KEAT / EAT · Wenatchee · United States

Private jet catering at Pangborn Memorial Airport (KEAT / EAT), Wenatchee

Catering to your aircraft in Wenatchee.

A Wenatchee departure is usually light jets and short mountain-state legs. We pack seasonal Washington fruit, cold plates and a few hot dishes for the oven, and bring it all to the aircraft at EAT.

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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

Private jet catering with local specialities from Wenatchee

{Region} here is Washington, and the Wenatchee valley gives a private jet menu a very clear seasonal spine. Summer means cherries and apricots; autumn means apples and pears; winter means storage fruit, smoked salmon and slow-cooked dishes that re-plate well. Our inflight menu for Pangborn Memorial follows that calendar rather than a fixed list. Private jet food at EAT is rarely fussy: passengers on short mountain-state hops want something fresh and quiet to eat. We pack local specialities as private jet platters, with cheese and fruit boards, charcuterie and smoked fish, and as gourmet inflight meals, such as a pear and walnut salad or braised short rib with a separate sauce. Private jet snacks run to dried fruit, nuts and small baked pastries. Each item is labelled by seat and by service: oven, sauce apart, chilled, or re-plate cold.

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Washington apple, cherry and cheese platter, local specialities for private jet menu at Wenatchee

01Wenatchee apple and aged cheddar boardChilled; slices cut late and packed dry

02Rainier cherry and burrata saladChilled; dressing in its own pot, summer only

03Smoked Pacific salmon with dark ryeChilled; re-plate cold

04Roasted pear and walnut plateChilled; autumn and winter

05Braised short rib with root vegetablesOven; sauce apart

06Apple tart with cinnamon creamChilled; cream in a separate 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 · WenatcheePangborn Memorial Airport · KEAT

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

Pangborn Memorial sits at 1,249 ft in the Columbia River valley, and what leaves our kitchen for a Wenatchee departure follows the orchard calendar before anything else. Private jet catering here means apples, cherries and pears chosen for the season, packed for a galley that may have no oven at all. We cook and label for your seat plan, then hand over to the FBO or your handling agent. Around the field we also write inflight catering for light jets and in-flight catering for the odd large cabin, as well as aviation catering for operators repositioning through the Cascades. Business aviation catering at EAT is mostly short, tidy trips, and executive jet catering follows the same logic: one clear brief, plated to be re-served in minutes. On the rare official visit we handle diplomatic flight catering through your protocol contact, and cabin crew meals ride in their own marked boxes.

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 at EAT, Wenatchee, awaiting executive jet catering to be loaded at the aircraft

Business aviationOur core

Business jet catering at Pangborn Memorial Airport for VIP flights

Business jet catering at Pangborn is mostly small cabins and short trips. For corporate jet catering and VIP flight catering we start from the galley: a light jet may have no oven, so the dishes are cold or finished in a warming drawer. Charter flight catering for Wenatchee follows the same brief of seats, restrictions and timing. Luxury inflight catering here means good local fruit and fish, handled well, with a private jet chef writing a bespoke menu from what the valley has that month.

Aircraft prepared for a VIP aviation catering handover at Pangborn Memorial, Wenatchee, Washington

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Government flight and VIP aviation catering at Pangborn Memorial Airport

Official parties are rare at Wenatchee, but we are ready for them. Government flight catering goes through your protocol contact. Head of state flight catering uses a named team and sealed packs. VIP aviation catering and state visit aircraft catering share one rule: discretion, with ingredients we can trace.

The *Wenatchee* inflight catering menu (EAT)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of Washington cheese, apple and smoked salmon for EAT, Wenatchee

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: Washington cheese and apple boardChilled

Smoked salmon, rye and dill crème fraîcheRe-plate cold

Rainier cherry and burrata salad (private jet snacks pot on the side)Sauce apart

Roasted pear, walnut and arugula plateChilled

Cold roast chicken with orchard slawRe-plate cold

Hot gourmet inflight meals, braised short rib and roasted chicken, for KEAT, Wenatchee, Washington

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: braised short rib, root vegetables, jusOven

Pan-seared Columbia River steelhead, lemon butterSauce apart

Herb-roasted chicken with fingerling potatoesOven

Wild mushroom risottoOven

Warm apple tart, cinnamon cream apartOven

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Special meals & dietary requirements: in-flight catering at Pangborn Memorial Airport

Special meals at Wenatchee are a procedure, not a label. A small valley means a limited supply of specialist products, so kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free dishes are planned with the menu, each in its own sealed pack on a separate board, marked by seat number. Orchard fruit, tree nuts and dairy are everywhere in this part of Washington, so we confirm cross-contact with you before cooking, and kids meals are written the same way, with the same labelling.

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 Pangborn Memorial Airport

Crew meals at Pangborn are planned around a short turn on the apron. Flight crew meals can be hot or cold, boxed for the cockpit; pilot meals are kept separate from guest trays. Crew catering is an on-request line, billed on the same invoice as everything else you order. Cockpit meals are packed to eat one-handed, and crew meal boxes are marked CREW. Different meals for pilots can be written when your operator policy asks for it, and cabin crew meals follow the same logic.

Meal passKEAT

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKEAT

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Pangborn Memorial Airport (KEAT / EAT) airside view, Wenatchee, Washington, a business aviation hub

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

Airport catering at the FBO or general aviation terminal, Pangborn Memorial Airport

FBO catering at Pangborn Memorial means catering delivery to the FBO on the field, then to the aircraft. We use your handling agent for airside access, and ground handling catering depends on the apron slot. Whatever the general aviation terminal's schedule, handling agent catering is confirmed against the tail before we pack.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader delivery for jet catering at Pangborn Memorial Airport (EAT)

Most aircraft at EAT are light and midsize jets, loaded by hand up the airstair. When something bigger arrives, galley catering is planned from the type: sill height, whether a high loader has to come out, and what the galley can hold. Your handling agent arranges airside catering delivery to the apron, and aircraft provisioning is checked against the tail before a single dish is packed.

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 airportKEAT / EAT

About Pangborn Memorial Airport (KEAT): aviation catering and general aviation

Pangborn Memorial is a regional airport on the Columbia River in central Washington, with general aviation handled at a single terminal. Airport catering here is simple: short orders, local produce, handover at the FBO. FBO services and ground handling services are concentrated in that one place, which keeps the apron quiet for business jets.

Business aviation

Pangborn is a modest business aviation hub with seasonal peaks around the cherry and apple harvests, and its FBO services are sized for light and midsize jets. Inflight catering for these flights is light; in-flight catering with hot dishes depends on the aircraft. Aviation catering and business aviation catering are written around a high-desert field at 1,249 ft. Executive jet catering suits the small cabins, diplomatic flight catering is a rare request, and cabin crew meals ride in their own marked crew meals boxes.

Customs & food import

The United States controls fresh produce, meat and dairy at entry, so an aircraft arriving at Wenatchee from abroad needs food declared. Domestic arrivals face no such step. Ground handling services on the field can tell you what the inspector expects, and we pack accordingly, sealing or leaving off anything that cannot cross.

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

“An order of smoked salmon bagels and sliced fruit for 10 people at KEAT had to be organised around limited fridge space. I appreciated the emphasis on storage requirements throughout the jet catering arrangements. I asked The Galley Girls to review the fruit plates quantities against the passenger brief, and the proposed portions made sense. It was useful to see the salads listed separately when checking how much space the complete order would require.”

Isabella G. | Chief flight attendant

Falcon 2000

★★★★☆GOVERNMENT

“Keeping the galley organised at EAT meant planning a breakfast basket with individual preserves for 6 guests with a family lunch request in mind. This experience of VIP flight catering gave us a useful reference for managing meal organisation on another departure. We discussed the dimensions before confirming; The Galley Girls grouped the sandwiches into individual containers that were easy to handle. We placed the desserts in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes.”

Noor S. | Government flight manager

Falcon 7X

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Passenger preferences led us to herb chicken with a quinoa salad at Pangborn Memorial Airport; 7 portions were needed, with several individual meal preferences factored into preparation. With several people involved, The Galley Girls kept the starters and delivery arrangements together in a concise order update. We could account for the sandwiches before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise. I appreciated the emphasis on galley preparation throughout the charter flight catering arrangements.”

Anastasia A. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

BBJ 2

Ordering for KEAT, in shortAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost for a night departure or early morning slot out of Wenatchee?+

Private jet catering cost for a dawn or night departure from Pangborn is driven by the dishes you pick, not the hour. A fruit, cheese and pastry breakfast in a drawer is modest; a hot braise needing the oven is more. We quote after seeing the brief.

What lead time does a Wenatchee order need through the handling agent and airside access?+

Orders for EAT go through your handling agent, who clears the delivery for the apron. A clean brief with tail, slot and headcount keeps it simple, and last-minute orders are handled the same way.

What do customs mean for catering on a short repositioning flight with an empty cabin into Wenatchee?+

An empty cabin means a small order: crew meals and water. Customs matters only if the leg crosses the border, and then fresh fruit and animal products need declaring. Washington itself adds nothing for a domestic repositioning.

Can you bring food on a long leg with two services on board out of Pangborn?+

Yes. For a long flight out of EAT, passengers sometimes carry their own food, and we pack around it. We label each service so the crew knows what goes in the oven first and what is re-plated cold later.

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

Catering is not covered by the charter agreement at KEAT. It is a separate order with its own invoice, so a late change from four to six passengers simply changes the quantities we pack.