Barbuda Dependency · Codrington · TAPB / BBQ

Private jet catering at Burton-Nibbs International Airport (TAPB / BBQ), Codrington

Catering to your aircraft in Codrington.

Codrington's apron is small and quiet, and a night departure from Barbuda leaves nowhere to shop. We pack and seal the meal in advance, for the oven or the drawer you have.

Menu & order Download the menu

10 hours

ideal notice, last-minute handled

Plane-side

handover at the steps

Flight deck

crew and pilot dishes, on request

24/7

a flight attendant on the line

Three of us. All ex VIP cabin crew.

We know the galley, the diet card and the 5 a.m. re-plate — because we lived them. So we built the caterer we always wished we could call.

Camille

Menu & galley logistics

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès

Dietary & labelling

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia

The 24/7 line

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

Inflight catering with the flavours of Codrington (BBQ)

Barbuda eats from the sea first. The private jet menu for Burton-Nibbs starts with spiny lobster, the island's best-known product, and with conch, which travels well as a cold salad or a hot stew. Local specialities also include pigeon peas, sweet potato and the ripe tropical fruit that the Barbuda Dependency grows without much effort.

A private jet food order for Codrington reads like the island: grilled lobster tail with the sauce apart, conch fritters, rice and peas, and a fruit board of mango, pineapple and sugar apple. Our inflight menu for Barbuda keeps the sea products cold or reheated in the oven, never half-cooked.

Private jet platters from the Barbuda kitchen are built around what is in season. Gourmet inflight meals include lobster, grilled fish, plantain and pumpkin soup, while private jet snacks run to coconut tart and fruit. The local specialities of Codrington travel well, but each one has a rule: lobster is never re-boiled, conch is served chilled, and sauces always come apart.

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Local specialities of Barbuda: spiny lobster and conch for a private jet menu at Codrington

01Spiny lobster tailGrilled, sauce apart

02Conch saladChilled, lime on the side

03Rice and peasOven, in the tray

04Grilled catch of the dayRe-plate hot

05Tropical fruit boardMango, pineapple, sugar apple

06Coconut tartRe-plate cold

How it works

Three steps, one message

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

You re-plate and serve

Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.

At a glance · CodringtonBurton-Nibbs International Airport · TAPB

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Burton-Nibbs International Airport (TAPB)

Burton-Nibbs International sits at 28 feet above sea level on the flat southern side of Barbuda, and almost every arrival here is a light jet or a turboprop. Private jet catering at TAPB is built for those small galleys: lobster and conch from the island, sealed trays, and a handover at the aircraft. Inflight catering and in-flight catering orders for Codrington follow the same rule, and aviation catering here stays compact. Business aviation catering for Barbuda is packed to the galley you have, and executive jet catering is a set menu rather than a banquet. Diplomatic flight catering is handled through protocol before anything is cooked, and cabin crew meals are ordered with the trip.

Restaurant cuisine, cooked on the ground
Fresh and local produce
Labelled by seat, diet and reheat
Aviation-ready packaging
High loader for large cabins
HACCP certified kitchens

Who we fly forTwo cabins, one standard

Business jet catering for a light jet parked at Codrington, Barbuda, TAPB

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering in Codrington for business and VIP flights (BBQ)

Business jet catering at Burton-Nibbs is usually a short brief: a light jet, four to six guests, a galley with a drawer and sometimes an oven. Corporate jet catering here favours cold lobster and conch, and VIP flight catering adds a private jet chef who writes a bespoke menu around what is in season. Charter flight catering for Codrington follows the same rule, and luxury inflight catering stays simple: two courses, sauces apart, clear service tags.

Government flight catering for a state aircraft at Burton-Nibbs International, Barbuda

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Private jet catering for government and royal flights at Burton-Nibbs International Airport (BBQ)

When a state visit or an official delegation lands in Codrington, the menu is cleared by protocol first. Government flight catering, head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering follow the same procedure, and state visit aircraft catering is delivered sealed, with named handlers and no loose items.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Burton-Nibbs International Airport*Or write your own, we cook it

Private jet platters with conch salad and tropical fruit, inflight menu for BBQ Codrington

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Conch salad with lime and pepperChilled

Cold lobster medallions with mango salsaSauce apart

Tropical fruit board for the cabinRe-plate cold

Private jet platters: smoked fish, cheese and island fruitChilled

Private jet snacks: coconut tart and plantain chipsRe-plate cold

Gourmet inflight meals with grilled lobster and rice and peas for Burton-Nibbs International

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Grilled spiny lobster tail, garlic butter apartSauce apart

Gourmet inflight meals: grilled catch with rice and peasOven

Conch stew with sweet potatoOven

Pumpkin soup, cumin and coconut creamOven

Private jet platters: roast chicken, plantain, root vegetablesRe-plate hot

Make a request Download the menuPDF

A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Halal, kosher and kids meals: inflight catering at Burton-Nibbs International Airport (BBQ)

Special meals on Barbuda follow the island's kitchen, so the allergen question is specific: shellfish sits in nearly every local dish, and coconut and peanut turn up in sauces and tarts. Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free meals for Burton-Nibbs are cooked and sealed on separate boards, then handed over as a single tray. Allergen free orders are named by seat, and kids meals are simple: rice, grilled chicken, fruit.

Allergens

A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.

ii.

Halal & kosher

Sealed, certificate in the same box.

iii.

Children

Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.

iv.

Plant-based & wellness

Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.

Crew & pilot mealsOn request

Crew meals and cockpit meals in Codrington (TAPB)

Crew meals at Burton-Nibbs are ordered on request and invoiced like the rest of the order. Flight crew meals for a Codrington turnaround are boxed, labelled CREW, and easy to eat on the apron. Pilot meals can be different for captain and first officer, and crew catering for a night departure is packed to eat cold. Cockpit meals travel in crew meal boxes with no sauce to spill, and different meals for pilots are written on the lid.

Meal passTAPB

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passTAPB

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Burton-Nibbs International Airport (TAPB / BBQ) apron and runway, Codrington, Barbuda

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Burton-Nibbs International Airport (BBQ)

The general aviation terminal at Codrington is a small building and the apron is a short walk from it. FBO catering is handed to the handling agent, who brings it airside. Catering delivery to the FBO and ground handling catering are agreed before the slot, and handling agent catering works the same way for every flight.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning and airport catering at Burton-Nibbs International Airport (TAPB)

Burton-Nibbs sees small aircraft, so galley catering here rarely needs a high loader. Airside catering delivery is a trolley or a cooler carried to the aircraft door by your handling agent, and aircraft provisioning is done on foot at the apron. If a larger jet arrives, tell us the type and the galley, and the delivery is planned around its door height.

Mention it when you order

HACCP kitchen

Certified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.

All FBOs served

Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.

Diets read twice

Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.

One clean invoice

Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.

About the airportTAPB / BBQ

About Burton-Nibbs International Airport (BBQ): airport catering for business aviation

TAPB is the airport of Codrington, on the flat southern side of Barbuda, with one runway and a terminal you can cross in a minute. It is a general aviation field in the plain sense, so airport catering is planned around light aircraft, a handling agent on foot and FBO services that stay small and personal. Ground handling services here mean a vehicle at the apron and someone to open the door.

Business aviation

Visitors to Barbuda arrive mostly in small jets, often for a private resort or a short stay. Inflight catering and in-flight catering here are simple by design. Aviation catering, business aviation catering and executive jet catering follow the aircraft, while diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are ordered on request. The area is a small business aviation hub for the Caribbean.

Customs & food import

Customs in Antigua and Barbuda watch fresh produce, meat and dairy, and the country on your next leg applies its own list. Handling agents and ground handling services coordinate the airside handover, while FBO services at Codrington stay basic, so the order is chosen with customs in mind before anything is cooked: sealed, labelled trays and dishes that clear.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.

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★★★★★CREW MEALS

“Menu approval at TAPB covered mushroom risotto and a green salad for 4 guests, leaving us to organise the service around a family lunch request. With private jet menu, careful attention to final order confirmation matters as much to our crew as the menu itself. The Galley Girls updated the side dishes in the written order and sent back a confirmation that clearly showed our amendments. The note about the snack boxes was easy to spot, and we could brief the rest of the team quickly.”

Ethan P. | Chief flight attendant

Challenger 650

★★★★☆LIGHT JET

“Small packing details became important at BBQ: our 5 passengers wanted smoked salmon bagels and sliced fruit, and we had a small galley worktop. I want a private jet chef to understand meal organisation, and this order gave us a useful starting point. The side dishes supplied by The Galley Girls were straightforward to check against the written menu before the cabin handover. I found the main courses without searching through every box, a small detail that mattered during the final cabin checks.”

Juan M. | VIP flight attendant

Citation XLS+

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“On this departure from Burton-Nibbs International Airport, 8 passengers had chosen herb chicken with a quinoa salad, and several individual meal preferences needed to be reflected in the order. The desserts from The Galley Girls were organised around the cabin plan, with the later service items kept apart. We left the snack boxes stored until needed, which kept the first service manageable and reduced unnecessary handling. I would discuss in flight catering with them again, especially when cabin service sequence needs careful coordination.”

Anika I. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G700

What crews ask before CodringtonAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Burton-Nibbs on a light jet versus a larger cabin?+

Think of two orders for the same lobster: a cold medallion salad costs less, a grilled tail with sauce apart costs more. The aircraft decides which is realistic, and that decides how much private jet catering costs on a Burton-Nibbs departure.

What lead time suits a departure from Codrington during hurricane season?+

A slot at Codrington can move with the trade winds or a tropical wave. Lead time is therefore flexible: give us the likely date, confirm when the aircraft is committed, and we cook for that moment. Last-minute orders are handled.

Do customs rules affect a return leg ordered from Burton-Nibbs?+

Ordering a return leg from Codrington means thinking about the arrival country. Some places refuse fresh produce, others refuse pork or raw seafood. We pack the leg to clear, with each dish in its own sealed container.

Can you bring food of your own for a night departure from Codrington?+

You can, but a night departure from a small island runway makes it harder to find anything fresh. Barbuda has few shops open late, so a pre-ordered meal avoids a hungry crew. Anything you bring must still meet customs on the next leg.

Is catering part of a charter into Codrington, and who gets the food to the aircraft?+

Not by default. A charter into Codrington prices the flight; food is its own order and its own invoice. The handling agent decides how the delivery reaches the aircraft airside.