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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Panglao, Philippines
Hi-loader airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Panglao (RPSP / TAG)
TAG (IATA) · RPSP (ICAO)
Our kitchen boards Panglao under a wide-body aerodrome reference code, which sets the class of aircraft this station is built to serve: multi-class rotations loaded straight to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft. We run inflight catering and in-flight catering from a single ramp-side uplift, moving hi-loader carts across the apron so scheduled, charter, VIP and government flights all board from the same cleared process.
2,500 m
Longest runway
Wide-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 — Panglao
Wide-body inflight catering at Panglao airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Panglao (TAG)
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at RPSP
Ramp access is what decides the loading window at Panglao, not the size of the order: once the hi-loader is cleared onto the apron, the catering uplift moves in one continuous run to the galley door. Every cart that leaves our kitchen is already assigned to a stand and a cabin, so the time on the apron is spent boarding, not queuing. That is the sequence RPSP works to, rotation after rotation.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Panglao sit screening, an escort onto the apron and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of that, not the average of it. Chain of custody runs from the seal on the cart to the signature at the galley door, with a temperature log opened when the load is sealed and closed again at handover. Galley catering only moves once that paperwork is complete, which is what keeps the loading window at RPSP a measured interval rather than an estimate.
One coordinator owns the load from the kitchen seal to the galley signature.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for Panglao, Philippines
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at Panglao airport
Airport catering at Panglao runs from a kitchen built around hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, so a single facility carries the full range of what boards at RPSP. That structure is what lets airport catering here move a scheduled tray set and a household specification through the same building without either slowing the other down. Every batch is produced under HACCP procedure, logged before it is sealed for the flight kitchen at TAG.
The team that handles government flight catering at Panglao is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned by shift. Security clearance is held on file, each member sits on the access list for the protocol cell, and the household service standard travels with the paperwork rather than with memory. That continuity is what a repeat mission is actually buying at this kitchen.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at RPSP / TAG
Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Panglao (TAG)
Every menu at Panglao is written to the cabin it boards and the mission it serves, from a plated First specification to a multi-choice Business tray to a main-cabin meal box produced in volume. Where the route calls for it, the kitchen draws on produce and dairy sourced from the surrounding Philippine region, built into a seasonal rotation rather than a fixed cycle. Inflight catering here is documented before it is cooked: allergen sets, halal and kosher lines and medical diets are labelled per passenger and per cabin, not batched together. The specification travels with the cart, so what boards matches what was ordered, cabin by cabin.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Panglao are plated to a written specification, held on file between rotations so the presentation repeats exactly. VIP flight catering here extends to caviar service and à-la-carte options on request, filed against the standing order rather than improvised on the day.
Business cabins
Business cabins at TAG run on multi-choice hot service, boarded in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the roster, so cabin crew meals never cross into the passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Panglao, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering produced against these codes runs on a separate line inside the kitchen and is sealed before it leaves that line.
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
Aircraft catering compliance at Panglao
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 TAG
Panglao's single runway and wide-body reference code define a station built for fewer, larger rotations rather than a high-frequency shuttle pattern, which turns every catering uplift into a full multi-class load rather than a partial top-up. That profile makes documentation the constant risk here: a delegation or a VIP movement arriving on an already-tight wide-body slate has to be paperwork-ready before the aircraft is even on stand.
The uplift itself moves from our kitchen to the ramp by hi-loader, boarded directly to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft, with ground handling on the apron coordinating the stand assignment. Aviation catering and airport catering in Philippines both run off that same route, and in-flight catering at Panglao is planned stand by stand rather than batch by batch.
On this station we commit to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to galley door, and a signed handover at the aircraft; inflight catering at TAG and airline catering in Panglao both close on that same signature.
Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Panglao airport
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Government and state flight catering at Panglao
A head of state aircraft is one of the movements this station's wide-body reference code is built to take, and that classification is what lets government flight catering run here without adjustment on the day. Delegations and official movements travel on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff, and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at RPSP
At a station holding a 2,500-metre longest runway, that length is what admits the private airliners this segment flies. Royal flight catering and VVIP work at Panglao cover BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP movements, held to a written household specification kept on file between rotations, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at TAG
A full three-cabin load has to be sequenced against a single wide-body stand at Panglao, which is the constraint the 2,500-metre runway and the stand count set on every charter movement here. Charter flight catering for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions runs to that same loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Philippines is staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Panglao
Panglao's wide-body reference code sets the class of aircraft its single stand is built to take, and that classification is what carries the ad hoc airline catering this station handles for carriers running it as an outstation. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all move off the same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at RPSP
The 2,500-metre runway at Panglao is long enough to admit the business jet types the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field receive, which is why private jet catering at RPSP runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift. Our dedicated branch delivers FBO catering to those aprons directly, without a separate process.
Private jets →
Aviation catering trusted by operators at Panglao (TAG)
Flight departments on jet catering at Panglao, Philippines
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We requested airline meal boxes at Panglao (TAG/RPSP) and the packaging worked very well onboard. Everything was labeled, compact, and easy to place directly into the aircraft without repacking on the ramp. Very cabin-friendly catering. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
James — Private Flight Coordinator
“We used the team for outstation at Panglao (TAG/RPSP) during a tight turnaround. The uplift was organized around our revised departure and reached the aircraft without delaying the turn. Good support for a changing flight schedule. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Giulia — Delegation Travel Coordinator
“I ordered private jet catering for our departure from Panglao (TAG/RPSP) and was very happy with the service. They followed my notes closely, kept me updated, and delivered at the time agreed with the FBO. Exactly what I want from a private aviation caterer. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Emily — Charter Operations Manager
Airport catering profile for Panglao (RPSP / TAG)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,500 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | RPSP |
Business jet catering questions at RPSP / TAG
Diversion catering and ramp questions at RPSP / TAG
What operations gets asked every week about Panglao.
Ask operations directly →At what point does airline catering cost get fixed for a flight through Panglao?
Cost is set only once cabin count, specification and the loading window are confirmed; our desk returns a quotation rather than a published price list.
Do you take orders with a short lead time at TAG?
Yes, by treating lead time and specification changes as separate limits: how far in advance an order is placed sets the menu, while last minute airline catering changes are still accommodated on the tray count up to the loading window.
Where household and religious requirements apply, are halal, kosher and the IATA codes produced at RPSP?
There is a dedicated line at this kitchen for halal, kosher and the full set of special meal codes, including SPML entries, each documented per passenger before sealing.
Panglao is where our aircraft is based on the field — do you reach the FBOs there for private jet catering?
Hi-loader and van-mounted equipment carry the uplift to every FBO catering address and the GA terminal on the field, on the same cold chain as an airline load.
Who moves the uplift from the kitchen to the aircraft at Panglao airport?
On every rotation our own crew handles the airline catering run, with hi-loader boarding and airside delivery straight to galley height rather than a handoff at the foot of the aircraft.
Outstation catering near Panglao
DGT / RPVD
Dumaguete City
Philippines · 58 km from Panglao
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CEB / RPVM
Cebu City/Lapu-Lapu City
Philippines · 85 km from Panglao
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CGM / RPMH
Mambajao
Philippines · 109 km from Panglao
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Charter flight catering quote for TAG
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Panglao (TAG / RPSP)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Panglao, not a brochure.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Panglao (TAG)