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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Córdoba, Spain
Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — Córdoba (LEBA / ODB)
ODB (IATA) · LEBA (ICAO)
One runway of 2241 metres and a narrow-body reference code set the traffic mix that inflight catering has to work around here: shorter turnarounds, tighter stand time, no margin for a slow uplift. In-flight catering at this station is built on that constraint, boarding wide-body VIP movements and narrow-body rotations alike by hi-loader to galley height, on one ramp desk.
2,241 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 — Córdoba
Wide-body inflight catering at LEBA
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at LEBA / ODB
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Córdoba (ODB)
The loading window at Córdoba runs from the sealed cart leaving our kitchen to the moment the hi-loader clears the galley door, and every stage of it is logged rather than assumed. Ramp access is held on our own badges, not on a foot-of-aircraft handover, so the catering uplift moves under one authority from seal to signature. That single chain is what a narrow-body turnaround at this apron actually depends on.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Córdoba sit screening, an escort through the apron gate, and the ordinary traffic of a working ramp, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those three rather than the average. The chain of custody starts at the seal on the cart and does not break until a named handler signs for the galley catering at the aircraft door. Temperature is logged twice, once at sealing and again at handover, so the record shows what the cold chain actually held between the two points, not what it was expected to hold.
One seal, one route, one signature — that is the whole loading window.
Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving Córdoba (ODB)
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Córdoba, Spain
The flight kitchen behind Córdoba runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, structured around the narrow-body reference code this field holds rather than a wide-body volume it was never built for. HACCP governs every stage from intake to the sealed cart, and the cold chain is held from the larder to the ramp, not just inside the kitchen walls. Airport catering here is planned against that single production line, and airport catering for every mission type on this field draws from it.
The team that handles government flight catering at Córdoba is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating roster pulled in for the day. Security clearance is on file for each of them, each is on the access list before a delegation is confirmed, and each is trained to the household standards a royal or state movement expects on the ground. That continuity is what lets a sealed uplift move from kitchen to aircraft under one accountable signature rather than a changing one.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at ODB
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at LEBA / ODB
With one narrow-body reference code governing the cabin layout at Córdoba, our menus are written to a fixed multi-class structure rather than to a variable one, and that discipline runs through every tier from the forward cabin to the crew set. Inflight catering here draws on the produce of the wider region — dairy, orchard fruit, river fish, cured meats — worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish list, so a menu cycle can turn without the standard moving. Every set is documented for allergen content, and halal and kosher preparation is available on the same production line under the same HACCP control. Special meal codes are labelled per passenger and per cabin, not batched, so the galley receives exactly what the manifest calls for.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP work at Córdoba is plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed menu card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request for the movements that call for it. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order between rotations, so a repeat mission boards the same standard without a fresh brief each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LEBA take a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on this field's narrow-body rotations, boxed in tray sets rather than plated individually. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so the flight deck and the cabin crew each board the set their duty requires.
Protocol & dietary
Halal and kosher sets, the full range of IATA special meal codes and household or medical requirements are all documented per passenger at Córdoba before the manifest closes. Each is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, so inflight catering for a dietary or religious requirement never shares a tray with the standard set.
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-compliant aircraft catering at LEBA / ODB
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 Córdoba airport
With one runway and a single narrow-body reference code, Córdoba runs a traffic mix of scheduled, charter and occasional government movements rather than a continuous wide-body wave, which turns catering here into a documentation and repetition problem more than a volume one: the same stand, the same cabin layout, rotation after rotation. Airline catering, inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering all run off the one ops desk that plans against that repeat pattern, rather than against a peak that never actually forms at this field.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the stand under airside delivery, sealed at the kitchen door and escorted across the apron to wherever ramp handling has the aircraft positioned that day. Airport catering at Córdoba is planned stand by stand rather than gate by gate, because the field works one stand at a time rather than several in parallel, and our loading crew works to that constraint rather than around it.
On every rotation booked here we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts from kitchen to aircraft, and a signed handover at the galley door.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Córdoba, Spain
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Government and state flight catering at Córdoba
The 2241 metre runway at Córdoba takes the narrow-body aircraft that state visits and official delegations most often fly, which keeps government flight catering here built around a single, repeatable stand rather than a variable one. Protocol is documented per passenger, staff on the uplift are security-cleared, and the load is sealed before it leaves the kitchen, ready for a head of state movement confirmed on short notice.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LEBA
A private airliner within the narrow-body class this field is rated for can be boarded here to the same household specification kept on file between movements, which is what royal flight catering at Córdoba is built to deliver on repeat rotations. VVIP requirements, including halal and other household dietary needs, are prepared to that standing file rather than briefed fresh each time a movement is confirmed.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at ODB
Within the narrow-body limits set by Córdoba's single runway, charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions on the same stand used for scheduled traffic. A full cabin uplift is counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, so charter flight catering in Córdoba boards to the same discipline whether the operator flies once or on a repeat pattern.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Córdoba
With a single narrow-body reference code governing every stand at Córdoba, we run the specification the same way whichever carrier calls, and that consistency is what ad hoc airline catering depends on when a rotation is added at short notice. Carriers working this field as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off the one duty roster, with crew meals boarded from the same kitchen for a multi-leg pattern, and ad hoc catering at ODB confirmed against the same standing specification every time.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LEBA
Sequencing a business aviation movement against a single narrow-body runway means working it into the same slot pattern as scheduled traffic rather than around a separate bay, and that constraint is what private jet catering at ODB is built to absorb. Delivery runs to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, through our dedicated private-jet branch.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Córdoba airport
Flight departments on jet catering at Córdoba
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We arranged group charter catering for the group at Córdoba (ODB/LEBA) after a late schedule update. The meals were clearly labeled, portions were suitable for the group, and the delivery stayed on time despite a moving departure. Very practical for team and group charter work. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Alex — Cabin Services Manager
“For an urgent mission at Córdoba (ODB/LEBA), the team supported us with repatriation flight catering. The meals were practical, clearly packed, and easy for the crew to distribute during the flight. A good experience under difficult timing conditions. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Zara — Operations Controller
“For a cargo sector from Córdoba (ODB/LEBA), we arranged freighter crew meals for the operating crew. They respected the unusual timing and kept communication direct with our ops team. Simple, efficient, and on time. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Marie — Turnaround Coordinator
Outstation catering data for Córdoba (LEBA / ODB)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,241 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | LEBA |
Aircraft catering questions at Córdoba, Spain
Technical stop catering questions at ODB
What operations gets asked every week about Córdoba.
Ask operations directly →Can an order still change close to departure at ODB?
Lead time for a first booking runs well ahead of departure, but how far in advance a specification can still change depends on the cabin count confirmed; last minute airline catering is handled where the kitchen slot allows it.
At which point does airline catering reach the aircraft at LEBA?
Airside delivery starts at the sealed cart leaving our kitchen, moves under escort across the apron, and finishes with the hi-loader lifting the load to galley door height for direct boarding.
Do you produce halal, kosher and coded special meals for flights out of Córdoba?
Yes, on a separate production line: halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML special meal codes are documented per passenger before the manifest closes.
With one narrow-body stand governing this ramp, can private jet catering still reach the FBOs at Córdoba Airport?
There is coverage across every FBO on the field and the GA terminal, delivered on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, through our private-jet branch.
ODB — do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights under protocol control?
The hi-loader that boards a scheduled rotation carries VIP flight catering and government flight catering to the same stand, with protocol documentation and security-cleared staff on every movement.
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