Aviation catering — Roxas City, Philippines

Roxas City (RPVR / RXS): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering

RXS (IATA) · RPVR (ICAO)

Inside a narrow-body reference code at Roxas City, one runway sets the tempo for every rotation this station handles. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body-grade uplift discipline here regardless of airframe size, boarding straight to galley height by hi-loader rather than leaving trays at the foot of the aircraft.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
1,890 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
04
Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Roxas City

Hi-loader aviation catering on the Roxas City airport apron

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Airport catering order window at RPVR / RXS

Inflight catering tracked kitchen to aircraft at Roxas City (RXS)

Inside the single stand worked at Roxas City, ramp access is what decides whether a loading window holds. Our crews carry a sealed cart across the apron and board it straight through the galley door, rather than staging trays at the foot of the aircraft, and the sequence is fixed before the aircraft is on stand. That is the catering uplift as it runs at Roxas City: one route, one handover, one signature.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Roxas City sit screening, an escort across the apron and the ordinary traffic of a single working runway. We plan the galley catering uplift against the worst of that, not the best, so the chain of custody holds even when the ramp is busy.

Every cart is sealed at the kitchen, logged again at the galley door, and signed for once it is on board. Nothing about that changes because the field runs one runway instead of several.

One sealed cart, one route, one signature at the galley door.

Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for Roxas City, Philippines

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Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at RPVR / RXS

The reference code held at Roxas City is narrow-body, and that is the figure our flight kitchen plans against for every rotation on the field. Hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line sit under one roof, run to HACCP, so airport catering here is not built rotation by rotation from scratch. Airport catering in Roxas City draws on that same kitchen, and the flight kitchen at RXS carries the cold chain through to the cart rather than handing it off partway.

Cleared for government flight catering, the team assigned to Roxas City is the same named crew on every rotation rather than whoever is on shift. Security clearance is held on file, access to the kitchen and the ramp is on a fixed list, and the paperwork that travels with a sealed uplift is checked before it leaves the building. Household service standards apply whether the movement is announced days ahead or confirmed the same morning.

VIP flight catering menus for RXS departures

Royal flight catering standards per cabin at RPVR / RXS

Menus at Roxas City are built to the cabin and the mission first, and only then to the calendar: a scheduled sector, an ad hoc charter and a delegation movement do not share a specification even when they share a stand. Inflight catering in Roxas City draws where it can on regional produce, kept general rather than named as a dish, sourced through the same kitchen that runs the rest of the board. Every set is labelled per passenger and per cabin against documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements, filed before the cart is sealed. Nothing served here skips that documentation, whatever the notice period.

A crumbed loin medallion set on a ring of saffron couscous with a herb purée and micro shoots, plated centred on white china.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins moving through Roxas City are plated to a written specification rather than to memory, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order so a repeat rotation is served the same way twice.

A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at RPVR take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the day's airframe. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately from the passenger load and matched to the roster at Roxas City.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger through Roxas City, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering here is produced on a dedicated line, sealed apart from the main load before it leaves the kitchen.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

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Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

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Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

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Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

HACCP control for flight catering at RPVR

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.

Inflight catering delivered to the stand at Roxas City airport

Roxas City works a mixed traffic profile off a single runway, which means a scheduled sector, a charter movement and an occasional government flight can all fall on the same working day rather than being spread across parallel stands. That mix makes documentation the constant concern here: a delegation brings a protocol file, a charter brings a group headcount, and both have to be right before the cart leaves the kitchen.

The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader straight to the galley door, carried across the apron under escort rather than staged at the foot of the steps. Airline catering at RPVR and aviation catering in Philippines run off the same loading crew, so in-flight catering at RXS does not switch method depending on who is flying.

What we commit to at this stand is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to galley, and a signed handover that closes the load. Inflight catering at RPVR and airport catering at RPVR are held to that same close on every movement.

Scheduled, charter and VVIP catering at Roxas City airport

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Government and state flight catering at Roxas City
The 1890 m runway held at Roxas City sets the airframe this field works with, and it does not limit the protocol file that travels with a delegation. Government flight catering here means the protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the loading crew, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen for any head of state movement routed through the field.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at RPVR
Our kitchen plans every rotation against the narrow-body reference code held at Roxas City, and that plan extends to royal flight catering without a separate production line. Private airliners, BBJ and ACJ movements among them, are held to a written household specification kept on file between visits, with halal and other royal household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
Charter flight catering first.
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at RXS
The narrow-body reference code held at Roxas City governs the airframe on the charter and ACMI flight catering booked through this field, group movements and special missions included. Charter flight catering in Roxas City and charter flight catering in Philippines both run a full cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, staged in the order the galleys are laid out on a multi-leg rotation.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Roxas City
A single working runway forces every rotation at Roxas City onto one sequence, so ad hoc airline catering here is built around whichever slot the field can hold rather than a choice of stands. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off that same duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern without the tray standard changing between legs.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at RPVR
Business aircraft using the narrow-body-rated runway at Roxas City are boarded by the same crew and the same cold chain as the scheduled traffic on the field. Private jet catering in Philippines reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal here on the same paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering included.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering reviewed at Roxas City (RXS)

Flight departments on jet catering at Roxas City

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“Our sports movement through Roxas City (RXS/RPVR) required football club charter catering on a tight schedule. The meals were clearly labeled, portions were suitable for the group, and the delivery stayed on time despite a moving departure. A good partner for sports charter operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Akira — Flight Support Manager

“For an urgent mission at Roxas City (RXS/RPVR), the team supported us with repatriation flight catering. The team understood that reliability mattered more than complexity and stayed flexible until uplift. We appreciated the flexibility. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”

★★★★☆

Scheduled airline

Kenji — Airline Dispatch Manager

“Our freighter crew needed freighter crew meals at Roxas City (RXS/RPVR) during a short turnaround. The order was simple, filling, clearly labeled, and delivered in a format the crew could load without delay. Simple, efficient, and on time. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Ricardo — VIP Operations Controller

Outstation catering data for Roxas City (RPVR / RXS)

DatumValue
Longest runway1,890 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAORPVR

Aircraft catering questions at RPVR / RXS

Diversion catering and ramp questions at RXS

What operations gets asked every week about Roxas City.

Ask operations directly →
How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at RXS?

RXS is worked from one stand, and every cart moves airside by hi-loader straight to the galley door rather than being left at the foot of the steps.

What does airline catering cost at RPVR?

We price each quotation against cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the rotation, since no price list is published; the desk comes back with a figure once those are known.

Which protocols govern VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Roxas City?

The hi-loader route into the galley is the same one used for every movement here, but a VIP or government flight adds a protocol file documented per passenger and security-cleared staff on the loading crew.

Where are halal, kosher and special meal codes produced for flights through Roxas City Airport?

A signed production record follows every tray set out of the kitchen, and it covers halal, kosher and the full range of IATA SPML codes, documented per passenger before sealing.

Is there a fixed lead time for orders placed through RXS?

The coordinator assigned to each rotation confirms how far in advance an order needs to be placed and how late a specification can still move; last-minute airline catering is worked case by case against the loading window.

Commercial aviation catering near Roxas City

KLO / RPVK
Kalibo
Philippines · 42 km from Roxas City
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ILO / RPVI
Cabatuan
Philippines · 90 km from Roxas City
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MPH / RPVE
Caticlan
Philippines · 94 km from Roxas City
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Aircraft catering quote for Roxas City airport

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Roxas City (RXS / RPVR)

Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Roxas City, 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

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
Accepted formats: PDF, JPG, PNG, Word, Excel, CSV, TXT — up to 4 MB per file.
Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at Roxas City (RXS)