Ely · KELO / LYU · Minnesota

Private jet catering at Ely Municipal Airport (KELO / LYU), Ely, also listed as ELO

Catering to your aircraft in Ely.

Ely Municipal sits at 1,456 ft in the North Woods, and traffic here follows the fishing and lodge seasons. Crew and passengers get meals packed for the galley, handed over at the FBO on your slot.

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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

The Ely table, packed for private jet catering

Minnesota's North Woods give Ely a pantry that is easy to put on a private jet menu. Walleye is the local fish, wild rice from the northern lakes is the local grain, and blueberries and maple syrup show up in spring and summer. We build the inflight menu for Ely around these local specialities and treat each one for the galley: the fish arrives cooked and finished in the oven, the rice travels with its broth apart, the berries stay chilled.

Private jet food from Ely is lake country on a plate. Private jet platters of smoked whitefish, wild rice salad and Minnesota cheeses suit a group heading home from the lodge, while gourmet inflight meals such as pan-fried walleye or a wild rice soup are packed to be re-plated on board. Private jet snacks lean on cranberry, blueberry and maple. Every item on the private jet menu is written for the aircraft that lands on this field, and the local specialities of Minnesota change with the season.

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Pan-fried walleye and wild rice, local specialities for a private jet menu at Ely, Minnesota

01Pan-fried walleyeFinished in the oven, lemon and sauce apart

02Wild rice and mushroom soupPacked hot in a sealed pot, ladle at the galley

03Smoked whitefish platterChilled, with rye and dill cream

04Wild rice saladCranberry, pecan and a cider dressing apart

05Blueberry and maple tartChilled, cut per passenger

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 · ElyEly Municipal Airport · KELO

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Ely Municipal Airport (KELO)

Ely Municipal sits at 1,456 ft in the lake country of northern Minnesota, and most arrivals here are fishing parties and lodge guests heading for the Boundary Waters. Private jet catering at KELO is built around that rhythm: a cooler of walleye and wild rice for the lodge, a cold lunch for the return, and the galley you actually have on board. Inflight catering and in-flight catering orders for LYU are cooked, packed and handed over at the FBO. Aviation catering for business aviation catering requests, executive jet catering and even diplomatic flight catering follows the same plain procedure, 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

Light business jet parked at Ely Municipal, business jet catering for the Minnesota lake country

Business aviationOur core

Business jet catering at Ely Municipal Airport for VIP flights

Corporate and executive trips into Ely are usually small groups heading for a lodge or a retreat. Business jet catering at KELO is a short brief: headcount, aircraft, a hot or cold lunch, and a bespoke menu around walleye or wild rice if you want it. Corporate jet catering and VIP flight catering follow the same plain procedure, charter flight catering is ordered and invoiced separately, and our private jet chef can add luxury inflight catering touches such as a maple dessert.

Government flight catering plated for an official arrival at Ely Municipal Airport, LYU

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Inflight catering for government and royal flights at Ely Municipal Airport

An official arrival at KELO is a quiet event, and the catering should be too. We prepare government flight catering with a cleared menu and seat-numbered trays. Head of state flight catering, VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering share one rule here: nothing is cooked until protocol has approved the plan.

The *Ely* inflight catering menu (LYU)Or write your own, we cook it

Smoked whitefish private jet platters and wild rice salad packed for flights from Ely KELO

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Smoked whitefish private jet platters with ryeChilled

Wild rice salad with cranberry and pecanSauce apart

Minnesota cheese board with local honeyRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: maple nuts and dried cranberriesChilled

Blueberry and maple tartChilled

Hot walleye and wild rice soup, gourmet inflight meals ready for the galley at Ely LYU

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Pan-fried walleye, gourmet inflight meals style, with lemon butterOven

Wild rice and mushroom soupOven

Braised beef short rib with root vegetablesSauce apart

Chicken and wild rice hotdish, plated for the galleyOven

Roasted trout with herb potatoesOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free in-flight catering at Ely Municipal Airport (LYU)

Ely is lodge country, and lodge kitchens here know that a kosher, halal, vegan or gluten free request cannot be improvised at the last minute. For KELO we handle special meals as a procedure: sealed boxes, a separate board, seat-number labels, and allergen free preparation kept apart from the walleye and dairy that dominate local cooking. Kids meals are simple and plain, and vegan plates lean on wild rice, mushrooms and root vegetables.

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 for pilots and cabin crew at Ely Municipal Airport (LYU)

A pilot at Ely may land with a fixed duty day and nothing open on the field. Crew meals are the answer: flight crew meals packed in sealed boxes, pilot meals and cockpit meals that suit the seat, and crew meal boxes that hold. Crew catering is on request, invoiced with the order, and different meals for pilots are available when the captain and first officer follow separate plans.

Meal passKELO

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKELO

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Ely Municipal Airport runway and terminal, general aviation airport in Ely, Minnesota

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering delivered to the FBO at Ely Municipal Airport (KELO)

FBO catering at Ely is delivered to the general aviation terminal and handed over at the aircraft. Catering delivery to the FBO is agreed with your handling agent, who opens the airside access. Ground handling catering and handling agent catering are coordinated by phone or email, 24/7.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Ely Municipal Airport

Aircraft that land at Ely Municipal are mostly light jets and turboprops, so a high loader is rarely needed; the galley catering goes in by hand through the cabin door, in the carriers and drawers your galley takes. For larger cabins we agree the airside catering delivery with your handling agent before the slot, along with any aircraft provisioning for the return leg. The type and the galley decide the packing, not the other way round.

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 airportKELO / LYU

Aviation catering and business aviation at Ely Municipal Airport (LYU)

Also listed as ELO.

Ely Municipal is a small airport serving the town of Ely, Minnesota, on the edge of the Boundary Waters. Airport catering here supports general aviation, FBO services and ground handling services for private flights. It is a quiet field, and every order is handled by phone or email.

Business aviation

The general aviation field at Ely works as a small business aviation hub for the North Woods. Business aviation catering, executive jet catering and aviation catering are built around the season, with inflight catering and in-flight catering fitted to the aircraft. Diplomatic flight catering is possible on request, and cabin crew meals are packed and labelled for the crew.

Customs & food import

United States customs and food-import rules apply to any aircraft arriving from abroad into Minnesota. Fresh meat, dairy and produce are the usual points of attention. For domestic flights the rules are simpler, and we plan the menu to match the route.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★CREW MEALS

“Food presentation mattered to our 10 guests, but an evening cabin service also had to be considered when organising a seafood starter and warm vegetable sides at LYU. For our team, the strongest part of their business jet catering was how they handled catering handover. The desserts came from The Galley Girls in individual containers, with a packing list that matched the contents. The side dishes were easy to locate, leaving the crew free to focus on the remaining cabin preparation.”

Emma T. | Chief flight attendant

Citation Latitude

★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“Good preparation made the difference at Ely Municipal Airport, where 2 guests expected vegetarian wraps and colourful salads despite a short ground stop. I would discuss business aviation catering with them again, especially when packing arrangement needs careful coordination. Our handling contact received the order details from The Galley Girls, including how the canapés had been grouped. The cabin team could match the breakfast portions to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks.”

Elin X. | Royal family manager

BBJ

★★★★☆BUSINESS JET

“Keeping the galley organised at KELO meant planning mini sandwiches and individual desserts for 6 guests with several individual meal preferences in mind. The Galley Girls updated the snack boxes in the written order and sent back a confirmation that clearly showed our amendments. The note about the canapés was easy to spot, and we could brief the rest of the team quickly. My main takeaway from this jet catering order was the practical approach to crew briefing.”

Irina N. | VIP flight attendant

Challenger 650

Before you order at KELOAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Ely when customs and food-import rules apply?+

How much does private jet catering cost here? It follows the dishes you pick: smoked whitefish platters cost more than a soup and sandwich lunch. Border rules also matter: a flight from Canada arrives with different food restrictions than a domestic one, and we price what is cleared to go on board.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Ely with a small galley?+

Lead time here is usually a matter of what your galley can finish. We cook and pack for a galley with no oven, a drawer, or a full set of equipment, and last-minute orders are handled whichever it is.

What do customs mean for catering at Ely when the weather window decides departures?+

Northern Minnesota weather can hold or release a departure at short notice. On international arrivals into KELO, customs rules cover what stays on board, so we plan sealed, simple items that cope with a shifted slot.

Can you bring food on a return leg ordered from Ely?+

Many parties heading home from the Boundary Waters bring their own catch or provisions. That is workable domestically; across the border, customs limits apply. We can also prepare the whole return leg here.

Is catering part of a charter flying out of Ely at night or at first light?+

No, catering sits apart from the charter agreement. For night departures from KELO we coordinate with the FBO so the order is waiting at the aircraft when your slot comes.