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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Badajoz, Spain
VIP flight catering, airline catering and private jet catering at Badajoz (LEBZ / BJZ)
BJZ (IATA) · LEBZ (ICAO)
A wide-body aerodrome reference code at Badajoz sets the loading plan around a single ramp sequence rather than parallel stands, so every uplift is staged for one hi-loader run and boarded through the galley door in the order the aircraft needs it. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering from that sequence, boarding scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights at Badajoz with one ops desk holding the uplift airside.
2,850 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
03
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 — Badajoz
Wide-body aviation catering at Badajoz, Spain
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at LEBZ / BJZ
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Badajoz (BJZ)
Sealed at our kitchen and logged again at the galley door, the catering uplift at Badajoz moves on one continuous chain rather than a series of separate handoffs. Ramp access is held on our own clearance from the moment the cart leaves the kitchen to the moment it crosses the apron at Badajoz, so the sequence is not left to whichever vehicle is free. That single line of responsibility is what the timeline below actually measures.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Badajoz sit screening, an escort and the ordinary traffic of the apron, and the galley catering plan is built to absorb the worst of those rather than assume the best. A chain of custody runs from the seal applied at the kitchen to the signature taken at the galley, with nothing handed off unlogged in between. Temperature is recorded at sealing and again at handover, and the catering uplift at LEBZ does not leave that record until both readings are in.
One sealed chain, one signature: the uplift is judged on the ramp, not in the kitchen.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving Badajoz
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Badajoz, Spain
The flight kitchen at BJZ runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, provisioning the airport catering at Badajoz on a single HACCP standard rather than separate lines for each customer. That standard governs airport catering across Spain from this same facility, so a scheduled rotation and a government movement leave the same cold larder on the same clock. Nothing crosses into a sealed cart until it has passed that one line.
The team that handles government flight catering at Badajoz is the same named crew every rotation: security clearance on file, on the access list, and trained to royal household standards rather than rotated in for a single movement. Chain of custody is signed by that same crew from the moment the cart is sealed to the moment it is handed over at the stand. No uplift for this segment leaves the kitchen without their signature on it.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at BJZ
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at LEBZ / BJZ
Menus at Badajoz are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed list, so a First cabin plate, a Business tray set and a main-cabin box can all leave the same kitchen on the same rotation. Regional produce from this part of Spain runs through the VIP flight menu and the charter flight menu alike, worked into seasonal changes rather than held to one year-round set. Inflight catering here carries the documentation with the food: allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are labelled per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed. Nothing boards at Badajoz without that label attached to it.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Badajoz are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service and caviar available on request rather than fixed to a single set list. Every plate is filed against the standing order before VIP flight catering leaves the kitchen for the stand.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LEBZ run a multi-choice hot service in oven-ready tray sets sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boarded alongside cabin crew meals boxed to the roster. Crew meals and pilot meals travel on the same cart, labelled separately from the passenger sets.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Badajoz are documented per passenger rather than left to a general list, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on a separate line and sealed before inflight catering leaves that line for the cart.
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
HACCP and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at LEBZ
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 Badajoz airport
Badajoz handles scheduled, charter, government and private jet traffic across a single wide-body stand, which turns a delegation into a documentation exercise and a peak rotation into a capacity one rather than the reverse. Airline catering, inflight catering, in-flight catering, aviation catering and airport catering at LEBZ are all worked from the same kitchen and the same ops desk, so a diversion is planned on the same sequence as a scheduled departure.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our kitchen to the stand, with our own crew on the ramp for every load rather than a handler picking it up partway. Airside delivery is timed against the turnaround rather than against a fixed clock, so the cart is at the galley door when the aircraft actually needs it.
One coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover apply to every movement worked through Badajoz.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at Badajoz, Spain
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Government and state flight catering at BJZ
Our kitchen works the 2850 m runway at Badajoz as a single sequence, which lets a delegation move through the same stand as a scheduled service without a second ramp process. Government flight catering here covers state visits and head of state movements alike, with protocol documented per passenger and security-cleared staff sealing the uplift before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Badajoz
The 2850 m runway at Badajoz takes a private airliner on the same rotation pattern as a scheduled widebody, which keeps a royal household movement off a separate ramp process. Royal flight catering here holds BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP work to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LEBZ
A wide-body charter aircraft is boarded at Badajoz on the strength of the reference code held here, which keeps a full three-cabin uplift on one loading sheet rather than several partial ones. Charter flight catering at Badajoz covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Badajoz staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at BJZ
A 2850 m runway at Badajoz takes a scheduled widebody on a standard rotation, which is why carriers running this station as an outstation hold it on the same duty roster as a hub. Ad hoc airline catering, outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off that roster, AOG included, with crew meals at BJZ boxed to the same multi-leg pattern used for a diversion at Badajoz.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Badajoz
On the same field that takes a wide-body under the reference code held at Badajoz, business aviation is worked by our dedicated private jet catering branch, delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal. Private jet catering in Badajoz runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering handled off the same kitchen.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at LEBZ / BJZ
Operators on inflight catering at Badajoz
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We used the team at Badajoz (BJZ/LEBZ) for urgent airline catering after an unexpected operational change. Confirmation was quick, the order stayed clear despite several updates, and delivery reached the aircraft on time. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Jacob — Mission Support Manager
“We used the service at Badajoz (BJZ/LEBZ) for airline catering at outstations on a station where we do not have our usual suppliers. It felt like working with a regular station supplier even though this was not one of our usual airports. We would be comfortable using the service there again.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Giulia — Flight Operations Specialist
“We compared options for Badajoz (BJZ/LEBZ) and asked for an airline catering quote. Pricing, delivery timing, and packaging were all explained upfront, which helped us approve the uplift quickly. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Amine — Crew Services Coordinator
Aircraft catering station data for Badajoz (LEBZ / BJZ)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,850 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LEBZ |
Business jet catering questions at BJZ
Airline catering for operators flying through BJZ
What operations gets asked every week about Badajoz.
Ask operations directly →When does airline catering at LEBZ reach the aircraft airside?
When a flight is on the stand, the cart moves airside delivery straight from our kitchen and boards by hi-loader to galley height, with no handoff at the foot of the aircraft.
At what point does an order for Badajoz need to be placed, and how late can it change?
The first step is the cabin count and the specification, which sets the lead time; from there, last minute airline catering can still adjust the load right up to the loading window closing.
Is Badajoz Airport set up to handle VIP, VVIP and government flights under protocol?
The coordinator assigned to a movement handles VIP flight catering and government flight catering the same way every time, with protocol documented per passenger and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Does BJZ take private jet catering out to the FBOs and the GA terminal on the field?
Every FBO on the field and the GA terminal itself receive FBO catering on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with no aircraft type left off the round.
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Four steps
Flight
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Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at Badajoz (BJZ)