Charlottesville · KCHO / CHO · Virginia

Private jet catering at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO / CHO), Charlottesville

Catering to your aircraft in Charlottesville.

At 639 ft in Virginia horse country, KCHO sees business jets arriving for games, graduations and fall color. Our flight attendants pack the order; you re-plate and serve.

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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 Charlottesville brings to your in-flight catering (CHO)

Virginia's table travels better than most. For a private jet menu out of Charlottesville, start with country ham: Virginia ham is salt-cured, so it holds in a galley drawer and slices thin for biscuits or a cold board. Local specialities from the Piedmont include Albemarle apples, peanuts from the state's southeast, and Chesapeake blue crab cakes that go in the oven and come out hot.

A private jet menu for Charlottesville leans on what the Piedmont grows. The inflight menu can pair a Virginia ham board with Albemarle apple slices and sharp cheddar, or send a crab cake plate with the rémoulade in its own pot. Wine is part of the local identity, so private jet food here often means cold platters built around a Virginia white, with the pour left to the flight attendant.

Charlottesville is orchard and vineyard country, and the private jet food follows it. Our inflight menu draws on Virginia: smoked trout, peanut soup, ham biscuits, apple tart. These local specialities are packed as the galley allows: soup in sealed containers, tart chilled, biscuits wrapped for the oven. Virginia is the base; the menu is bespoke around it.

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Virginia ham, crab cakes and apples, local specialities for a private jet menu at Charlottesville, Virginia

01Virginia country ham biscuitsOven

02Chesapeake crab cakes, rémoulade apartSauce apart

03Albemarle apple and sharp cheddar boardChilled

04Smoked Virginia trout, horseradish creamChilled

05Virginia peanut soupOven

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 · CharlottesvilleCharlottesville Albemarle Airport · KCHO

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Charlottesville Albemarle sits at 639 ft in Virginia's Piedmont, and its ramp fills on football Saturdays, graduation weekends and fall foliage trips. Private jet catering here is built around those peaks: hot trays, cold platters and crew meals packed by former VIP flight attendants. Inflight catering and in-flight catering orders are handed to the aircraft through your FBO. As aviation catering goes, business aviation catering at CHO is about matching one galley to one guest list, and executive jet catering for a short Piedmont hop stays light. Diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol before cooking, 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 on the ramp at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport, KCHO, ready for private jet catering delivery

Business aviationOur core

Business jet catering at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport for VIP flights

Business jet catering at Charlottesville is usually a small, precise brief: four to eight guests, a short Piedmont hop, a galley that may have only one oven. Corporate jet catering and VIP flight catering here lean on Virginia ham, crab and orchard fruit. Charter flight catering for weekend trips is built the same way, and luxury inflight catering stays light. A private jet chef writes the bespoke menu around your seat plan and the restrictions you send.

Government flight catering arriving at an aircraft at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport, CHO, Virginia

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Head of state and government inflight catering at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)

When a ministerial party flies into CHO, the menu is cleared before cooking. Government flight catering, VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering share a named team and a short chain of custody; head of state flight catering adds sealed packing. Discretion is the rule, and the documents stay between us and your operator.

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

Chilled private jet platters of Virginia ham, cheddar and apple for flights from KCHO, Charlottesville

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: Virginia ham, cheddar and apple boardChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: smoked trout salad with herbsChilled

Private jet snacks: spiced Virginia peanuts and dried appleChilled

Poached shrimp with cocktail sauceSauce apart

Apple tart with crème fraîcheRe-plate cold

Hot gourmet inflight meals, crab cakes and roast chicken, packed for a galley at Charlottesville Albemarle, CHO

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Crab cakes with lemon and rémouladeSauce apart

Gourmet inflight meals: roast chicken, pan jus, buttered greensOven

Ham and Gruyère biscuitsOven

Virginia peanut soup, sealed potOven

Private jet platters: grilled beef tenderloin, potato gratinOven

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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 Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (KCHO)

Special meals at Charlottesville start from the local kitchen's habits: Virginia cooking leans on ham, butter, peanuts and shellfish, which is where allergens hide. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free meals are packed as a procedure: separate board, separate sealed box, seat number on the lid. Kids meals are planned around the family trips that fill CHO on college weekends.

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

Flight crew meals on request at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport

Crew meals at Charlottesville are on request, ordered with the trip and invoiced like any dish. Flight crew meals and pilot meals are packed to be eaten one-handed between duties, while crew catering for a long wait on the ramp can include a second hot item. Cockpit meals travel in crew meal boxes labeled CREW, and different meals for pilots keep captain and first officer from sharing a dish. Cabin crew meals are handed over with the passenger order.

Meal passKCHO

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKCHO

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport terminal and apron, KCHO, Virginia, United States

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)

FBO catering at Charlottesville means one handover: the order reaches the aircraft through your FBO or handling agent, on your slot. Catering delivery to the FBO is coordinated with the general aviation terminal, and ground handling catering stays within airside access rules. Handling agent catering is a phone call or email away, 24/7.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO)

Most traffic at Charlottesville Albemarle is light and midsize jets, so galley catering rides in on the apron and goes up the airstair in carts and insulated boxes. For larger aircraft the type decides the door and whether a high loader is needed; airside catering delivery is arranged with your handling agent. Aircraft provisioning is planned from your galley equipment, not from our menu.

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 airportKCHO / CHO

About Charlottesville Albemarle Airport: business aviation and airport catering

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport serves Virginia's Piedmont and works as a modest business aviation hub beside its scheduled service. Airport catering here is mostly general aviation traffic: owners, charter operators and university-related trips. FBO services and ground handling services are coordinated through your handling agent, who opens the right gate for the galley order.

Business aviation

Charlottesville's business aviation calendar follows football, graduation and foliage. Inflight catering for these weekends is built around Virginia products, and in-flight catering orders arrive with the guest list. Aviation catering and business aviation catering share one kitchen standard, executive jet catering stays light for short hops, diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol, and cabin crew meals ride with the order.

Customs & food import

Flying in from abroad, you clear US customs before anything comes off the aircraft, and the agriculture rules limit meat, dairy and fresh produce. Charlottesville is a business aviation hub with a small terminal, so your handling agent can confirm whether customs service is available for your date. Special meals prepared locally stay sealed and labeled until served, which keeps the cabin clear of the issue.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LIGHT JET

“As the person coordinating a selection of petits fours and sandwiches for 5 passengers at Charlottesville Albemarle Airport, I needed an arrangement that considered a revised passenger count. The Galley Girls understood why we wanted the breakfast portions readily accessible instead of spread across several different boxes. That left time to check the fruit plates properly before the passengers were ready for the next part of the service. This experience of flight catering services gave us a useful reference for managing meal organisation on another departure.”

Hana J. | VIP flight attendant

Citation XLS+

★★★★★CREW MEALS

“Before our guests boarded at KCHO, we needed a light pasta dish with grilled vegetables divided into 11 portions suitable for an evening cabin service. The Galley Girls prepared the snack boxes for assembly in the galley, with the accompanying elements easy to locate. Keeping the canapés aside until service helped preserve the presentation while we dealt with the boarding tasks. Our brief for airline catering was met with a sensible plan for crew briefing.”

Tomasz M. | Chief flight attendant

Global 6000

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“I wanted beef fillet with roasted potatoes for 9 guests at CHO, packed sensibly for a cabin team dealing with an evening cabin service. Our handling contact received the order details from The Galley Girls, including how the desserts had been grouped. I would discuss crew meals with them again, especially when final order confirmation needs careful coordination. The cabin team could match the breakfast portions to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks.”

Emil O. | FBO operator

Global 7500

Asked before every KCHO slotAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a Charlottesville flight when the passenger count changes at the last minute?+

Think in menu choices rather than a tariff. Three extra guests means extra trays, and whether those trays are peanut soup or tenderloin decides the cost. Late changes are handled and billed like any order.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Charlottesville when a delegation or government flight is coming in?+

Plan the lead time around clearance: menu approved, allergens named, handover point agreed with the handling agent. Charlottesville's small terminal keeps coordination direct. Short-notice requests are accepted day or night.

How do customs affect a special-meal order, kosher, halal, allergen or child, flying into Charlottesville?+

Inbound from abroad, leftover or foreign-sourced food may be held at the terminal. A special-meal order from Charlottesville avoids that: sealed, labeled and locally made, it waits for the passenger who needs it.

Can you bring food on board at Charlottesville, and what does crew duty time waiting on the ground change?+

Personal food is allowed in the cabin, though customs rules apply on international arrivals. On a long ground wait, crew time is tight, and a flight crew meal brought to the plane lets you eat without leaving the aircraft. Ordered separately, billed normally.

Is catering part of a charter into Charlottesville, and how do the departure slot and turnaround length matter?+

No, it is not part of the charter. Because the turnaround length varies, we ask for the slot and then pack to it: cold when time is short, oven items when the crew has room. Invoiced separately.