Calverton Executive · CTO · United States

Private jet catering at Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), Calverton, also listed as 3NY8

Catering to your aircraft in Calverton.

A long runway, a small terminal, and North Fork farms beyond the fence: that is Calverton Executive Airpark. Crews get catering planned around their aircraft and slot, with local produce in season.

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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

What Calverton brings to your in-flight catering (CTO)

The North Fork of Long Island gives a private jet menu at Calverton Executive Airpark more to work with than most New York fields. Long Island duck from the farms around Riverhead is the signature: we cook the breast, slice it by passenger and pack the fruit sauce apart, so the plate is finished in your galley oven. Peconic Bay scallops and North Fork oysters are the cold side of the inflight menu, shucked or poached and sealed chilled. Private jet food from here also runs to Long Island potatoes, sweet corn in late summer and North Fork wine-country cheeses on a board. Private jet platters, gourmet inflight meals and private jet snacks all draw on these local specialities, and New York in summer means seafood boards ordered for the Hamptons run. Whatever the order, it travels as it will be served: hot items in the oven tray, cold items on ice, sauces in their own pots.

Eastern Long Island is farm and water, and the private jet menu at Calverton Executive Airpark reads that way. Duck from the Riverhead farms is roasted, sliced and packed with its sauce in a separate pot; oysters and Peconic Bay scallops are sealed chilled, so the cold inflight menu needs no cooking aboard. For private jet food, we also use Long Island potatoes, sweet corn, strawberries in June and North Fork cheeses. These local specialities become private jet platters for a short Hamptons hop, gourmet inflight meals for a longer leg north, and private jet snacks for crews waiting on the ground. In New York the season decides the plate: oysters and corn in summer, roast duck and root vegetables once the wind turns cold.

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North Fork oysters and Long Island duck, local specialities for a private jet menu at Calverton, New York

01Long Island duck breast, sliced by seatSauce apart, finished in the galley oven

02North Fork oysters on iceChilled, sealed, shucked on request

03Peconic Bay scallop crudoServed cold, citrus dressing in its own pot

04Long Island sweet corn saladLate summer, re-plate cold

05North Fork cheese and fruit boardCut by passenger, room temperature

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 · CalvertonCalverton Executive Airpark · CTO

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO)

Calverton Executive Airpark sits on the former Grumman flight-test grounds of Long Island's North Fork, and its business jet traffic leans hard on the summer Hamptons season. Private jet catering at CTO (also filed as 3NY8) is built around that rhythm: light galleys, seasonal produce, and a handover at the FBO. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering for the field all start from the aircraft type and the slot. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering here usually mean a small cabin and a short brief, and diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are arranged on request like the rest.

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

Light business jet with private jet catering trays ready at Calverton Executive Airpark, CTO, Long Island

Business aviationOur core

Business jet catering at Calverton Executive Airpark for VIP flights

A typical business jet catering order at Calverton is a small cabin, four to eight passengers, and a weekend run to or from the Hamptons. Corporate jet catering here is usually a cold lunch with one hot dish, VIP flight catering when owners fly in, and charter flight catering for brokers booking last-minute trips. Luxury inflight catering uses what the North Fork grows that week, and a private jet chef will write a bespoke menu around the galley and the guests' diets.

Government flight catering handed over plane-side at Calverton Executive Airpark, New York

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at Calverton Executive Airpark

Government flight catering at Calverton is arranged around protocol, not speed. Head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering start with a menu approved by the delegation's office before anything is cooked, labels carry seat numbers only, and an assigned team handles the order. State visit aircraft catering is delivered discreetly to the aircraft at the FBO.

Menu highlights for jet catering in *Calverton* (K3C8)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled scallop crudo and oysters, private jet platters for Calverton Executive (CTO) inflight menu

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

North Fork oysters, mignonette apartChilled

Peconic scallop crudo with citrusChilled

Private jet platters: Long Island cheese and charcuterieRe-plate cold

Corn and tomato salad, summerRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: crudités, nuts, fruit cupsChilled

Sliced Long Island duck with sauce apart, gourmet inflight meals for Calverton Executive Airpark

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: Long Island duck breast, fruit jusSauce apart

Roast chicken, herb potatoesOven

Seared salmon, spring vegetablesOven

Wild mushroom risottoOven

Pasta with local sweet corn and basilSauce 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

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at Calverton Executive Airpark (K3C8)

On eastern Long Island, seafood and shellfish are everywhere, so allergen free requests get their own board and box. Kosher and halal meals are sealed, vegan and gluten free plates are cooked apart, special meals are labelled by seat, and kids meals are kept plain.

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

Pilot meals and crew meals at Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO)

For a crew on the ground at CTO, we order crew meals when you say so and invoice them like any line. Flight crew meals travel in crew meal boxes labelled CREW; pilot meals and cockpit meals are built to be eaten between checks. Crew catering also means different meals for pilots if the operator asks, and cabin crew meals are a distinct set so nobody takes a guest tray by accident.

Meal passCTO

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passCTO

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO / 3NY8) on Long Island, New York, general aviation terminal and apron

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering delivered to the FBO at Calverton Executive Airpark (K3C8)

At a field this size, catering delivery to the FBO is simple: the terminal is small, access is direct and the apron is close. FBO catering is handed to your handling agent or straight to the crew, and ground handling catering follows the slot you give us. Handling agent catering is arranged for the general aviation terminal.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Calverton Executive Airpark

Aircraft at CTO tend to be small enough that galley catering is carried on stairs rather than lifted. For a larger cabin, airside catering delivery and aircraft provisioning are planned with the handling agent, who knows what the apron can take.

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 airportCTO

General aviation and airport catering at Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO)

Also listed as 3NY8.

Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO, also 3NY8) is a general aviation field on eastern Long Island, New York, on the site of the former Grumman test airfield. Airport catering here is built for small and mid-size business aircraft, with no commercial terminal activity getting in the way.

Business aviation

Calverton is not a major business aviation hub, but it is a useful alternate to busier New York fields, with general aviation traffic, FBO services and ground handling services concentrated in one small area. Inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering for the field are shaped by seasons: oysters and corn in summer, duck and root vegetables when it turns cold. Business aviation catering for owners, executive jet catering for charters, diplomatic flight catering on request and cabin crew meals for the crew all follow the same route to the aircraft.

Customs & food import

Flights arriving from abroad are subject to US customs and agriculture rules on food, so uplifting domestically at Calverton avoids import questions. Declare anything left on board to your handling agent, and leave the rest to a locally sourced order handed over at the FBO.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

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

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★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“One detail shaped our order at Calverton Executive Airpark: a revised passenger count, alongside a request for mini sandwiches and individual desserts for 5 passengers. The crew provisions came from The Galley Girls in separate meal boxes, with a packing list that matched the contents. I could hand the side dishes to a colleague with a short explanation instead of unpacking the whole order. When comparing aviation catering companies, I would look closely at galley preparation after this experience.”

Santiago Z. | Royal family manager

Global 7500

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“With a changing departure schedule to consider at CTO, we needed a practical way to serve mini sandwiches and individual desserts to 5 passengers. The Galley Girls grouped the fruit plates by service, which was more useful to us than simply receiving a list of dishes. This experience of flight catering gave us a useful reference for managing storage requirements on another departure. We left the sandwiches stored until needed, which kept the first service manageable and reduced unnecessary handling.”

Daniela W. | FBO operator

Gulfstream G550

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Food presentation mattered to our 2 guests, but limited fridge space also had to be considered when organising vegetarian wraps and colourful salads at Calverton Executive Airpark. This experience of flight catering services gave us a useful reference for managing crew briefing on another departure. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the sandwiches, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. We could distinguish the snack boxes at a glance instead of lifting lids just to establish what belonged to each service.”

Yasmin P. | Chief flight attendant

Falcon 8X

Questions crews ask about CalvertonAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost on a long leg out of Calverton with two services on board?+

A transatlantic or coast-to-coast leg out of CTO usually carries a meal after takeoff and a lighter one before landing. The cost comes from those two services: oysters and duck sit at the top, roast chicken and seasonal vegetables lower. Catering is quoted per menu, not per tray.

What lead time does private jet catering at Calverton need when the passenger count changes at the last minute?+

The lead time question here is mostly about product: oysters and sliced duck depend on supply, while cold platters flex easily. A late change from six to nine is usually a platter and a few extra trays, and we handle last-minute orders by phone or email.

What do customs mean for catering on a delegation or government flight into Calverton?+

For a state or government aircraft, the practical point is that anything uplifted at Calverton is American-sourced and invoiced normally, so there is no import paperwork on our side. Discuss declared items with your handling agent.

Can you bring food of your own, or should a special-meal request such as kosher, halal, allergen or child be ordered with us?+

Bringing your own is allowed, though customs rules for imported food still apply on arrival. For kosher, halal, allergen or child meals, we cook in a separate procedure and pack sealed, so nobody opens the wrong tray.

Is catering part of a charter into Calverton when the crew is waiting on the ground on duty time?+

No, and the gap shows on long duty days. Charter paperwork leaves the galley to you, so for a waiting crew we cook and pack a separate crew order, labelled CREW, with a different meal for each pilot on request.