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Private jet catering at Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS / VYS), Peru

Catering to your aircraft in Peru.

Illinois Valley Regional is a field where light jets and turboprops come and go in all weather. Our job at KVYS is the meal that fits the galley you actually have, delivered to the FBO.

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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

Peru on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at VYS

Peru sits in north-central Illinois, in corn and soybean country along the Illinois River, and the local table follows the farm calendar. For a private jet menu at KVYS, the strongest local specialities are Illinois sweet corn in July and August, Chicago-style flavours built for a galley, and Midwest cheese and charcuterie. An inflight menu here leans on private jet food that travels well: cold-smoked Great Lakes fish on a board, Illinois honey for the tea service, and apple-based desserts in autumn. Private jet platters of Midwest cheese, cured meat and seasonal fruit hold in a drawer, gourmet inflight meals such as roast chicken with corn relish finish in the oven, and private jet snacks stay simple: kettle chips, pretzels, caramel corn. These local specialities of Illinois are described for the galley, not for a restaurant table.

Illinois farmland defines the local table around Peru. Sweet corn is the signature of high summer, and it appears in salads, chowders and relishes that suit a small galley. The private jet menu for KVYS also draws on Midwest staples: Italian beef sliced thin with the jus in its own pot, deep-dish-style flavours adapted to travel, and Wisconsin cheese from just north. For the inflight menu, private jet food is chosen by how it behaves at altitude. Private jet platters carry cheese, meats and pickles, gourmet inflight meals centre on braised or roasted dishes, and private jet snacks cover the cabin between legs. Local specialities change with the season across Illinois, and we write the order around what is actually good that week.

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Illinois sweet corn and Midwest cheese board, private jet menu and local specialities for flights from Peru, KVYS

01Illinois sweet corn chowderSauce apart, finish in the oven

02Italian beef, thinly slicedJus in its own pot, re-plate cold bread

03Midwest cheese and charcuterie boardChilled, ready to slide from the drawer

04Roast chicken with corn relishOven, relish served apart

05Apple cider donut bitesChilled, autumn only

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 · PeruIllinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field · KVYS

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS)

Illinois Valley Regional sits at 654 ft on the Illinois River plain, a field where light jets and turboprops outnumber everything else and galleys are small. Private jet catering at KVYS is built around that: compact trays, sauce in its own pot, nothing that needs an oven you do not have. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for these tails stay simple, and aviation catering here means a clean handover at the aircraft. Business aviation catering and executive jet catering for the corridor between Chicago and the Quad Cities follow the same logic, diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol before anything is cooked, and cabin crew meals ride on the same order.

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 cabin with a private jet catering tray set on the table, prepared for a flight out of Peru, Illinois (VYS)

Business aviationOur core

Business aviation catering at Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (VYS)

Peru sees corporate positioning legs and quick executive turns, and business jet catering here is mostly about what survives a small galley. Corporate jet catering and VIP flight catering for these flights stay light and clean. Charter flight catering is ordered separately from the aircraft, luxury inflight catering is about finish and presentation, and a private jet chef will draw a bespoke menu around your guests.

Government flight catering handed over discreetly at the aircraft at Illinois Valley Regional Airport, KVYS, Illinois

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Private jet catering for government and royal flights at Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (VYS)

When a government aircraft needs fuel or a night stop at Illinois Valley Regional, the catering follows protocol, not the kitchen. Government flight catering, head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering are all briefed through the right office. State visit aircraft catering is traceable, discreet, and handled by a small team.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field*Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters of cheese, cured meat and fruit, chilled for a flight from Peru, Illinois (KVYS)

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Midwest cheese and cured meat private jet plattersChilled

Poached shrimp salad with sweet cornChilled

Cold-smoked Great Lakes whitefish on ryeRe-plate cold

Seasonal fruit with Illinois honey yoghurtChilled

Private jet snacks: kettle chips, pretzels, caramel cornChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals, roast chicken with corn relish, ready for oven finishing on a flight from VYS, Peru

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Roast chicken with corn relish, a gourmet inflight meals classicOven

Braised short rib with mashed potatoSauce apart

Italian beef with peppers and jusSauce apart

Sweet corn chowderOven

Baked rigatoni with sausage and sauceOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Allergen free special meals and aviation catering at Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS)

A Midwest kitchen hides allergens in places a galley never sees: wheat in the gravy, dairy in the corn chowder, nuts in the granola that sits beside the cheese. At KVYS we handle kosher, halal, vegan and gluten free requests as a procedure: a separate board, a separate box, a card with the restriction. Special meals, allergen free orders and kids meals are marked by seat number so the right tray goes to the right passenger.

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 on request for flights from Peru (VYS)

A crew on the ground at KVYS may wait hours or turn in minutes, so crew meals flex. Flight crew meals and pilot meals can be hot or cold, crew catering is on request and invoiced like the rest, and cockpit meals travel in crew meal boxes with the seat or role on the lid. Different meals for pilots are packed in separate boxes, and cabin crew meals are added to the same order.

Meal passKVYS

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKVYS

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS), Peru, Illinois, general aviation apron and FBO

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering delivered to the FBO at Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (KVYS)

At KVYS the general aviation terminal is the point of contact, and FBO catering ends at the aircraft door. We coordinate catering delivery to the FBO with your handling agent, so ground handling catering is clear on both sides. Handling agent catering stays simple: one order, one handover, one invoice.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (VYS)

Light and midsize aircraft are the norm at Illinois Valley Regional, and most take a hand-carried load through the door. For a larger tail, galley catering is planned around the door height and the high loader the FBO can supply. Airside catering delivery at KVYS is agreed with the handling agent, and aircraft provisioning for a bigger galley is scheduled so the trolley goes straight to 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 airportKVYS / VYS

General aviation and airport catering at Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field (VYS)

Walter A Duncan Field is a small Illinois airport on the river plain, and airport catering here is for the aircraft that use it. General aviation is the daily traffic, FBO services handle the ramp, and ground handling services keep turnarounds tight.

Business aviation

Inflight catering and in-flight catering at KVYS focus on the light jet that fits the runway. Aviation catering and business aviation catering follow corporate flights to the Illinois Valley, and executive jet catering is brief and clean. Diplomatic flight catering is rare but handled through protocol, and cabin crew meals ride on every order. Illinois Valley Regional is a small business aviation hub for the region.

Customs & food import

Customs and food import in the United States are governed by federal rules on meat, dairy and fresh produce. For a domestic leg into Peru nothing changes, but an international arrival means the catering order is written around those rules. We adjust the menu so the aircraft clears without losing anything.

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

“My order at VYS covered roasted chicken and seasonal vegetables for 5 guests, with a practical service plan needed because of two separate meal services. Instead of asking us to improvise, The Galley Girls explained how the fruit plates could be arranged during service. The main courses stayed together in one group, so another crew member could follow the same plating sequence. The order made charter flight catering feel manageable because the packing arrangement had been considered beforehand.”

Carlos R. | VIP flight attendant

Learjet 75

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Between cabin checks at Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field, I coordinated chicken skewers with a couscous salad for 4 guests and explained our concerns about different crew meal preferences. The Galley Girls suggested clearly marked packs for the salads, and that choice worked well with our storage arrangement. With private jet food, careful attention to meal organisation matters as much to our crew as the menu itself. We placed the main courses in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes.”

Chloe J. | FBO operator

Global 6000

★★★★☆CREW MEALS

“One detail shaped our order at KVYS: an evening cabin service, alongside a request for a breakfast basket with individual preserves for 7 passengers. I appreciated the emphasis on packing arrangement throughout the private jet meals arrangements. The confirmation from The Galley Girls showed the breakfast portions clearly enough for us to check the planned service quantities. The quantities of desserts matched our service plan, leaving us comfortable with the order before the final briefing.”

Rafael E. | Chief flight attendant

Global 6000

The Illinois Valley Regional Airport Walter A Duncan Field questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a crew waiting on the ground at Peru?+

There is no single price at KVYS, only a menu. A quick turn costs less than a day-long hold, because the waiting crew eats again. Private jet catering here is quoted by dish and by seat, and crew meals sit on the same invoice when you ask for them.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at Illinois Valley Regional?+

What matters at Illinois Valley Regional is the length of the turnaround. A long ground stop gives flexibility; a short one asks for a firm brief. We handle last-minute orders, and the handling agent receives the food at your aircraft.

Do customs rules affect private jet catering at KVYS, and what local product goes on the menu?+

At KVYS, a domestic leg means customs has no say, so the local product can lead the menu. Illinois sweet corn in July and August is the one to ask for. Foreign arrivals follow US import rules, and the order is written to match.

Can you bring food on a private jet into Peru, Illinois?+

The honest answer is that food import rules in this country decide it. At Illinois Valley Regional, a domestic crew can carry sandwiches and snacks, while an arrival from abroad may not. If you want the galley stocked without the customs risk, order it here.

Is catering part of a charter into Peru, and what does the aircraft type change?+

No, catering sits outside the charter contract and is invoiced on its own. In Peru the aircraft is often small, so the galley size is the real question: one drawer, one oven, a narrow counter. We cook and pack for that galley, not for a restaurant.