KCMX / CMX · Hancock · United States

Private jet catering at Houghton County Memorial Airport (KCMX / CMX), Hancock

Catering to your aircraft in Hancock.

Hancock's runway season runs on lake-effect weather, and a Houghton County Memorial departure means insulated cases and sealed lids. We pack for the cabin crew and deliver to 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

Hancock on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at CMX

The Keweenaw plate is built on what the peninsula actually produces: smoked Lake Superior whitefish and trout, thimbleberry jam, wild blueberries, maple syrup from the Upper Peninsula, and the Cornish pasty that miners carried underground and that Hancock still bakes by the dozen. A private jet menu for KCMX can lean on all of it, and a local inflight menu feels different from a generic one the moment the pasty comes out of the oven in the galley. Private jet food from Michigan's copper country is hearty by nature, which suits cold-weather flying.

For the cabin, private jet platters of smoked whitefish, Upper Peninsula cheeses, cured meats and berry preserves travel well and plate quickly. Gourmet inflight meals can follow the Cornish miner tradition, with pasties re-plated from the oven and served with a sauce apart. Private jet snacks lean on maple, dried cherries and roasted nuts. These local specialities from {Region} keep the region on the plate without needing a kitchen on board.

Michigan's Keweenaw is whitefish country, and Hancock's pasty shops are part of the town's identity, so the local specialities are easy to name. The private jet menu for this airport pairs lake fish with root vegetables, and the inflight menu keeps portions suited to a small galley. Private jet food here reads as honest and cold-climate, with berries and maple finishing the table.

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Local specialities of Michigan's Keweenaw: whitefish and a Cornish pasty for a private jet menu at Hancock

01Cornish pastyOven, then sauce apart

02Smoked Lake Superior whitefishChilled, plated cold

03Wild blueberry tartRe-plate cold

04Upper Peninsula maple nutsSealed snack pot

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 · HancockHoughton County Memorial Airport · KCMX

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Houghton County Memorial Airport (KCMX)

Hancock sits across the Portage Canal from Houghton, and KCMX handles the corporate and charter traffic for Michigan's Upper Peninsula copper country. Private jet catering for this field means winter-proof packing: insulated cases, sealed lids, nothing that freezes between truck and cabin. We supply in-flight catering for business aviation catering requests of every size, executive jet catering for small cabins, and diplomatic flight catering when protocol sets the menu.

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 catering on the apron at Houghton County Memorial KCMX, Hancock

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Hancock (KCMX)

Corporate and charter jets into Hancock tend to be light and midsize, flying executives to the copper country for mining, university and lodge business. Business jet catering at KCMX stays compact: corporate jet catering for four to eight covers, charter flight catering with a plated main, VIP flight catering when asked, and luxury inflight catering for the guest who wants whitefish over a sandwich. A private jet chef drafts a bespoke menu around the galley's one oven.

Government flight catering for a VIP aircraft at KCMX, Hancock, Michigan

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Inflight catering for government and royal flights at Houghton County Memorial Airport

Government flight catering at KCMX is rare but handled with the same discipline as anywhere: protocol first, menu second, then a named team. Head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering on this field mean a cleared menu, a traceable supplier chain and discretion at the handover. For a state visit aircraft catering order, protocol approves everything before cooking starts.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Houghton County Memorial Airport*Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of smoked whitefish and cheese for flights from CMX, Hancock

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Smoked whitefish private jet platters with rye and dill creamChilled

Upper Peninsula cheese and cured meat gourmet inflight meals boardRe-plate cold

Wild blueberry tartChilled

Maple roasted nut private jet snacksSealed pot

Hot gourmet inflight meals with Cornish pasty ready for the galley at KCMX, Hancock

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Cornish pasty with beef gravyOven

Pan-seared whitefish, wild rice, roasted rootsSauce apart

Chicken and mushroom pieOven

Cranberry bread puddingOven

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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 Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)

Special meals at Houghton County Memorial follow a written procedure rather than a label. Pasty crusts and pie pastry carry gluten and butter, so gluten free, vegan and allergen free plates are cooked on a separate board and boxed apart; kosher and halal meals are sourced sealed and left sealed. Kids meals are simple and quick to plate for the cabin.

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 & pilot meals at Houghton County Memorial Airport

Our crew catering for Hancock is sized to the stop: a sealed box per seat, labelled CREW, ordered on request and billed like the rest. Crew meals favour warm, one-handed food after a cold ramp. Flight crew meals and pilot meals can be split between captain and first officer, cockpit meals stay clear of the guest trays, crew meal boxes are stacked separately, and different meals for pilots are produced when the operator asks.

Meal passKCMX

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKCMX

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Houghton County Memorial Airport KCMX in Hancock, Michigan, general aviation apron

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Houghton County Memorial Airport

At KCMX the general aviation terminal is the point of contact. FBO catering is handed over there, catering delivery to the FBO is arranged with your handling agent, and ground handling catering follows airside to the aircraft. Handling agent catering stays straightforward on a field this size.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Houghton County Memorial Airport

KCMX is a small field, so most arrivals are light and midsize jets that take galley catering by hand through the cabin door. On the rarer larger aircraft that need a high loader, we coordinate airside catering delivery with your handling agent so aircraft provisioning matches the door height and the winter ramp conditions.

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 airportKCMX / CMX

About Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX): airport catering for business aviation

Houghton County Memorial serves Hancock and the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, at 1,095 feet. Airport catering here follows a small-field rhythm: few movements, consistent weather risk, and a general aviation terminal that handles private traffic.

Business aviation

Business aviation here is seasonal and purposeful: university and mining trips, lodge guests, summer lake traffic. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for these flights are compact. Aviation catering and business aviation catering suit light jets, executive jet catering suits small cabins, diplomatic flight catering is exceptional but possible, and cabin crew meals are ordered with the trip. FBO services and ground handling services keep the field easy, and a modest business aviation hub is enough to keep flights moving.

Customs & food import

International arrivals into the United States clear customs at an airport of entry, and food from abroad is limited by US agricultural rules on meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables. Practical advice for KCMX: have fresh catering supplied locally and let your handling agent dispose of any international leftovers.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.7 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★☆LIGHT JET

“Rather than an elaborate service at Houghton County Memorial Airport, our 3 guests wanted a mezze selection with flatbreads, organised sensibly around a family lunch request. I asked The Galley Girls for the sauces in compact food boxes, with garnishes supplied separately for plating on board. The canapés stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence. I would discuss private jet catering services with them again, especially when packing arrangement needs careful coordination.”

Ethan J. | VIP flight attendant

Learjet 75

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“With a late menu amendment to consider at KCMX, we needed a practical way to serve beef fillet with roasted potatoes to 8 passengers. The Galley Girls confirmed the handover contact and identified the sauces, making the catering delivery easier for our team to track. I want a private jet catering company to understand catering handover, and this order gave us a useful starting point. The cabin team could match the snack boxes to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks.”

Yasmin B. | VIP flight attendant

Global 7500

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Service planning came first at CMX, with 10 passengers choosing yoghurt pots and fresh berries and limited fridge space influencing our preparation. When comparing private jet catering companies, I would look closely at cabin service sequence after this experience. I asked The Galley Girls to review the main courses quantities against the passenger brief, and the proposed portions made sense. The quantities of breakfast portions matched our service plan, leaving us comfortable with the order before the final briefing.”

Ines L. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G650ER

Ordering for KCMX, in shortAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a night departure from Hancock?+

Cost follows the choices. A Hancock night departure with a simple platter and a sealed snack pot sits well below a seated three-course service with whitefish. Everything is itemised on the invoice, and last-minute orders are handled.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Houghton County Memorial?+

The lead time question here is mostly about access. KCMX has a single handling agent, which keeps coordination simple. Special diets and seasonal produce benefit from earlier notice; last-minute orders are still handled.

What are the customs rules for catering on a short repositioning flight with an empty cabin into Hancock?+

An empty cabin simplifies things: US border rules mostly concern food brought in from another country. Loading catering after arrival at Hancock avoids the issue; we deliver locally to the aircraft.

Can you bring food for a long leg with two services on board?+

You may bring food aboard; a two-service sector just rewards planning. Our packing separates the services, keeps sauces apart and marks every box so the crew can serve in sequence.

Is catering part of a charter when the passenger count changes at the last minute?+

Not as part of a charter: catering is its own order. A changed headcount just changes the quantities, and we handle those updates at any hour.