Gimli, Canada · CYGM / YGM

Private jet catering at Gimli Industrial Park Airport (CYGM / YGM), Gimli

Catering to your aircraft in Gimli.

Lake Winnipeg lies just off the airfield's western side, and the season shapes the menu: whitefish in summer, bison and wild rice when the cold arrives. We supply the crew with plates ready for re-plating, handed over at your handling agent.

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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

Regional dishes of Gimli for jet catering at YGM

Gimli is the heart of New Iceland, and the table shows it. Pickerel and whitefish come out of Lake Winnipeg, smoked or pan-fried, and the Icelandic settlers left vinarterta, a layered prune-and-cardamom cake, and rúllupylsa behind. Around Manitoba you add bison, wild rice, saskatoon berries and Prairie sunflower oil. For a private jet menu at Gimli we turn these local specialities into private jet food that travels: private jet platters with smoked fish and pickled vegetables, gourmet inflight meals such as pan-fried pickerel with the lemon butter in its own pot, and private jet snacks like vinarterta slices and saskatoon bars. The inflight menu is written for the galley you actually have, in Manitoba as anywhere.

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Pan-fried Lake Winnipeg pickerel, a Manitoba local speciality for private jet menu at Gimli

01Pan-fried Lake Winnipeg pickerelSauce apart, lemon butter in its own pot

02Smoked goldeyeChilled, served with pickled vegetables

03VinartertaIcelandic layered cake, sliced per seat, re-plate cold

04Bison short rib with wild riceOven finish, jus in a separate pot

05Saskatoon berry tartChilled, one portion per guest

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 · GimliGimli Industrial Park Airport · CYGM

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Gimli Industrial Park Airport (CYGM)

Gimli Industrial Park sits on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg, a former air base turned industrial airfield with long runways and a quiet apron. Private jet catering here is built around that calm: lake fish, Icelandic-Manitoban baking and a galley plan matched to your aircraft. For inflight catering and in-flight catering alike, we work as aviation catering partners to crews, from business aviation catering for corporate trips to executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals.

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 cabin with private jet catering platters served on a flight from Gimli, Manitoba

Business aviationOur core

Business aviation catering at Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM)

A typical business jet brief at Gimli is a corporate group or a charter flight with a short stop at CYGM, often with a cabin that holds a drawer and a small oven. Business jet catering and corporate jet catering here means VIP flight catering built from local produce, charter flight catering sized to the galley, and luxury inflight catering that the cabin crew can serve without improvising. A private jet chef writes the bespoke menu around your passengers, not around a template.

Government flight catering tray prepared for a VIP aircraft departing Gimli Industrial Park (CYGM)

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight catering and aviation catering at Gimli Industrial Park Airport (CYGM)

When an official aircraft lands at CYGM, the order is handled quietly and traced from ingredient to tray. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering at Gimli depend on protocol clearance, a nominated team and sealed packing. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering are handled with the same confidentiality.

Menu highlights for jet catering in *Gimli* (CYGM)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters with smoked goldeye and Prairie cheese for flights from Gimli, CYGM

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Smoked goldeye and pickled vegetable private jet plattersChilled

Prairie cheese board with saskatoon compoteChilled

Vinarterta slices, private jet snacks for the cabinRe-plate cold

Wild rice and roasted beet salad, gourmet inflight mealsSauce apart

Hot gourmet inflight meals, bison short rib with wild rice, for private jet catering at Gimli, Manitoba

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Pan-fried pickerel, lemon butterSauce apart

Bison short rib, wild rice, jusOven

Perogies with caramelised onion and sour creamOven

Warm saskatoon tart, gourmet inflight meals for dessertOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Allergen free special meals and aviation catering at Gimli Industrial Park Airport (CYGM)

Special meals at Gimli are a matter of knowing where allergens hide in Prairie and Icelandic cooking: wheat in the perogy dough and the vinarterta layers, butter and cream in the fish sauces, nuts in the baking. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals are each prepared as a procedure on a separate board, packed in sealed boxes and marked by seat number, so the cabin crew can serve without second-guessing.

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 & pilot meals at Gimli Industrial Park Airport

The crew at Gimli often stays on the ground through a long stop, so crew meals are built for a real break, not a snack. Flight crew meals and pilot meals are hot or cold as the duty day requires, crew catering follows your operator's policy, and cockpit meals are packed to be eaten one-handed. Crew meal boxes carry the seat or role, and different meals for pilots are available on request. Cabin crew meals go on the same order and carry a seat tag. Crew meals are added only when you ask for them, and they appear as their own line on the invoice.

Meal passCYGM

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passCYGM

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Gimli Industrial Park Airport (CYGM) runway and apron beside Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Ground handling and FBO catering at Gimli Industrial Park Airport

FBO catering at Gimli is handed over where the aircraft stands: catering delivery to the FBO, passed through the general aviation terminal or straight to the apron with your handling agent. Ground handling catering is coordinated in advance, and handling agent catering follows the access rules of the airfield.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning and airport catering at Gimli Industrial Park Airport (CYGM)

CYGM's long runway welcomes aircraft of many sizes, and the aircraft decides the loading: door height, whether a high loader is needed, and what the galley can hold. Galley catering for a large cabin is staged for airside catering delivery, with aircraft provisioning matched to the carts and drawers on board. Give us the aircraft type and the carts get packed for that door and that galley.

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 airportCYGM / YGM

General aviation and airport catering at Gimli Industrial Park Airport (YGM)

Gimli Industrial Park is a former military airfield that now serves industrial and general aviation traffic, with long runways and little congestion. Airport catering here means a calm handover and a clear plan with the FBO, and the FBO services on the field are those of a small general aviation airfield, not a busy terminal. Ground handling services are arranged through your handling agent, and the apron works as a quiet business aviation hub for the Interlake region, with Lake Winnipeg just off the western side.

Business aviation

Inflight catering in the summer season at Gimli follows Lake Winnipeg: the Icelandic Festival and cottage traffic bring lighter aircraft, and in-flight catering is built around fish and cold platters. Aviation catering for business aviation catering runs year-round, executive jet catering suits winter bison dishes, diplomatic flight catering is handled by protocol, and cabin crew meals are ordered with the flight.

Customs & food import

Flights leaving Canada from CYGM face the border rules of the arrival country, and incoming food is checked by Canadian customs, with fresh meat, dairy and produce restricted. We plan the menu with those limits in mind. Your handling agent and the FBO services on the field can confirm who clears the aircraft, and ground handling services follow the same customs steps as at any Canadian airfield.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★CREW MEALS

“Having 11 guests request a cold lunch with cheese and fruit at YGM meant planning the portions carefully while accounting for a changing departure schedule. The Galley Girls gave us an update on the starters before the handover, which helped us organise the cabin checks. The cabin team could match the desserts to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks. This experience of aviation catering services gave us a useful reference for managing packing arrangement on another departure.”

Ivan P. | Chief flight attendant

Global 6000

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Good preparation made the difference at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, where 12 guests expected mini sandwiches and individual desserts despite a late menu amendment. We changed the quantities of snack boxes, and The Galley Girls reflected the request in the final packing list. I want an aviation catering company to understand packing arrangement, and this order gave us a useful starting point. The sauces remained as originally requested, which was reassuring when we checked the latest version with operations.”

Mei Q. | Chief flight attendant

Gulfstream G650ER

★★★★★CHARTER

“It was the packing plan I cared about at CYGM, with 2 servings of beef fillet with roasted potatoes and a tight boarding window to consider. When comparing aviation catering companies, I would look closely at cabin service sequence after this experience. I asked The Galley Girls for the side dishes in individual containers, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. We could finish the fruit plates as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once.”

Valentina S. | Charter operator

Gulfstream G450

Gimli in five questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Gimli when the crew is waiting on the ground?+

The waiting crew is the cost variable at Gimli. A long duty day means hot crew dishes in the oven, a short stop means boxed cold meals. Private jet catering is priced per menu and headcount, so lake fish costs differently from perogies and cheese.

What does the departure slot mean for ordering catering at CYGM?+

A tight turnaround and a relaxed one need different menus. Give us the slot and we choose dishes that suit it, cold platters for a short stop, hot pickerel for a longer one. The lead time that works at Gimli depends on the product, and last-minute orders are handled.

Do customs rules at Gimli affect local products like Lake Winnipeg fish?+

A domestic leg out of Gimli rarely raises questions about local products. An international one does, so we confirm which items can leave Canada and which are replaced by alternatives, before anything is cooked. Customs on the arrival side decides the rest.

Can you bring food of your own into Canada through CYGM?+

Customs in Canada checks what arrives on international flights, and food is high on the list. Declare it, and know that fresh items may be taken. For CYGM arrivals, can you bring food from abroad is usually answered by ordering catering locally instead.

Is catering part of a charter into Gimli on a light jet or a larger aircraft?+

No, it is separate from a private jet charter. We order, cook and invoice on their own, and the size of the galley on your aircraft landing at Gimli sets how complex the menu can be.