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Private jet catering at DCAReagan National.

DCA · KDCA1 FBO

We cater Reagan National — closest to downtown DC, with DASSP security requirements (armed officer, waiver) that most trips route around in favor of IAD or Manassas.

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Where we deliver at DCA.

The FBOs we work with most. Other ramps handled on request — call dispatch.

Reagan National FBO handling

DCA · DCA
DCA · DASSP field
Standard · 3 hoursSame-day · from 2 hours

Reagan National is the closest field to downtown but requires the DASSP security program — armed officer, waiver, and a premium most operators factor in. We deliver when the tail is here; most private trips use IAD or Manassas instead.

DASSP-gated field — confirm the security program is in place before staging. We coordinate with whichever handler your tail uses.

Briefing

What we plan around at DCA.

Local constraints we build into every delivery window — curfew, customs, slots, transit, and ramp access.

01

Government & military catering.

A heavy government/military market — we accommodate military crew meals and VIP government-official plating to spec.

02

Presidential movements & TFRs.

Presidential and dignitary movements can trigger TFRs that shift timing; we track them and build slack into delivery.

03

The DC SFRA.

Every DC-area field sits in the 30-NM Special Flight Rules Area (crew-handled); it shapes routing but not catering directly.

04

DCA = DASSP.

Reagan National needs the DASSP waiver and armed officer; most trips use IAD or HEF. We deliver to whichever field the tail is on.

05

Pick the field.

IAD for heavy/international, HEF/JYO for Northern Virginia corporate speed — we follow it.

Local sourcing

Around DCA.

Washington flights draw on DC and Mid-Atlantic sourcing — Chesapeake seafood, a deep international and diplomatic dining scene, DC specialties like the half-smoke, and Virginia and Maryland produce. Most orders start with a named kitchen request or protocol meal spec.

Chesapeake seafood.

Crab, oysters, and Mid-Atlantic day-boat catch — center-of-plate and raw-bar spreads.

DC specialties & diplomatic dining.

The half-smoke and the international dining depth that comes with the diplomatic capital.

Virginia and Maryland produce.

Regional farm produce from the Mid-Atlantic corridor.

Restaurant sourcing & special diets.

Restaurant sourcing on request; special diets and protocol meals on 24-hour lead.

Common orders

What we usually pack out of DCA.

01Downtown-proximity principal dinners on Chesapeake seafood and DC specialties
02DASSP-compliant protocol and VIP government meals on 24-hour lead
03Named Capitol Hill and downtown DC restaurant dishes, sourced on request
04Delivery timed around presidential TFR windows and SFRA routing

The menu adapts when the tail is on Reagan.

Process

How orders run through DCA.

The local lane. Lead times, kitchen routing, ramp handoff — tuned to this airport.

Step 01
Brief us by 4pm the prior day.
Same-day from two hours. Confirm DASSP waiver and armed officer are in place before we stage.
Step 02
Menu confirmation within the hour.
Chef-built from our DC kitchen network — Chesapeake seafood, half-smoke and diplomatic dining depth, and named Washington restaurant sourcing.
Step 03
Aviation-spec pack, built to hold.
Insulated for a 90-minute hold through SFRA routing and TFR slack, labeled at passenger level, reheat in plain language.
Step 04
Delivery to your DASSP handler.
Coordinated through the booked Reagan National handler, staged to the briefed slot once security clearance is confirmed. One brief, one dispatch contact.
FAQ

FAQ

Dulles (IAD) for heavy/international, Manassas or Leesburg for Northern Virginia, Reagan (DCA) only when its downtown proximity justifies the DASSP premium.

Yes — military crew meals and VIP government-official plating to spec.

They can trigger TFRs that shift timing; we track them and build in slack.

By 4pm prior day local; same-day from two hours.

Flying out of Reagan National?

Brief us.
We'll have it on the ramp.

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