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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — San Fernando, Philippines
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at San Fernando (RPUS / SFE)
SFE (IATA) · RPUS (ICAO)
A 1200 m runway and a single narrow-body reference code set what boards at San Fernando, and inflight catering here is built around that limit rather than against it. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering and aviation catering off one ops desk, with hi-loader boarding to galley height and airside uplift on the same rotation.
1,200 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — San Fernando
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at San Fernando (SFE)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at San Fernando, Philippines
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at San Fernando
The loading window at San Fernando is measured, not estimated: from the sealed cart at our flight kitchen to the galley door of the aircraft on stand. Ramp access is held on our own clearance rather than a general apron pass, which keeps the catering uplift moving on the same schedule as the rest of the turnaround. Every cart that crosses the apron at San Fernando is logged against that window, seal to signature.
Between our kitchen and the stand at San Fernando sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and the convoy is where a delay actually starts, not the galley catering itself. We plan the route against the worst of those three rather than the average of them, because a held escort costs more time than a slow oven ever does. Temperatures are logged when the load is sealed and again at handover, and the sheet that results is what closes the catering uplift on paper as well as on the ramp. Nothing crosses the apron at San Fernando without that chain of custody attached to it.
One coordinator owns the load from the seal at our kitchen to the signature at the aircraft.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for San Fernando airport
Airline food supplier crews cleared for SFE
The flight kitchen that provisions San Fernando runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from intake to cart seal. Airport catering at SFE is planned against the single narrow-body stand this field holds, so the kitchen sequences its output to that constraint rather than to a generic schedule. Airport catering at San Fernando benefits from having every station of the cold chain in one building, which shortens the distance a tray travels between logging points.
The team that handles government flight catering at San Fernando is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, on the access list, and trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects. That continuity matters more than headcount on a field with one narrow-body stand, because the same hands sealing the cart today are the ones signing for it on the next rotation. Chain of custody runs with the crew, not with the paperwork alone.
Halal airline meals and special meals at San Fernando (SFE)
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at RPUS
From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the San Fernando airline catering menu follows the cabin, the mission and the season. Menus draw on the country's produce in general terms, dairy, fish and orchard fruit worked into a plated or tray-set format depending on the cabin, and every specification is reviewed on a cycle rather than fixed once and left. Inflight catering in Philippines is documented per passenger for allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets, labelled clearly by cabin before the cart is sealed. Nothing leaves the kitchen without that label attached, whichever cabin it is boarding.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at San Fernando: VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service available on request for private airliner movements. The specification is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation boards the same presentation without a fresh briefing each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SFE: multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boarded in tray sets. Cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside crew meals for the wider operating team on longer rotations.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at San Fernando, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering on this line is produced separately and sealed before it joins the main uplift, keeping every dietary tray traceable back to its passenger.
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
Food safety records for aviation catering at SFE
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.
Aircraft catering delivered airside at RPUS / SFE
San Fernando works a narrow-body reference code against a single runway, which keeps the traffic mix close to scheduled and charter movements rather than the wide-body peaks a bigger field absorbs; a government delegation here is chiefly a documentation exercise, since the stand itself sets the pace. Airline catering and airport catering in Philippines both run against that same one-stand constraint, so sequencing matters more than raw capacity.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the ramp under escort, loaded by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own cleared crew on the apron for the full transfer. Inflight catering at RPUS and in-flight catering in San Fernando are both worked off that same ramp routine, cart sealed at the kitchen and opened only at the galley door.
One coordinator is named to every rotation here, sealed carts are logged at both ends, and the handover is signed before the aircraft is released, whatever the mission on board.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at San Fernando (SFE)
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Government and state flight catering at RPUS
At a field holding a single narrow-body stand, a government flight catering movement is sequenced ahead of the rest of the traffic rather than fitted around it. Delegations and state visits at San Fernando are worked to a protocol file documented per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed before it leaves our kitchen for a head of state movement or an official delegation.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SFE
One narrow-body stand means a royal household movement is boarded on the same footprint as every other rotation that day, so timing is held rather than expanded to fit. Royal flight catering at San Fernando covers private airliners, BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP configurations, to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements available on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at San Fernando
1200 metres is the longest runway here, and that figure sets which charter and ACMI equipment can be planned onto the single stand this field holds. Charter flight catering at San Fernando serves group movements, wet-lease operators and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift, staged against the loading sheet in the order the galleys are laid out for charter flight catering at SFE.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at RPUS
A narrow-body reference code is what a scheduled or charter aircraft is boarded against here, and it is why carriers running San Fernando as an outstation can rely on the same tray standard rotation after rotation. Ad hoc airline catering in Philippines covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg pattern without a fresh briefing each time.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SFE
We work business aviation off the same 1200 m runway that governs every other movement at San Fernando, sequencing a private jet catering delivery in Philippines to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field. The cold chain and the paperwork match the airline uplift alongside it, cart for cart.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at RPUS
Operators on commercial aviation catering at San Fernando airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We arranged sports team charter catering for the group at San Fernando (SFE/RPUS) after a late schedule update. Final numbers changed late and the team adjusted without making the process difficult. We would book them again for another team movement. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Jade — Air Transport Operations Officer
“We needed evacuation flight catering at San Fernando (SFE/RPUS) for a time-sensitive operation. Communication with operations was efficient and the order was adapted quickly when our timings moved. Reliable service when the mission does not allow delays. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Andrea — Charter Flight Coordinator
“For a cargo sector from San Fernando (SFE/RPUS), we arranged cargo airline catering for the operating crew. Meals arrived on time and were packed practically for a working crew rather than over-presented. Simple, efficient, and on time. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Rebecca — Airline Cargo Coordinator
Airport catering facts for San Fernando (RPUS / SFE)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,200 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | RPUS |
Business jet catering questions at San Fernando (SFE)
Technical stop catering questions at San Fernando (SFE)
What operations gets asked every week about San Fernando.
Ask operations directly →How much does airline catering cost at SFE?
For every quotation, cost depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window requested; we do not publish a fixed price list and the desk comes back with a figure once those are set.
What is the lead time for an order at RPUS?
There is a standing window for placing an order, and a shorter one for last-minute airline catering changes closer to departure; both are confirmed by the desk against the rotation in question.
How far in advance can private jet catering be arranged in San Fernando?
Security clearance on our crews is what allows FBO catering to be booked on short notice, delivered to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain as an airline uplift.
Does San Fernando airport receive airline catering airside?
Every load leaves our kitchen sealed and travels airside delivery by hi-loader to galley height, never left at the foot of the aircraft.
At which point does protocol apply to VIP flight catering at SFE?
At which point protocol begins is set the moment a government flight catering or VVIP booking is confirmed, the sequence runs from clearance check to sealed cart to signed handover.
RPUS: are halal, kosher and SPML meals produced on site?
The sealed cart that carries the main uplift also carries halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes, produced on a separate line and documented per passenger.
Outstation catering near San Fernando
BAG / RPUB
Baguio
Philippines · 42 km from San Fernando
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CYZ / RPUY
Cauayan City
Philippines · 159 km from San Fernando
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CRK / RPLC
Mabalacat
Philippines · 159 km from San Fernando
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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San Fernando (SFE / RPUS)
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
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Uplift at San Fernando (SFE)