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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Port Vila, Vanuatu
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Port Vila (NVVV / VLI)
VLI (IATA) · NVVV (ICAO)
A wide-body reference code at Port Vila means the ramp is built for full-body aircraft, not narrow-body diversions alone. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering off that same stand, boarding hi-loader carts straight to galley height rather than dropping trolleys at the foot of the aircraft, on scheduled, charter, VIP and government uplift.
2,600 m
Longest runway
Wide-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 — Port Vila
Wide-body aviation catering at Port Vila, Vanuatu
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering lead times at Port Vila (VLI)
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, NVVV
What happens between our kitchen and the aircraft at Port Vila is measured, not promised: a sealed cart cleared for ramp access, moved across the apron under escort, and locked to the galley door at the agreed minute. The single wide-body stand fixes the sequence, since every cart on it follows the same order regardless of which movement it serves. Each catering uplift is logged at the point it leaves the kitchen and again at the point it is signed for on board.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Port Vila sit screening, an escort across the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a single-runway field working every movement through one sequence. We plan each catering uplift against the worst of those delays rather than the best case, so the galley catering reaching the door is never the constraint on pushback. The chain of custody starts when the cart is sealed and does not break until a crew member signs for it at the galley. Temperatures are logged at both ends, and that signed handover is the record we keep on file.
One coordinator owns the load from the seal to the signature.
Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for Port Vila, Vanuatu
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Port Vila airport
The flight kitchen that provisions NVVV runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed the single wide-body stand at Port Vila without a second facility standing behind it. Airport catering at NVVV depends on that one site holding to HACCP through every stage, from the cold larder to the tray sets that leave sealed for the ramp. It is what lets airport catering at Port Vila move straight from cold chain to cart without a break in custody along the way.
The team that handles government flight catering at VLI is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, on the access list, and trained to the household standards a protocol movement expects. Because Port Vila works its traffic through one wide-body stand, that crew is never split across a second site or a second sequence. Catering at VLI stays with the people who sealed it, from the kitchen to the signature at the door.
Halal airline meals and special meals at NVVV / VLI
VVIP catering to a written specification at Port Vila (VLI)
A wide-body reference code at Port Vila lets AERO GOURMET write menus to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed format, from a plated first-class service to a full charter load. Vanuatu's produce, from reef fish to tropical fruit and island dairy, sits in the sourcing brief alongside the standing tray-set specification. Inflight catering at Port Vila covers allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, each documented per passenger and per cabin before it reaches the aircraft. The menu cycle moves with the season; the specification behind it does not.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Port Vila are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and tray options held ready for a private airliner or a head-of-state movement. VIP flight catering here is built around the standing order on file, not around a one-off request each time the aircraft is on the stand.
Business cabins
Business cabins at NVVV run on multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the fitted galley, with tray sets loaded to the roster count. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately from the passenger load and labelled to the duty sheet before they leave the kitchen.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at NVVV, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line from the main galley run. Inflight catering here carries the full range of IATA special meal codes, each one sealed and labelled before it leaves the kitchen for the stand.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at Port Vila
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 VLI
Port Vila works scheduled, charter and government traffic through a single wide-body stand, which means a delegation movement, a peak charter wave and a repeat scheduled rotation are all sequenced through the same reference code rather than spread across parallel stands. That single-stand reality turns catering at Port Vila into a documentation and sequencing problem before it is a volume one: every cart has to be right the first time, because there is no second stand to absorb an error.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen, boarded to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the full sequence. Airline catering in Port Vila runs off that same stand for every segment we serve, from a scheduled rotation to an ad hoc diversion, and airport catering in Vanuatu is planned around the single runway rather than around a choice of routings.
One coordinator holds the rotation from kitchen to signature, with in-flight catering at Port Vila and inflight catering in Port Vila both carried on sealed carts and a single handover record.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at Port Vila airport
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Government and state flight catering at VLI
A 2,600-metre runway at Port Vila takes the aircraft that carry a head of state without restriction on the movement itself. Government flight catering there is built on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and an uplift sealed at the kitchen before it ever reaches the ramp.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Port Vila
A 2,600-metre runway at Port Vila is enough to board a private airliner in the BBJ or ACJ class on the same wide-body stand used for scheduled traffic. Royal flight catering here holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at NVVV
Across the single wide-body stand at Port Vila, a 2,600-metre runway carries the group charters, ACMI rotations and wet-lease movements this field is built to take. Charter flight catering at NVVV covers a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Vanuatu is staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at VLI
Our kitchen provisions the single wide-body stand at Port Vila against one loading sheet, whichever operator is on it that rotation. We run ad hoc airline catering for carriers using this station as an outstation, cover outstation catering and diversion catering on short notice, and hold technical stop catering ready for an unscheduled turn, with crew meals boxed separately at NVVV and crew meals at Port Vila boxed to the same roster count.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Port Vila
Sharing the single wide-body stand with scheduled and charter traffic means a business aviation movement at Port Vila is sequenced into the same rotation rather than given a stand of its own. Private jet catering at Port Vila is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering all run off the one kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at NVVV / VLI
Charter operators on flight catering at Port Vila, Vanuatu
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Port Vila (VLI/NVVV) for technical stop catering after an unexpected operational change. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. Good support when timing is the main pressure point. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Javier — Airline Dispatch Manager
“We needed airline catering at small airports for a flight through Port Vila (VLI/NVVV) and the process was much easier than expected. It felt like working with a regular station supplier even though this was not one of our usual airports. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Imran — VIP Charter Manager
“We compared options for Port Vila (VLI/NVVV) and asked for an airline catering quote. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Andrei — VIP Government Flight Coordinator
Airport catering profile for Port Vila (NVVV / VLI)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,600 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | NVVV |
Business jet catering questions at NVVV / VLI
Diversion catering and ramp questions at NVVV / VLI
What operations gets asked every week about Port Vila.
Ask operations directly →Do you produce halal, kosher and other special meal sets for flights out of Port Vila?
Yes, halal and kosher meals and the full range of IATA SPML codes are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger before they leave the kitchen for special meals boarding.
At what point does airline catering at Port Vila move from the kitchen to the aircraft?
The sealed cart leaves the kitchen first, then crosses the apron under escort for airside delivery, and is boarded by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than handed over at the foot of the aircraft.
VLI — do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
The hi-loader carries the sealed uplift straight to the galley door, and VIP flight catering and government flight catering both run on a protocol file documented per passenger with security-cleared staff on the access list.
How far in advance do you need an order to confirm airline catering cost at NVVV?
The HACCP standard and the security clearance on file set the baseline for any quotation, and airline catering cost depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window agreed for the rotation.
Commercial aviation catering near Port Vila
TAH / NVVW
Tanna Island
Vanuatu · 217 km from Port Vila
Airline & VIP flight catering →
SON / NVSS
Luganville
Vanuatu · 271 km from Port Vila
Airline & VIP flight catering →
LIF / NWWL
Lifou
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for VLI
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Port Vila (VLI / NVVV)
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Port Vila (VLI)