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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Manihi, French Polynesia
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Manihi (NTGI / XMH)
XMH (IATA) · NTGI (ICAO)
One runway of 930 metres sets the frame at Manihi, and inflight catering here is planned around a narrow-body reference code rather than a wide-body one. In-flight catering still moves by hi-loader to galley height, uplift staged airside so a crew can turn the aircraft without a foot-of-stairs handover on the apron.
930 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 — Manihi
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at XMH
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at NTGI
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at XMH
Manihi's narrow-body stand sets the pace of the loading window, and every cart is timed against that single reference code rather than a general schedule. Ramp access is held on our own badges, so the convoy moves without waiting on a shared escort, and the apron crossing is planned before the aircraft is even on the ground. Catering uplift here follows the same sealed route on every rotation, from kitchen door to galley door.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Manihi sit airside screening, an escort across the apron and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of them rather than the average. Chain of custody starts at the seal on the cart and does not break until a signature closes it at the galley. Galley catering is logged twice on the way, once at dispatch and once at handover, so the temperature record and the paperwork travel together and neither one is taken on trust.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: that is the whole of the loading window.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Manihi (XMH)
Airline food supplier crews cleared for NTGI
Airport catering at NTGI is run from a single production line built around hot service, a cold larder and a protocol cell working under the same roof, so a narrow-body rotation is never split across two kitchens. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from intake to the sealed cart, and the cold chain is held from the larder to the stand rather than checked only at departure. Airport catering in French Polynesia depends on that same discipline reaching outstations like this one, where the flight kitchen at XMH still answers to the network standard.
The team that handles government flight catering at Manihi is the same named crew every rotation, security clearance held on file rather than issued ad hoc for a single movement. Each member sits on the access list, trained to household service standards and to the paperwork a sealed uplift carries with it. That consistency matters more than headcount on a field this size, where one crew, not a rotating pool, carries the protocol file from kitchen to galley.
VIP flight catering menus for Manihi, French Polynesia departures
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Manihi airport
A single narrow-body reference code still supports the full range of inflight catering a mission requires, from a standard tray set to a household specification held on file between rotations. Menus are written to the cabin fitted on the aircraft and to the mission it is flying, adjusted by season rather than fixed to one card year round. French Polynesian produce, from lagoon fish to orchard fruit, sets the local sourcing angle without naming a single dish or supplier. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin before it reaches the tray line.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Manihi are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and VIP flight catering service available on request rather than fixed to a single card. The presentation is filed against the standing order so a repeat rotation lands the same way twice.
Business cabins
Business cabins at NTGI run a multi-choice hot service to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the passenger tray sets in the same load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary work at XMH covers household, religious and medical requirements documented per passenger, with halal and kosher sets produced against the full range of IATA special meal codes. That inflight catering line is kept separate in production and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
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 NTGI / XMH
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at Manihi
A single narrow-body reference code shapes the traffic Manihi handles, mixing scheduled service with charter and occasional government movement rather than a high-frequency wide-body wave. That mix turns catering into a documentation exercise as much as a loading one: a government rotation needs its protocol file checked before the cart moves, while a charter needs its cabin count confirmed against the manifest rather than assumed from habit.
The uplift travels a short, fixed route from our kitchen to the one stand this field works, loaded by hand rather than by hi-loader given the aircraft this runway takes, with our own crew on the apron throughout. Airline catering at Manihi runs on that same route every time, and inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering off this station all draw on the identical sealed cart rather than three separate processes.
We commit one coordinator to every rotation here, sealed carts logged at departure and again at handover, and a signed record closing the load before the aircraft is released; airport catering in Manihi answers to that commitment on every stand assignment, and aviation catering in French Polynesia is planned to the same rule at every outstation we serve.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at NTGI
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Government and state flight catering at XMH
The 930 metre runway at Manihi accepts the aircraft that carry official and delegation movements through this field, and government flight catering here follows a protocol file documented per passenger rather than handled on the day. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, and where a head of state movement is scheduled the same dedicated handling applies without exception.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Manihi
Private airliners built to a BBJ or ACJ specification are among the aircraft this field's narrow-body code can still receive, and royal flight catering at NTGI is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements rather than rebuilt each time. Halal sets and other household dietary requirements travel on request, and VVIP catering at XMH follows the identical protocol whatever the aircraft on the stand.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at NTGI
Against a single narrow-body stand, the 930 metre runway still governs every group movement, ACMI rotation and wet-lease turn that lands at Manihi. Charter flight catering at XMH is counted against the loading sheet cabin by cabin, and charter flight catering at Manihi is staged in the order the galleys are laid out, whatever the special mission on the manifest.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at NTGI
A single narrow-body stand at Manihi still carries the full range of scheduled and irregular work a carrier running it as an outstation needs covered. Ad hoc airline catering fits alongside outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, and crew meals in Manihi board to the same roster across a multi-leg rotation, with outstation catering in French Polynesia and crew meals in French Polynesia both drawing on that same desk.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Manihi
A narrow-body reference code sets what has to be sequenced before any business aviation movement is loaded here, since the aircraft using the GA terminal share the same single stand as scheduled and charter traffic. Private jet catering at XMH is delivered to the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, coordinated through the ramp handler rather than at the aircraft door.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Manihi airport
Flight departments on jet catering at Manihi (XMH)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We were looking for a dependable airline catering broker in Manihi (XMH/NTGI) and the process was straightforward. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. We would use the service again without hesitation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Yuki — Flight Operations Coordinator
“We used the service for private jet catering in Manihi on a VIP rotation through XMH/NTGI. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. A very easy service to use at this station. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Amelia — Cargo Network Controller
“I requested special meal codes for passengers departing Manihi (XMH/NTGI) and the labeling was excellent. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. Very reassuring for the cabin crew. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Marina — Airport Services Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Manihi (NTGI / XMH)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 930 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | NTGI |
Airport catering FAQ for Manihi, French Polynesia
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Manihi, French Polynesia
What operations gets asked every week about Manihi.
Ask operations directly →What is the lead time for an order at XMH?
We ask for a specification as early as the rotation is confirmed, and we can still take a late change to cabin count or special meal codes closer to departure than a first-time customer usually expects; how far in advance depends on the mission, but last minute airline catering is not refused on principle.
Do you handle VIP flight catering and government flight catering at NTGI?
Yes, under the same protocol whether the movement is a royal household rotation, a government flight or a VVIP charter, with the file documented per passenger and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Given a single narrow-body stand, how much does airline catering cost at Manihi?
There is no published price list, because a quotation depends on cabin count, the specification chosen and the loading window agreed for the rotation; the desk comes back with a figure once those are set.
At Manihi, do you deliver airline catering airside?
The hand-loaded cart used on this stand carries the tray sets and meal boxes straight to the aircraft door with airside delivery on every rotation, without a foot-of-stairs handover, though the hi-loader method used on larger stands elsewhere is not what this runway takes.
Flight catering at airports near Manihi
AHE / NTHE
Ahe Atoll
French Polynesia · 20 km from Manihi
Airline & VIP flight catering →
TKP / NTGT
Takapoto
French Polynesia · 94 km from Manihi
Airline & VIP flight catering →
AXR / NTGU
Arutua
French Polynesia · 108 km from Manihi
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Aircraft catering quote for Manihi
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Manihi (XMH / NTGI)
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Four steps
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Manihi (XMH)