628 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | YBRK |
Business jet catering questions at Rockhampton
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Rockhampton
What operations gets asked every week about Rockhampton.
Ask operations directly →Where in Rockhampton is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering handled under protocol?
Every government flight catering and VIP flight catering order at Rockhampton is logged against a written protocol file before it is produced, covering security clearance, sealing and handover.
Does AERO GOURMET at Rockhampton Airport produce halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes?
Every SPML code, including halal and kosher, is produced on a separate line at the flight kitchen and documented against the passenger manifest before it boards.
Who sets the lead time for an order out of ROK?
For a standard rotation the specification is normally fixed some days ahead, though last minute airline catering can still be built and sealed against a shortened loading window when the schedule demands it.
When does AERO GOURMET at YBRK confirm an airline catering cost?
Once the cabin count, the specification and the loading window are set, the desk returns a quotation built on those three figures rather than a published price list.
Is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Rockhampton?
Our ramp coordinator delivers FBO catering to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Which method gets airline catering onto the aircraft airside at Rockhampton Airport?
The hi-loader carries sealed carts from our flight kitchen straight to the galley door, so airside delivery never passes through a stair-side handoff.
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Uplift at Rockhampton (ROK)