Illinois · Chicago/Rockford · KRFD / RFD

Private jet catering at Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD / RFD), Chicago/Rockford

Catering to your aircraft in Chicago/Rockford.

Rockford keeps odd hours because freighters do. Crews in Illinois land at any time, and we pack for the oven you have and meet you at the FBO.

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

Local specialities from Chicago/Rockford for your inflight catering

Rockford sits in the north of Illinois, where the farmland does the talking and the private jet menu follows it. Sweet corn, tomatoes and apples come off the fields of the Rock River valley in season, and a good inflight menu for Illinois starts with whatever is ripe that week.

Local specialities travel well when they are chosen for a galley: Chicago-style Italian beef kept as sliced meat with the jus sealed apart, deep-dish built as individual pizzas that crisp in the oven, and Wisconsin cheese from just across the state line on a board. We write private jet food for Chicago/Rockford around that list, with the inflight menu adjusted to your headcount and your oven.

Winter changes the plate. In January, cold-weather braises and root vegetables carry the private jet menu, while summer pushes it toward cold plates, berries and sweet corn salads. {Region} produce shapes the order more than any template.

Open the menu Download the menuPDF

Local specialities of Illinois and Chicago/Rockford: Italian beef, deep-dish pizza and Wisconsin cheese on a private jet platter.

01Chicago-style Italian beef, slicedJus in its own pot, bread packed dry, re-heat in the galley oven.

02Individual deep-dish pizzaBuilt single-serve so it crisps in a small oven; foil tray, no re-plating.

03Wisconsin cheese and cured meat boardServed cool, sliced by passenger, crackers in a separate bag.

04Rock River valley sweet corn saladSummer only; chilled, dressed on request at service.

05Apple and cider dessertAutumn; baked and chilled, with cream apart.

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 · Chicago/RockfordChicago Rockford International Airport · KRFD

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

Rockford's 10,000-foot runway was built for freighters, and business jets share it with a steady stream of cargo traffic. Private jet catering at Chicago Rockford International (KRFD) is packed for that rhythm: labelled by seat, finished in your own galley, and handed over at the FBO. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for every cabin size come out of the same kitchen, and aviation catering for executive jet catering missions follows the same procedure. Business aviation catering here also covers diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals on request.

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

Private jet cabin prepared for private jet catering at Chicago Rockford, KRFD.

Business aviationOur core

VIP flight and private jet catering at Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD)

Business jet catering at Rockford often serves a passenger moving to or from Chicago, and the corporate jet catering brief is short: who is on board, how many legs, which galley. VIP flight catering follows the same sequence, with a private jet chef writing a bespoke menu where the party asks for it. Charter flight catering and luxury inflight catering are packed to the aircraft's oven and delivered plane-side at Chicago/Rockford.

Government flight catering boxes sealed and labelled for a delegation aircraft at Rockford, Illinois.

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at Chicago Rockford International Airport

When a state visit aircraft catering request lands for Chicago/Rockford, the protocol office approves the menu before the kitchen works. Government flight catering and head of state flight catering use sealed boxes and ingredient lists. VIP aviation catering at this field goes through the handling agent to the aircraft.

The *Chicago/Rockford* inflight catering menu (RFD)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters with Wisconsin cheese and fruit for a flight from Chicago Rockford.

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: Wisconsin cheese, charcuterie and seasonal fruitChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: poached chicken salad with Illinois corn and herbsChilled

Private jet snacks: roasted nuts, dried apple, dark chocolateRe-plate cold

Smoked salmon and cream cheese bagelsChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals, Chicago-style Italian beef and deep-dish pizza, packed for the galley at KRFD.

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: Chicago-style Italian beef with jusSauce apart

Individual deep-dish pizzaOven

Private jet platters: grilled steak, charred corn, roasted potatoesOven

Private jet snacks: warm pretzel bites with beer cheeseOven

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

Special meals and allergen free inflight catering at Chicago Rockford International Airport

Allergens hide in different places in the Midwest: breading on Italian beef, malt in sauces, dairy in almost every local pizza crust. Special meals at KRFD are cooked on a separate board and packed in a labelled box, whether the request is kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free or allergen free. Kids meals are portioned small and built around what children actually eat on a plane.

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 meal boxes and crew meals at Chicago Rockford International Airport

A duty day at Rockford can stretch while the aircraft waits for a passenger, so crew catering matters. Pilot meals and cockpit meals are boxed apart, flight crew meals suit the cabin crew, and crew meal boxes are marked by role. Different meals for pilots can be arranged, and cabin crew meals are ordered on request, billed like the rest.

Meal passKRFD

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKRFD

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Chicago Rockford International Airport, KRFD, terminal and apron in Illinois.

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)

Airside at KRFD needs a pass or an escort, so FBO catering is handed to the handling agent at the general aviation terminal. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged on your slot, and ground handling catering is coordinated with the people who will walk it to the aircraft. Handling agent catering is the same at every airport we cover.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning and airport catering at Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD)

Business aircraft at Rockford are served by galley catering delivered to the ramp, but a wide-body or a large VIP airliner can need a high loader. Tell us the type and the door sill when you order, and we plan airside catering delivery and aircraft provisioning around what your handling agent can position at the aircraft.

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 airportKRFD / RFD

About Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD): aviation catering and general aviation

Chicago Rockford International is a cargo-driven business aviation hub in northern Illinois, with a long runway and quiet ramps. Airport catering at KRFD serves private jets alongside freighters, and the general aviation terminal receives the private traffic. FBO services and ground handling services keep the field working day and night, which suits crews arriving off the usual hours.

Business aviation

Rockford works as a relief business aviation hub when Chicago slots tighten, and general aviation traffic rises with it. Inflight catering and in-flight catering are ordered by phone or email, and aviation catering follows the galley of the aircraft in front of you. Business aviation catering, executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are all arranged for KRFD; crew meals are on request and billed like the rest.

Customs & food import

International arrivals at KRFD clear US Customs and Border Protection, and agricultural rules apply to meat, dairy and fresh produce, so food bought in Illinois travels more easily than food carried in from abroad. For a flight treated as a business aviation hub arrival, we keep ingredient lists ready and pack so the officer can see what each box holds.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

Leave a review

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Packing roasted vegetable bowls with separate dressings for 3 passengers at KRFD needed careful thought, especially given an evening cabin service. With private jet catering services, careful attention to written menu details matters as much to our crew as the menu itself. We changed the quantities of desserts, and The Galley Girls reflected the request in the final packing list. The sandwiches remained as originally requested, which was reassuring when we checked the latest version with operations.”

Elise U. | VIP flight attendant

Learjet 75

★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“The 10 passenger portions of fresh fruit and breakfast pastries were the easy part; managing limited fridge space at RFD took more planning. I want a private jet catering company to understand cabin service sequence, and this order gave us a useful starting point. The Galley Girls labelled the main courses in line with our brief, so the cabin team could identify the relevant portions quickly. We could distinguish the side dishes at a glance instead of lifting lids just to establish what belonged to each service.”

Finn A. | Royal family manager

BBJ

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Several practical details needed attention at Chicago Rockford International Airport, with vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection requested for 11 guests and two separate meal services to accommodate. Instead of asking us to improvise, The Galley Girls explained how the crew provisions could be arranged during service. Keeping the sauces 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 crew briefing after this experience.”

Mariam E. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G700

Chicago/Rockford in five questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a long flight out of Rockford?+

Think in services, not trays. Two meals for six on a long leg with a crew rest is a different order from one snack service. How much does private jet catering cost then? It scales with courses, ingredients and special diets, and we price each line separately.

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

Rockford is a quiet field, so a request that changes shape is rarely a problem. A passenger count that moves up or down on the day is something we handle all the time; last-minute orders are handled, and portions are re-counted at the handover.

Are there customs rules for catering on a delegation or government flight into the United States?+

Customs at Rockford follows US rules: nothing fresh from abroad that is not declared, no restricted meat, cheese or fruit. For a delegation, a protocol office clears the menu before the kitchen starts, and the FBO receives it with the paperwork.

Can you bring food of your own on a private flight, or must catering be ordered?+

Passengers can carry their own, yes. The catch is the special diet: if the meal needs a clean board and a labelled box, order it with us so nobody opens the wrong tray.

Is catering part of a charter into Rockford?+

No. Catering is ordered separately and billed separately. A crew on a long duty day, sitting on the ramp at KRFD between legs, can have crew meals added on request.