Washington · Tacoma · KTCM / TCM

Private jet catering at McChord Air Force Base (KTCM / TCM), Tacoma

Catering to your aircraft in Tacoma.

McChord's long runway and low cloud set the pace at Tacoma. We pack Pacific Northwest food for the aircraft you fly and meet it at 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

Tacoma on the plate: local specialities for in-flight catering at TCM

Washington's table is built on cold water and short seasons, and Tacoma sits right on Puget Sound, so a private jet menu for KTCM reads like a walk through the region. Local specialities start with Pacific salmon, sold smoked, cured or roasted, and Dungeness crab, which travels best picked and chilled. Private jet platters from Washington often pair Beecher's-style aged cheddar with Rainier cherries, Honeycrisp apples from the Yakima valley and a loaf of sourdough. For an inflight menu, we plate gourmet inflight meals that hold up in a galley: a hot alder-smoked salmon fillet with the sauce kept apart, a chilled Dungeness crab salad, and private jet snacks such as hazelnuts, dried cranberries and small-batch chocolate. Private jet food from this region rewards freshness, so the menu changes with the season and the market in Tacoma.

Planning a private jet menu for Tacoma means planning around what Washington grows and catches. Local specialities include wild salmon, geoduck-adjacent shellfish for the adventurous, Skagit Valley produce, hazelnuts, Marionberries and Walla Walla sweet onions. Private jet food here is lighter than the East Coast cliché: grilled salmon, roasted vegetables and grain bowls. An inflight menu can mix a chilled smoked-salmon board with a hot short rib, each tagged for the galley. Gourmet inflight meals leave KTCM in labelled, sealed containers; private jet platters can carry local cheeses and fruit; private jet snacks stay dry and easy to eat in the cabin. Whatever the Washington season offers is what goes on the tray.

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Alder-smoked Pacific salmon and regional local specialities from Washington, packed for a private jet at KTCM

01Alder-smoked Pacific salmonSauce apart, re-plate warm

02Dungeness crab saladChilled, dressing in its own pot

03Rainier cherries and Yakima applesCut and packed dry, in season

04Sourdough with local aged cheddarSliced, wrapped separately

05Marionberry tartChilled, boxed flat

06Hazelnuts and dried cranberriesDry snack, no prep

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 · TacomaMcChord Air Force Base · KTCM

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at McChord Air Force Base (KTCM)

McChord Air Force Base sits at 322 feet on the south Puget Sound plain, and a business jet landing at KTCM usually arrives under a low, grey Tacoma sky with a crew that wants something warm and a galley that is already tired. Private jet catering here is built around that picture: Pacific Northwest seafood, orchard fruit and bread that survives a damp apron, delivered to the FBO or your handling agent. For inflight catering and in-flight catering on this field, the brief starts with your galley and your slot, and everything else follows. Aviation catering at TCM has to respect a working military airfield, so business aviation catering is arranged through your handling agent. Executive jet catering, diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals all follow the same logic: packed for the aircraft you actually have.

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 parked on the apron at McChord Air Force Base, Tacoma, awaiting business jet catering and crew meals

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering for business flights from Tacoma (KTCM)

A business jet catering brief for Tacoma usually comes from a corporate jet heading to Seattle-area meetings, or from a charter flight catering request for a family bound for the San Juans. Corporate jet catering here is written around your galley: a bespoke menu built on Washington salmon, orchard fruit and bread that survives a damp apron, with VIP flight catering standards and luxury inflight catering touches such as a sauce kept apart. A private jet chef plans the trays so nothing needs more than your oven and a free hand, whether you want inflight catering for a short hop or in-flight catering for a long leg.

Government flight catering trays prepared for a delegation departing McChord Air Force Base, Tacoma

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Head of state and government inflight catering at McChord Air Force Base (TCM)

Government flight catering for a McChord departure is cleared by protocol first, and only then does anyone talk about dishes. Head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering run through a named team, with menus cleared first and handled discreetly. State visit aircraft catering is packed to the instructions of the handling agent.

Private jet platters and gourmet meals: jet catering in *Tacoma* (TCM)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of Dungeness crab and cheese, packed for a flight from Tacoma TCM

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Dungeness crab salad, private jet platters styleChilled

Smoked salmon board with capers and ryeChilled

Regional cheese and Rainier cherry platterRe-plate cold

Hazelnut and cranberry private jet snacksChilled

Hot salmon gourmet inflight meals plated for the galley of a business jet at McChord Air Force Base

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Alder-grilled salmon, gourmet inflight meals portionOven

Braised short rib with root vegetablesSauce apart

Wild mushroom risottoOven

Roasted chicken with Walla Walla onionsSauce apart

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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 McChord Air Force Base (KTCM)

At KTCM the question is where allergens hide in Pacific Northwest cooking: shellfish stock in chowders, hazelnuts in desserts and wheat in the sourdough. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free, special meals, allergen free dishes and kids meals are cooked on separate boards and packed in separate boxes, each marked with the seat number and the restriction, so the galley can tell them apart at a glance.

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 McChord Air Force Base

At KTCM, crew meals are an extra you ask for with the flight, and they appear on the invoice like every other item. Flight crew meals can be hot or cold, and pilot meals are packed so they can be eaten with one hand. Crew catering for a rotation waiting in the rain is boxed and marked CREW. Cockpit meals are separate from the cabin trays, crew meal boxes are labelled by role, and different meals for pilots are supplied when the operator's policy asks for it. Cabin crew meals go onto the very same order, boxed and marked for their seats.

Meal passKTCM

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKTCM

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Runway and ramp at McChord Air Force Base KTCM under a grey Washington sky, Tacoma

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at McChord Air Force Base (TCM): delivery to your aircraft

FBO catering at Tacoma means the food goes to the aircraft through the FBO at McChord. Catering delivery to the FBO is arranged with your handling agent, and the general aviation terminal is where most business jets stop. Ground handling catering and handling agent catering are simple when the slot and the tail are known.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Aircraft provisioning and airport catering at McChord Air Force Base (KTCM)

A business jet at McChord Air Force Base needs little more than a van and a hand cart, while a larger aircraft may need a high loader, and the type decides that. Galley catering for the bigger types is packed for the real galley, with oven-ready trays and chilled items loaded in the order the crew will use them. Airside catering delivery is coordinated with your handling agent for access, and aircraft provisioning follows the door height and cart size of the type you fly.

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 airportKTCM / TCM

Airport catering at McChord Air Force Base (KTCM)

KTCM is a military field on the Puget Sound plain, with a general aviation presence beside the main operation. Airport catering is arranged around base access, and FBO services and ground handling services work with your handling agent.

Business aviation

Business aviation catering at TCM serves official and executive traffic across Washington. Aviation catering, inflight catering and in-flight catering are packed for jets of every size, and executive jet catering fits both short hops and long legs. Diplomatic flight catering and cabin crew meals are ordered the same way, and the business aviation hub role shapes the schedule.

Customs & food import

International arrivals at KTCM clear customs through the base and your handling agent, and imported fresh food from abroad can be refused, so we cook in Washington. Food for the aircraft is packed sealed and labelled; ask your handling agent about border rules for the specific flight.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“The 3 passenger portions of a light pasta dish with grilled vegetables were the easy part; managing a revised passenger count at TCM took more planning. The Galley Girls confirmed the handover contact and identified the starters, making the catering delivery easier for our team to track. The order made private jet catering menu feel manageable because the final order confirmation had been considered beforehand. We could account for the salads before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise.”

Santiago F. | Chief flight attendant

Global 7500

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“Nothing about the 9 guest order at McChord Air Force Base called for excess complexity: just a light pasta dish with grilled vegetables and sensible planning for an evening cabin service. For private aviation catering, that attention to final order confirmation made the order noticeably easier to manage. The sandwiches came from The Galley Girls in stackable containers, with a packing list that matched the contents. Separating the side dishes from the first service items helped us avoid opening boxes we did not yet need.”

Sean T. | FBO operator

Global 7500

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“With a tight boarding window to consider at KTCM, we needed a practical way to serve fresh fruit and breakfast pastries to 4 passengers. This experience of business jet catering gave us a useful reference for managing packing arrangement on another departure. The confirmation from The Galley Girls showed the sandwiches clearly enough for us to check the planned service quantities. We also checked the side dishes before approval, which helped avoid a second round of questions later in the preparation.”

Marine W. | VIP flight attendant

Falcon 8X

What crews ask before TacomaAsked by crews

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

Late changes in guest numbers are common on Tacoma departures, and the price follows them item by item. Smoked salmon boards scale easily; plated hot dishes need a fixed count. Send the updated number and we re-cost the order for the aircraft.

What lead time do you need for a delegation or government flight into McChord?+

A government flight into Tacoma means the menu may need sign-off before anything is cooked. We agree dishes with the protocol contact, pack to your handling agent's instructions, and take late changes without fuss.

Do customs rules affect a kosher or allergen-free meal at KTCM?+

Dietary meals for TCM are cooked here, not imported, so customs rarely touches them. Kosher, halal, allergen and kids meals go in their own boxes with seat numbers; international arrivals should still confirm with their handling agent.

Can you bring food of your own to KTCM while the crew waits on the ground?+

If duty time stretches at McChord, packing your own food is the safe fallback. Ordering crew meals instead puts hot or cold boxes at the FBO, labelled by role, with nothing to carry through the rain.

Is catering part of a charter into Tacoma when the slot is tight and the turnaround is short?+

Not part of a charter: catering is booked on its own and billed on its own. When the turn at KTCM is short, the plan is simple: one order, one delivery point, one handover at the aircraft.