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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Espargos, Cape Verde
Espargos (GVAC / SID): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
SID (IATA) · GVAC (ICAO)
A 3280 m runway rated to wide-body reference code puts one stand within reach of every mission this station handles, from scheduled sectors to a diverted widebody at short notice. Our hi-loader carries the uplift straight to galley height rather than to the foot of the aircraft, and inflight catering here runs from a kitchen close enough that in-flight catering timings hold even when the rotation changes twice before departure.
3,280 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
1
FBO on station
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VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
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24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
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Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
On the apron — Espargos
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at GVAC
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for Espargos (SID) departures
Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at GVAC
Every catering uplift at this wide-body-rated field starts sealed at our kitchen door, not at the foot of the aircraft. Ramp access is planned before the cart moves, so the route across the apron is fixed ahead of the movement rather than worked out on the day. What the timeline shows is the interval between that seal and the moment the galley door closes at Espargos.
Between our kitchen and the stand at GVAC sit screening, an escort and apron traffic sharing the single wide-body-rated runway with scheduled and charter movements. We plan the galley catering run against the busiest of those, so a catering uplift is never the variable that slips when the ramp gets tight. Chain of custody starts at the seal and does not break until a named handover at the aircraft. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at the galley door, and both logs travel with the load. The signature that closes the load names the person who received it, not just the time it arrived.
One seal, one route, one signature: the uplift is accountable door to door.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for Espargos (SID)
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Espargos airport
The flight kitchen at SID runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard and to the cold chain a wide-body rotation depends on. Airport catering at GVAC is planned from that single site rather than split across contractors, which keeps a scheduled sector and a delegation movement on the same production floor. That arrangement is what lets airport catering in Cape Verde hold one standard from the first tray to the last cart sealed for the stand.
The team that handles government flight catering at Espargos is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, named on the access list, and trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. That continuity matters more than headcount, because a protocol desk deals with the same faces whether the booking is a scheduled sector or a sealed VVIP uplift. Chain of custody runs through that team from the kitchen door to the handover at the aircraft.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at GVAC / SID
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Espargos (SID)
Menus at this station are written to the cabin and to the mission, not printed from one fixed book: a scheduled sector, a charter group and a VVIP movement each carry a different specification through the same kitchen. Cape Verde's produce sits in the mix where the route allows it, fish and orchard fruit worked into a menu cycle rather than named as a single dish. Every set is labelled per passenger and per cabin, with allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented before the cart is sealed. That documentation is what inflight catering at GVAC hands over at the galley door, not a verbal assurance.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Espargos are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service and caviar available on request rather than fixed to a single set menu. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order so the same presentation repeats on the next rotation.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SID run a multi-choice hot service in galley-ready tray sets, sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft rather than a generic format. Crew meals in Espargos travel in the same load: cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately and matched to the roster.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at this station, halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line and sealed before they join the main uplift. The IATA special meal codes are worked from that documentation, so inflight catering in Cape Verde carries the same paperwork whatever the request.
The three books
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Royal & Government Flights
Royal households · government · state operations
- Plated service · First to main cabin
- Protocol handling · security clearance
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Charter & Commercial
Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc
- 400 passengers · one uplift
- HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
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Private Jet
Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments
- From 8 covers · plated forward
- Reheat sequence specified per dish
Compliance
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at GVAC / SID
HACCP
HACCP cold chain
Produced in our own certified kitchens, temperature logged end to end.
Clearance
Cleared personnel
Security-cleared staff, badged airside vehicles, escorted where the stand requires it.
Custody
Sealed chain of custody
Carts sealed at the kitchen, seals verified and handovers signed at the aircraft.
Allergens
Documented allergen sets
Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per uplift and per passenger.
Airside airport catering at SID
Espargos handles a mix of scheduled sectors, charter movements and the occasional government or delegation flight, all routed across the same single wide-body-rated runway. A delegation adds a documentation load rather than a volume one, while a charter peak adds pressure on kitchen output instead; the two are planned differently even though both use the same stand.
The uplift leaves our kitchen sealed and reaches the aircraft by hi-loader, boarded at galley height rather than handed up at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the ramp for the full sequence. Airline catering at Espargos and aviation catering at SID run off that one route, and in-flight catering in Espargos keeps its timing because the kitchen-to-stand distance does not change between movements.
One coordinator carries each rotation from seal to signature, so airport catering at SID and inflight catering in Espargos answer to a single named point of contact rather than a shift handover.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at Espargos airport
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Government and state flight catering at SID
A single wide-body-rated runway leaves one stand to plan around when a delegation lands outside the scheduled pattern, and that is where the protocol file starts. Government flight catering at GVAC for head of state and official movements is documented per passenger, staffed by security-cleared crew, and sealed at our kitchen before the cart leaves for the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Espargos
Our kitchen holds a written household specification on file between movements, built for the wide-body reference code this field is rated to and the private airliners it takes. Royal flight catering at Espargos covers BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP movements, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request against that standing record.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at GVAC
Wide-body reference code governs every stand assignment at this field, which is what lets a charter or ACMI operator plan a full three-cabin uplift here rather than a partial one. Charter flight catering in Cape Verde covers wet-lease movements, group charters and special missions, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out for charter flight catering in Espargos.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at SID
A 3280 m runway rated to wide-body reference code has to sequence a scheduled widebody, a diverted aircraft and a technical stop on the same stand without one blocking the next. Ad hoc airline catering at SID covers carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster; crew meals in Cape Verde travel on the same load, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Espargos
A business jet inbound to this wide-body-rated field is worked from the same single runway and ramp as the scheduled traffic, which keeps its handling on one operating standard rather than a separate one. Private jet catering in Cape Verde is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
FBOs at Espargos
safeport cabo verde sa
Charter flight catering reviewed at Espargos (SID)
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at Espargos, Cape Verde
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through Espargos (SID/GVAC) required football club charter catering on a tight schedule. Final numbers changed late and the team adjusted without making the process difficult. Very practical for team and group charter work. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Nathan — Private Aviation Manager
“We needed repatriation flight catering at Espargos (SID/GVAC) for a time-sensitive operation. The team understood that reliability mattered more than complexity and stayed flexible until uplift. A good experience under difficult timing conditions. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Antonio — Duty Operations Manager
“We used the team at Espargos (SID/GVAC) for cargo crew meals on a night operation. The order was simple, filling, clearly labeled, and delivered in a format the crew could load without delay. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Federico — Turnaround Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Espargos (GVAC / SID)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,280 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | GVAC |
Business jet catering questions at GVAC / SID
Diversion catering and ramp questions at GVAC / SID
What operations gets asked every week about Espargos.
Ask operations directly →Can Espargos accommodate a last-minute change to a catering specification?
Lead time for a first order runs from the point the loading window is confirmed, and how far in advance that booking is made decides how much the specification can still move; last minute airline catering changes are handled against the same sealed process, held to the latest point the kitchen allows.
Does SID catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
There is private jet catering delivered directly to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, run as FBO catering on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as a scheduled airline uplift.
GVAC — do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights, and under what protocol?
The hi-loader that boards a scheduled sector also carries VIP flight catering, VVIP movements and government flight catering to galley height, each under a protocol file documented per passenger before the cart is sealed.
How much does airline catering cost for a movement through Espargos?
The clearance and standard held by our crew is fixed; what a quotation depends on is the cabin count, the specification and the loading window booked, so the airline catering cost is returned by the desk once those three are known rather than published as a list price.
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