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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Masbate, Philippines
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Masbate (RPVJ / MBT)
MBT (IATA) · RPVJ (ICAO)
One runway of 1280 metres and a narrow-body reference code set what boards at this stand, and it is enough to run inflight catering to a full multi-class rotation without a second stand to plan around. AERO GOURMET boards direct by hi-loader to galley height here, so in-flight catering reaches the aircraft from the ramp rather than waiting at the foot of the steps, with the uplift staged and sealed before the aircraft is called.
1,280 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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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 — Masbate
Hi-loader aviation catering on the Masbate (MBT) apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Masbate
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Masbate, Philippines
A single narrow-body stand at Masbate means one loading sequence to plan, not several run in parallel, and that is what our catering uplift is built around here. Ramp access is held on our own clearance rather than arranged trip by trip, so the sealed cart moves from the kitchen to the apron on a fixed path each time. The galley door is reached the same way on every rotation, cabin by cabin, with nothing left to be worked out at the stand.
Between our kitchen and the single stand at Masbate sit screening, an escort across the apron, and the ordinary traffic of a narrow-body ramp; we plan the galley catering run against the worst case each of them can throw up, not the average one. The catering uplift is sealed before it leaves the kitchen door, and it stays sealed until the crew at the aircraft breaks that seal against a signed sheet. Chain of custody runs from that first seal to that last signature, with a temperature log opened at loading and closed again at handover, so the record travels with the cart rather than behind it.
One stand, one sequence: the seal at the kitchen matches the signature at the galley door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for MBT departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at RPVJ / MBT
The flight kitchen that provisions Masbate runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to feed a narrow-body rotation without splitting the load across separate runs. Airport catering here is planned against the one stand available, so the kitchen sequences its output to match the loading window rather than holding stock against a wider ramp. HACCP governs every stage of that production, from the cold larder through to the sealed cart, and airport catering at RPVJ is audited against it the same way it would be at a station with several stands.
The team that handles government flight catering at Masbate is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access list, and trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. That continuity matters more on a single-stand field than on a wide-body hub, because there is no second team to fall back on if the roster changes. Every sealed uplift carries the same chain of custody from kitchen to cart to handover, whatever the mission printed on the loading sheet, and catering at RPVJ is worked to that one standard regardless of the flight behind it.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at RPVJ
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Masbate
Menus for this station are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed set, with cycles built around what a narrow-body rotation actually carries. Local produce from the Philippines and the wider Masbate region — dairy, fish, tropical fruit — sits in the frame the chefs work from, without naming a dish or a supplier the specification does not fix. Inflight catering at RPVJ moves from passenger meal boxes for a short sector through to a plated VVIP service, on the same cold chain and the same sealed handover regardless of which cabin the tray is bound for. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled before it leaves the kitchen and checked again against the loading sheet at the stand.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Masbate are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and tray options both filed against the standing order rather than improvised at the stand. VIP flight catering here is documented the same way whatever the mission, so the presentation matches the file every time the cabin is boarded.
Business cabins
Business cabins at RPVJ get a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready tray sets sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft, boxed and loaded in the sequence the galley is laid out. Crew meals and cabin crew meals travel on the same run, with pilot meals boxed separately to the roster rather than pooled with the cabin trays.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for every departure at Masbate, with halal and kosher sets produced on a separate line and sealed before they leave it. Inflight catering at Masbate covers the full set of IATA special meal codes, matched against the passenger list rather than issued as a generic tray.
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
Airline catering services under HACCP at Masbate airport
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.
Flight catering airside delivery at Masbate (MBT)
A single narrow-body stand and a 1280 metre runway set the traffic profile at Masbate: scheduled, charter and government movements share the one stand in sequence rather than in parallel, which turns every delegation into a documentation task and every peak rotation into a capacity one worked stand by stand. Airline catering at MBT is scheduled against that single loading window rather than against a bank of stands, so the ops desk plans the sequence before the aircraft is called in.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to the ramp by hi-loader, boarded to galley height on the same run that in-flight catering at Masbate has followed on every rotation, with our own crew on the apron for the loading and the handover. Aviation catering in Masbate is airside from the sealed cart onward, never left at the foot of the steps, and inflight catering in Philippines runs off the same ops desk regardless of which cabin the tray is bound for.
One coordinator carries the rotation from seal to signature, with sealed carts and a signed handover closing every load, and airport catering in Philippines is committed to that one chain of custody at every stand we work.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at RPVJ / MBT
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Government and state flight catering at Masbate
The 1280 metre runway at Masbate takes the government and state movements this stand is built to handle, without a second runway to route around traffic. Government flight catering here covers state visits and official delegations, protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed at the kitchen before a head of state movement is called to the stand, with catering at MBT held to that one file.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at RPVJ
A private airliner sized to this narrow-body stand — BBJ, ACJ or a comparable VIP configuration — is what the 1280 metre runway at Masbate is built to receive on a royal or VVIP rotation. Royal flight catering at this station runs from a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other royal household requirements produced against it on request, VVIP included.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Masbate
On the single narrow-body stand at RPVJ, a full three-cabin uplift is counted against the loading sheet before it is staged for boarding. Charter flight catering at MBT covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg special missions, with charter flight catering at Masbate staged in the order the galleys are laid out rather than assembled at the aircraft.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Masbate
The narrow-body reference code held at RPVJ keeps every rotation on one loading sequence, and our kitchen works to that sequence rather than to a fleet mix. We run ad hoc airline catering for carriers using Masbate as an outstation, cover outstation catering and diversion catering on the same duty roster, and hold technical stop catering ready across a multi-leg pattern, with crew meals boarded on the same run at Masbate.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at RPVJ
With one narrow-body stand serving every movement at Masbate, business aviation is sequenced into the same loading window rather than given a separate slot. Private jet catering in Masbate reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift, run through our dedicated FBO catering and business aviation catering branch.
Private jets →
Inflight catering rated by operators at Masbate, Philippines
Operators on inflight catering at MBT
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We arranged sports team charter catering for the group at Masbate (MBT/RPVJ) after a late schedule update. The order included different meal types and snacks, but the cabin crew could identify everything immediately. A good partner for sports charter operations. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Benjamin — Passenger Services Manager
“Our flight through Masbate (MBT/RPVJ) required troop flight catering with limited preparation time. Communication with operations was efficient and the order was adapted quickly when our timings moved. Strong support for a demanding operation. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Dalia — Government Charter Coordinator
“We used the team at Masbate (MBT/RPVJ) for freighter crew meals on a night operation. The order was simple, filling, clearly labeled, and delivered in a format the crew could load without delay. We would use them again for another cargo sector. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Victoria — Network Operations Coordinator
Airport catering reference for Masbate (RPVJ / MBT)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,280 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | RPVJ |
Business jet catering questions at RPVJ
Technical stop catering questions at RPVJ
What operations gets asked every week about Masbate.
Ask operations directly →Which special meal codes do you produce at MBT, and how are they documented?
The sealed cart carries halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML codes, produced on a separate line and matched to the passenger list before it leaves the kitchen. Every special meal at Masbate travels with its own label, checked again against the loading sheet at the stand.
How do you handle VIP, VVIP and government flights at RPVJ?
RPVJ works VIP flight catering and government flight catering to one protocol file, with security-cleared staff and a documented chain of custody from kitchen to galley door. The same named team covers royal and VVIP movements, whatever the mission printed on the sheet.
Do you deliver airline catering airside at Masbate?
Yes, by hi-loader straight to the galley door rather than to the foot of the aircraft. Airside delivery at Masbate runs on our own ramp clearance, so the uplift moves on a fixed path from the sealed cart to the cabin.
Can you tell me what airline catering costs at Masbate Airport?
The figure turns on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the rotation, so no flat price is published. Send the flight details to our desk and a quotation comes back against those three factors.
What private jet catering do you offer at MBT, including the FBOs and the GA terminal?
We deliver private jet catering and FBO catering to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and the same sealed paperwork as an airline uplift. The desk at MBT coordinates the drop against the aircraft's own schedule, not a fixed slot.
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Uplift at Masbate (MBT)