Kelowna International · CYLW / YLW · Canada

Private jet catering at Kelowna International Airport (CYLW / YLW), Kelowna

Catering to your aircraft in Kelowna.

CYLW fills with light jets in summer and with cold, dry arrivals in winter. Our former VIP flight attendants plan the plates for that weather and hand them over at your FBO.

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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 Kelowna for jet catering at YLW

Kelowna sits in the middle of the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia's fruit and wine country, and the local table follows the seasons closely. A private jet menu for Kelowna leans on what is picked within the valley: sweet cherries in early summer, peaches and apricots through July and August, apples into autumn. An inflight menu built from local specialities has to travel, so we pack fruit ripe but firm, cheese boards sealed and cold, and anything dressed with its sauce in a separate pot.

Private jet food here is shaped by Okanagan wineries and orchards. Salmon from the Pacific coast, smoked and cured, is a regular request on departures from CYLW, as are Okanagan cheeses and charcuterie plates. For British Columbia flights the private jet menu often pairs a cold seafood starter with a hot main that finishes in the galley oven, while the local specialities of the region, fruit-based desserts above all, travel well and re-plate cleanly.

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Okanagan cherries, smoked salmon and local cheeses plated as private jet food in British Columbia

01Okanagan cherry and goat cheese plateServed cold, plated at the galley counter

02Smoked Pacific salmon boardChilled, sauce apart

03Roasted Okanagan peach with burrataChilled, dressing apart

04BC lamb rack with herb jusOven, jus apart

05Apple and cheddar tartOven

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 · KelownaKelowna International Airport · CYLW

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Kelowna International Airport (CYLW)

Kelowna International sits at 1,421 ft on a plateau above Okanagan Lake, and the lake-effect cloud that settles over the valley in winter shapes how a turnaround here is planned. Private jet catering for CYLW is built around that rhythm: summer wine-country traffic, ski-season arrivals and the cold ramp. We also cover inflight catering for charter and corporate tails, in-flight catering for long-haul positioning legs, and aviation catering for crews who need a proper meal. Business aviation catering, executive jet catering and cabin crew meals follow the same plane-side handover, and diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol before anything is cooked.

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 prepared with inflight catering for a flight from Kelowna, British Columbia

Business aviationOur core

Business jet catering at Kelowna International Airport for VIP flights

A business jet catering brief for Kelowna usually starts with who is flying: a corporate team, a charter party bound for the vineyards or a family on the way to the lake. Corporate jet catering here leans on cold plates and one hot main. VIP flight catering and charter flight catering follow the same plane-side handover, while luxury inflight catering is written by a private jet chef as a bespoke menu for the cabin. Every Kelowna order is built around the aircraft's galley.

Government flight catering table prepared for a delegation departing Kelowna International, CYLW

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at Kelowna International Airport

Government flight catering at Kelowna is cleared by protocol before any cooking starts. Head of state flight catering follows a traceable procedure with a named team and discretion throughout. VIP aviation catering for visiting dignitaries and state visit aircraft catering for official parties are both handled this way, and the plates are labelled by seat number, not by name.

Inflight catering menu highlights at *Kelowna International Airport* (CYLW)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters with Okanagan fruit and cheese for a Kelowna flight

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters of smoked salmon, local cheeses and Okanagan fruitChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: cold poached chicken, orchard greens and pickled cherriesChilled, dressing apart

Private jet snacks: marinated olives, almonds and apple chipsRoom temperature

Peach and burrata saladRe-plate cold

Hot inflight lamb and salmon mains ready for the galley oven at CYLW, Kelowna

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Roasted BC lamb rack with herb jusOven, jus apart

Pan-seared Pacific salmon with seasonal vegetablesOven

Wild mushroom risottoOven, stir before plating

Apple crumble with cream apartOven, cream apart

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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 Kelowna International Airport (YLW)

Orchard fruit, tree nuts and dairy run through Okanagan cooking, so a dietary request for CYLW is worked out in the kitchen before a single box is packed. Orchard fruit, nuts and dairy are everywhere in Okanagan cooking, so every special meal is cooked and packed on its own board, in its own box, with a clear seat number on the lid. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, allergen free and kids meals are all special meals we run regularly for flights through CYLW, and the dietary card travels with the box so the crew can serve without 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 and cockpit meals in Kelowna (CYLW)

For a Kelowna rotation, the crew side of the order is optional: you ask for crew meals when the duty day calls for them, and they appear on the same invoice as the guest catering. Flight crew meals can be hot or cold, boxed or plated, and pilot meals are packed so they can be eaten from one hand at the flight deck. Crew catering for a long wait on the ground is a hot meal at the FBO, and cockpit meals are labelled by seat. Crew meal boxes arrive separate from guest trays so nobody opens the wrong one, and different meals for pilots are supplied when the operator's policy asks for it. Cabin crew meals are handled the same way.

Meal passCYLW

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passCYLW

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Kelowna International Airport (YLW) terminal and apron in the Okanagan Valley

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Kelowna International Airport

FBO catering at Kelowna means catering delivery to the FBO, handed over at the aircraft with your handling agent. The general aviation terminal at CYLW sees weather on the ramp in winter, so ground handling catering is packed in sealed, insulated containers. We coordinate handling agent catering so the right person opens the right door.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Kelowna International Airport

On the CYLW ramp, the tail number tells us how the galley gets loaded, because door height and cabin layout differ from one type to the next. A mid-size or large-cabin jet may need a high loader at the door, while a light jet takes its boxes through the stair door by hand. We tell the handling agent which method applies, and airside catering delivery follows the aircraft's galley layout. For galley catering on larger types, we stage trolleys and sealed containers in the order the crew will need them, so aircraft provisioning at CYLW does not turn into a game of rearranging the cabin.

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 airportCYLW / YLW

About Kelowna International Airport (CYLW): aviation catering and general aviation

CYLW sits at 1,421 ft on a plateau above Okanagan Lake and serves as the main gateway to the valley. Airport catering here is part of a wider general aviation picture that includes FBO services, ground handling services and a steady flow of business jets in summer and ski season.

Business aviation

Kelowna is a seasonal business aviation hub. Summer brings corporate and executive jet catering orders for wine country weekends, and winter brings ski-season arrivals. Business aviation catering here follows the same plane-side routine as anywhere, with aviation catering, inflight catering and in-flight catering adapted to the galley on each tail. Diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are available for the occasional official visit.

Customs & food import

Canada controls food imports at the border, particularly fresh fruit, meat and dairy. Flights arriving at Kelowna from abroad may have onboard food inspected, so special meals are best prepared locally. We label every box by seat number and keep the dietary card with it.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★CHARTER

“Choosing roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables for 2 people at CYLW was straightforward; the challenge was making it work with different crew meal preferences. The Galley Girls talked through the quantities of crew provisions with us before confirmation, rather than leaving us to guess the portions. We also checked the snack boxes before approval, which helped avoid a second round of questions later in the preparation. I want a private jet catering company to understand packing arrangement, and this order gave us a useful starting point.”

Andrew U. | Charter operator

Citation Latitude

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Timing and organisation mattered at YLW, where our order of yoghurt pots and fresh berries for 2 people involved a changing departure schedule. I asked The Galley Girls for the snack boxes in divided catering boxes, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. Keeping the starters aside until service helped preserve the presentation while we dealt with the boarding tasks. When comparing private jet catering companies, I would look closely at galley preparation after this experience.”

Maya D. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ320

★★★★★CREW MEALS

“My order at Kelowna International Airport covered vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection for 10 guests, with a practical service plan needed because of different crew meal preferences. With several people involved, The Galley Girls kept the snack boxes and delivery arrangements together in a concise order update. My search for "private jet catering near me" led to a practical conversation about storage requirements. The cabin team could match the side dishes to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks.”

Hiro Q. | Chief flight attendant

Challenger 650

Ordering for CYLW, in shortAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a Kelowna flight?+

Cost at Kelowna depends on the menu you choose and how many sit down. Say the party grows by two on the day: cold platters stretch easily, hot mains are cooked per cover and re-quoted. Okanagan cherries in summer are priced differently from a winter apple tart.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Kelowna?+

A head-of-state or government party at YLW means the menu is signed off first, then cooked. That sequence defines the lead time. Standard charter and corporate orders are quicker to arrange, and last-minute requests still go through.

Does customs affect catering for flights into Kelowna?+

For international arrivals at Kelowna, customs may check food carried on board. Special meals for children or guests with allergies are best ordered locally, so the box is sealed and labelled with seat numbers rather than names.

Can you bring food on board a private jet at Kelowna?+

Passengers may bring their own, though a crew on a long duty wait at Kelowna usually prefers a proper meal. Ordering crew meals lets the pilots eat without leaving the aircraft, and customs rules for imported food still apply on arrival.

Is catering part of a charter into Kelowna?+

Not by default. Charter into Kelowna covers the aircraft, while catering is a separate order. A tight departure slot makes it worth ordering early so the handover fits the turnaround.