Which handler will receive the delivery at TUB?

We work handler-agnostically at Tubuai. Confirm your handling agent when you place the order and we coordinate directly with them, including galley-loading instructions and cold-chain handover.

Can you accommodate wide-body or large-cabin aircraft at this airport?

The runway at Tubuai is 1,500 metres, which limits operations to turboprops and lighter jet categories. Our delivery configuration is designed accordingly — modular, compact, and suited to the galley dimensions of aircraft appropriate for this strip.

Is fresh local produce genuinely available on Tubuai?

Yes. The island produces taro, coconut, reef fish, and seasonal fruit locally. We source these first. Items unavailable on-island are routed from Papeete and transit times are factored into our preparation schedule so freshness is not compromised.

Do you cater crew meals separately from passenger orders?

Yes. Crew meals are packaged, labelled, and loaded separately from the passenger galley. Nutritional balance and caloric content for duty crews are treated as a distinct brief from the passenger menu.

How does the 24/7 contact work across time zones?

Our operations desk is staffed around the clock. Tubuai sits in UTC-10, which places it well outside standard European or North American business hours — our team is reachable regardless, and all order acknowledgements come within ten minutes.

Can you source kosher or other religious-dietary meals at Tubuai?

Kosher meals require a 24-hour minimum lead time and must be routed from a certified kitchen — please advise us at booking. Other dietary requirements, including halal, vegan, and allergen-specific menus, can be accommodated with standard advance notice.

Private Aviation Catering

Private Jet Catering at Tubuai (TUB)

Q: How far in advance should I place an order for Tubuai private jet catering?

We recommend a minimum of 48 hours for standard orders, given inter-island provisioning distances. Specialist items — including kosher meals, which require a 24-hour lead time under any circumstances — should be requested earlier to allow routing from Papeete if local stock is insufficient.

Tubuai · French Polynesia · ICAO NTAT

Tubuai sits at the southern edge of French Polynesia, a volcanic island where the lagoon runs turquoise against black-sand shores. Altitude Dining delivers private jet catering and crew meals here with the same precision we bring to any major hub.

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Reply Guaranteed

A coordinator responds within 10 minutes — any hour, any time zone.

Single Contact

One coordinator handles your order from brief to delivery.

High Loader Ready

Full high-loader capability for wide-body and VVIP aircraft.

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Fresh & Local

Sourced from local markets — prepared the same day, loaded galley-ready.

Private Jet, Government & Event Catering

Private Jet & Aviation Catering at Tubuai

Private Aviation

Private Jet Catering

VIP menus composed around your principal's preferences, packed galley-ready and delivered to the FBO or the aircraft. Crew meals load with the main order.

State & Diplomatic

Government Flight Catering

Delegation and state flight catering handled with discretion: one confirmed channel, precise timing, complete documentation for every uplift.

On the Ground

Event Catering

Hangar receptions, product launches and aviation events, served to the same standard we deliver on the ramp.

High Loader Capability

Wide-body and VVIP ready at Tubuai

Certified high-loader equipment and trained crews on standby — full capability for large-cabin and head-of-state aircraft, at any hour.

High-loader service

Crew Meals · Tubuai

Crew meals at Tubuai

Dedicated crew catering for departures from Tubuai — ordered and packaged separately from the cabin, balanced and labelled for long duty days. Available for every flight, 24/7.

Tubuai · FBOs & Ground Handling

Every handler on the field

We deliver planeside to whichever handler holds your aircraft at Tubuai — no prior account.

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VIP Inflight Catering · Tubuai

Private jet catering menu for Tubuai

A short, working selection — not the full carte. This is what the kitchen boards most often for a Tubuai departure: classics that travel, plated for cabin altitude, sourced the same morning.

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To start

Poisson Cru of Reef Mahi-Mahi

Sashimi-grade mahi-mahi diced and briefly cured in fresh lime juice, then finished with coconut milk, finely sliced shallot, and a scatter of island chilli. Sealed cold and galley-ready.

To start

Chilled Coconut and Taro Velouté

Taro slow-cooked and blended with first-press coconut cream, a touch of ginger, and a lime-leaf oil finish. Served cold in a spill-proof flask for smooth-air service.

Hot main

Grilled Reef Fish with Pandan Rice and Papaya Salsa

Locally caught fish — species confirmed at provisioning — marinated in citrus and coconut oil, grilled and portioned over steamed pandan-scented rice with a ripe papaya and shallot salsa.

Cold main

Cold Plate of Smoked Tuna, Pickled Cucumber and Coconut Dressing

Thin-sliced cold-smoked tuna over crisp cucumber ribbons, dressed with a light coconut-lime vinaigrette and toasted sesame. Assembled to order and chilled for loading.

Pâtisserie

Austral Banana and Coconut Cake

Dense, moist loaf made with small Austral bananas and desiccated coconut, lightly spiced with vanilla and wrapped individually. Pairs well with a strong espresso at altitude.

To finish

Papaya and Starfruit Plate with Lime Curd

Seasonal fruit sliced to order — deep-orange papaya and tart starfruit — served with a small jar of house lime curd. Refreshing and light as a close to a warm-weather meal.

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Build your order or send a request in one step — a coordinator responds within 10 minutes with menu, allergen sheet and pricing. Loading coordinated airside at your FBO.

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Inflight Catering · Tubuai

Inflight catering in Tubuai

The Australs are among the least-visited archipelagos in the Pacific, and Tubuai is their quiet capital — a place of taro fields, hand-woven baskets, and fishing pirogues that leave before dawn. That unhurried rhythm is reflected in the island's produce: root vegetables grown in rich volcanic soil, reef fish caught the same morning, and coconuts pressed into oil and cream that carry a distinct, grassy sweetness found nowhere further north. Because Tubuai sits some 646 kilometres south of Papeete, supply logistics require genuine planning. Our provisioning team accounts for inter-island transit times when building your order, prioritising locally available ingredients first and routing supplementary produce from Papeete only where necessary — so nothing arrives to your aircraft galley having spent unnecessary hours in transit.

Regional Catering Menu · Tubuai

Local sourcing for TUB

The island's culinary identity leans on the Austral tradition of 'umu'-style preparation — slow cooking in earth ovens — alongside ceviche-adjacent dishes of raw reef fish marinated in lime and coconut milk, known locally as poisson cru. We translate these influences into galley-ready formats: citrus-cured mahi-mahi portions sealed and chilled, taro purée finished with coconut cream, and pandan-scented rice cakes that travel without losing texture. Fresh fruit is a particular strength of the Australs: small, intensely flavoured bananas, papayas with a deeper orange flesh than their export counterparts, and seasonal starfruit. Our kitchen builds dessert and breakfast courses around whatever is ripe at the time of your departure, producing inflight catering that is genuinely of this place rather than a generic tropical spread.

Locally Sourced Catering

Rooted in Tubuai

Business Aviation Catering · Tubuai

Crew catering at TUB

Catering is logistics before it is cuisine. The figures below shape how, when and what we board at TUB — every one verified, none generic.

Elevation

7 ft

2 m AMSL — accounted for in plating and pressurisation.

Longest runway

1,500 m

4,921 ft — accepts ultra-long-range & VVIP wide-bodies.

Field status

Active

In service — our order desk operates 24/7 for this field.

Coordinates

23.37°S

149.52°W — handler routing confirmed at order.

03 / 211,500 m · 4,921 ftPrimary

Why it matters for your order. With a 1,500 m runway, Tubuai handles the long-haul, wide-body and government traffic that needs high-loader delivery — and we plan timing around exactly these constraints, not a template.

Private Jet Catering FAQ · Tubuai

Frequently asked

We recommend a minimum of 48 hours for standard orders, given inter-island provisioning distances. Specialist items — including kosher meals, which require a 24-hour lead time under any circumstances — should be requested earlier to allow routing from Papeete if local stock is insufficient.