Wadeye, Australia · PKT

Private jet catering at Port Keats Airport (PKT), Wadeye

Catering to your aircraft in Wadeye.

Wadeye is remote, and PKT has no restaurant to fall back on. We pack the galley order before you land, labelled by seat, and hand it over at the aircraft through your FBO contact.

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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 Wadeye

Wadeye and the Northern Territory coast run on bush and sea. The private jet menu for Port Keats starts with barramundi, the fish of the Top End, and a local specialities list that leans on wild-caught seafood, mud crab and prawns. An inflight menu built from these keeps well chilled, and private jet food from this coast travels best when the sauce is packed apart. Private jet platters of cold barramundi, tropical fruit and bush-spiced cold cuts suit a wait on a hot apron, and gourmet inflight meals follow the galley you actually have. Private jet snacks lean on macadamia, dried mango and crisp flatbreads. The Northern Territory is the reference for every dish: we name what travels, and we leave out what will not survive the humidity.

Planning a private jet menu for PKT means accepting that the Northern Territory has a short list of produce that is both local and travel-safe. Barramundi, mud crab, king prawns, native lime and wattleseed bread are the local specialities we build around, packed so the inflight menu holds through humidity. Wadeye is remote, so private jet food is cooked and sealed before it reaches the aircraft. Private jet platters carry chilled seafood and tropical fruit, gourmet inflight meals finish in the aircraft oven, and private jet snacks cover the gap between legs. The Northern Territory style is fresh, bright and simple, which is exactly what a galley wants.

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Local specialities of the Northern Territory: barramundi and tropical fruit for private jet catering at Wadeye

01Barramundi, citrus and native limeChilled; sauce apart

02Mud crab salad, mango and herbsChilled; dressing apart

03Wattleseed bread, butter and bush spiceRe-plate cold

04Buffalo or beef fillet, pepperberry jusOven; sauce apart

05King prawns, lime and chilliChilled

06Tropical fruit board, passionfruitChilled; 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 · WadeyePort Keats Airport · PKT

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Port Keats Airport (PKT)

Port Keats Airport sits at 91 feet on the Timor Sea coast of the Northern Territory, serving the community of Wadeye, and a trip here is planned around the weather more than the clock. Private jet catering for PKT is built for a remote strip with no restaurant row behind it: sealed trays, labelled by seat, passed to the aircraft through your handling agent. Inflight catering for this field leans on food that holds in tropical heat, and in-flight catering here means thinking about the galley before the ground. Aviation catering for Wadeye covers business aviation catering and executive jet catering for charter and corporate crews. Diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol before anything is cooked, and cabin crew meals are packed to be eaten between legs.

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 on the apron at Port Keats Airport, Wadeye, with private jet catering loaded for the galley

Business aviationOur core

VIP flight and private jet catering at Port Keats Airport (YPKT)

A typical business jet into PKT carries a small party on a charter or corporate rotation, and the galley rarely holds more than a drawer and an oven. Business jet catering and corporate jet catering for Port Keats is planned around that galley, with VIP flight catering, charter flight catering and luxury inflight catering built on a private jet chef's menu. A bespoke menu from Wadeye's coast is sealed, labelled and handed over at the aircraft.

Government flight catering prepared for a head of state aircraft at Port Keats Airport, Northern Territory

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

State visit and VIP aviation catering at Port Keats Airport

When a state delegation lands at PKT, the order is confirmed with the protocol office, not the kitchen. Government flight catering, head of state flight catering and VIP aviation catering all follow a named team and a clear trace of ingredients. State visit aircraft catering at Wadeye is handed over quietly at the aircraft.

Menu highlights for jet catering in *Wadeye* (YPKT)Or write your own, we cook it

Chilled private jet platters of barramundi and mud crab packed for a flight from Port Keats, Wadeye

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: cold barramundi, citrus and herbsChilled

Mud crab salad with mango and limeSauce apart

Private jet snacks: macadamia, dried mango, flatbread crispsRe-plate cold

Bush-spiced cold cuts and picklesChilled

Tropical fruit, native lime and passionfruitChilled

Hot gourmet inflight meals of beef fillet and barramundi ready for the oven, catering at PKT Wadeye

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: pepperberry beef fillet, mash and greensOven

Gourmet inflight meals: grilled barramundi, coconut riceOven; sauce apart

Chicken breast, lemon myrtle sauce, vegetablesOven

Prawn and vegetable curry, steamed riceOven

Roast vegetable and quinoa bowlOven

Make a request Download the menuPDF

A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Special meals and allergen free inflight catering at Port Keats Airport

Dietary needs at Wadeye are handled as a procedure, not a label: in a remote Northern Territory kitchen chain, allergens hide in bush spice blends, seafood stocks and shared fryer oil, so we separate boards and boxes before cooking. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free special meals are packed sealed and marked by seat number, kids meals travel in their own box, and anything unusual is agreed before the aircraft arrives at PKT.

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 Port Keats Airport

For the crew at Port Keats, meals are added on request when you book the flight and appear on the same invoice as everything else. Flight crew meals and pilot meals are packed to eat in the seat, cockpit meals travel in their own box, and crew catering with crew meal boxes keeps the cabin separate from the guest trays. We can prepare different meals for pilots when the operator asks, and cabin crew meals follow the same labelling.

Meal passPKT

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passPKT

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Port Keats Airport (PKT) terminal and runway at Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering and handling agent delivery at Port Keats Airport

Delivery on this field has one route in: through the general aviation terminal and your handling agent. FBO catering at PKT means we agree the slot, then arrange catering delivery to the FBO and ground handling catering at the aircraft. Handling agent catering keeps the handover steady.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at Port Keats Airport (PKT)

Not every aircraft that reaches Port Keats is a light jet, and the type decides how the order is loaded. Galley catering for a larger aircraft at PKT means checking door height and whether a high loader is needed, while a smaller cabin takes trays by hand. Airside catering delivery at Wadeye is arranged through your handling agent, and aircraft provisioning follows the galley the aircraft actually carries, whether that is an oven, a chiller or only a drawer.

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 airportPKT

Airport catering at Port Keats Airport (YPKT)

Port Keats Airport is the gateway to Wadeye, one of the largest remote communities in the Northern Territory, at 91 feet above sea level. Airport catering here is simple in structure and demanding in practice: a small general aviation apron, few services behind it, and FBO services and ground handling services that reach the aircraft only through the one terminal.

Business aviation

Few business aviation hubs are as remote as this one. At PKT, inflight catering and in-flight catering are packed to survive humidity, aviation catering and business aviation catering are written for the galley the aircraft carries, and executive jet catering is agreed before the wheels are down. Diplomatic flight catering is cleared by protocol, cabin crew meals and crew meals complete the order, and your handling agent's ground handling services decide how it reaches the apron.

Customs & food import

Australia applies strict biosecurity rules to food arriving on international flights, and the Northern Territory is no exception. Fresh meat, dairy, fruit and honey are controlled, and anything uneaten may need to be declared. We plan the menu so the order stays clear of those limits, and FBO services and ground handling services at Wadeye know which items an inspector will ask about.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

4.3 / 5

★★★★☆

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

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★★★★☆GOVERNMENT

“What impressed me at Port Keats Airport was how a request for poached fish with steamed rice was handled despite two separate meal services. The Galley Girls kept the breakfast portions separate from the finishing elements, which gave us control over the final presentation. This experience of private aviation catering gave us a useful reference for managing meal organisation on another departure. We could finish the snack boxes as each guest was ready, rather than laying everything out at once.”

Tao J. | Government flight manager

Gulfstream G650

★★★★☆BUSINESS JET

“A request for a cold lunch with cheese and fruit, 7 passengers, and two separate meal services: that was our brief for the departure at Port Keats Airport. Our brief for business jet catering was met with a sensible plan for crew briefing. The Galley Girls suggested individual containers for the crew provisions, and that choice worked well with our storage arrangement. Separating the starters from the first service items helped us avoid opening boxes we did not yet need.”

Benjamin E. | VIP flight attendant

Gulfstream G550

★★★★★LARGE CABIN

“Despite a changing departure schedule, we wanted the 6 guests at PKT to enjoy a breakfast basket with individual preserves without a complicated cabin service. For business aviation catering, that attention to galley preparation made the order noticeably easier to manage. Our handling contact received the order details from The Galley Girls, including how the sauces had been grouped. The cabin team could match the canapés to the request before moving on to the remaining departure tasks.”

Jiwoo Q. | Chief cabin officer — private jet

Gulfstream G650ER

What crews ask before WadeyeAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost at Port Keats Airport?+

A dry-season turnaround at Port Keats usually needs little more than chilled platters and snacks, while a wet-season day with a rolling forecast pushes crews toward hot meals. That difference is what moves private jet catering cost here, so we quote once the window is clear.

What is the lead time for private jet catering at PKT?+

Lead time here is simple once access is settled: your handling agent clears the way, and we pass the order to the aircraft. We answer 24/7, so a late change at Wadeye still gets handled.

Are there customs rules for inflight catering into Port Keats?+

Expect Australian biosecurity checks on international arrivals at Wadeye. Our trays are packed by seat, which helps when the headcount moves; what remains is handled under customs rules.

Can you bring food on board at Port Keats?+

Yes, within customs limits, but a delay at Port Keats shows why crews order meals. Duty time keeps ticking while you wait, so crew meals on request, invoiced like the rest, keep pilots fed.

Is catering part of a charter into Wadeye?+

Not at all. Food for a flight into Port Keats is a distinct order, commissioned and invoiced separately from the private jet charter, with Australian customs rules in mind.