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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Granada, Spain
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Granada (LEGR / GRX)
GRX (IATA) · LEGR (ICAO)
A wide-body aircraft turning at Granada is boarded from a kitchen built for the reference code held here, not delivered kerbside and left for the crew to carry aboard. In-flight catering at LEGR moves by hi-loader to galley height, and inflight catering at GRX runs the same uplift standard whether the mission is scheduled, charter, government or private.
2,900 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
02
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 — Granada
Wide-body aviation catering at LEGR
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Granada airport
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Granada
The loading window at Granada is measured, not estimated: from the sealed cart leaving our kitchen to the moment it clears the galley door. Ramp access governs the pace of that movement, because a hi-loader can only close on the aircraft once the apron sequence around the stand allows it. What the timeline below shows is the gap our coordinators plan against on every rotation through GRX.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Granada sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and the plan for every catering uplift is built against the slowest of the three rather than the fastest. Chain of custody runs from the seal at the kitchen door to the signature at the galley, with a named handler responsible at each point in between. Galley catering at LEGR is logged twice on temperature, once when the cart is sealed and once when it is handed over, so the record closes with the aircraft rather than with the van.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: nothing about the load is left to guesswork.
Pilot meals and crew meals prepared for Granada (GRX)
Airline food supplier crews cleared for GRX
Airport catering in Granada is produced on a single site rather than assembled from several, with hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line held under one roof. That arrangement matters more at a wide-body-rated station than at a small one, because a full three-cabin uplift has to leave as one coordinated load, not several unrelated trolleys. Airport catering in Spain built this way runs to HACCP throughout, and the flight kitchen at GRX carries that standard from intake to the sealed cart.
The team that handles government flight catering at LEGR is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rota drawn from a general pool. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, access to the kitchen and the ramp is limited to that list, and training runs to royal household standards for any mission that needs it. Catering at LEGR for that tier of work is handled by people, not by a shift pattern.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Granada (GRX)
VVIP catering written per mission at LEGR
Menus at Granada are written to the cabin and the mission, then adjusted for the season rather than fixed once and repeated. Inflight catering in Granada draws on regional produce where the flight and the route allow it — dairy, orchard fruit, fish from the coast within reach of the kitchen — described in general terms because the standing menu changes and the specification does not. VIP flight menus and charter flight menus are built from the same production line but plated to a different brief, so a wide-body charter and a head-of-state movement can leave the same kitchen on the same morning. Every dish is labelled per passenger and per cabin against allergen, halal, kosher and medical codes before it is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Granada are plated to a written specification rather than to a standard tray, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the route, so repeat rotations keep the same presentation each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LEGR run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so tray sets for passengers and meal boxes for the flight deck never cross.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Granada are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs against the IATA special meal codes. Halal and kosher sets for inflight catering in Spain are produced on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main uplift.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at LEGR / GRX
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.
Catering uplift planned stand by stand at LEGR / GRX
Granada takes scheduled, charter and general aviation movements across a single runway rated to a wide-body reference code, which means every uplift is planned against one stand profile rather than several mixed ones. A delegation here is treated as a documentation exercise before it is treated as a cooking exercise, and a peak charter wave is treated as a capacity exercise on the same stand rotation.
The uplift travels from our kitchen to the wide-body stand by hi-loader, closing directly on the galley door rather than being set down on the ramp for the crew to carry. Ground handling on the apron and airline catering movements run to the same schedule, so the cart never waits longer at the stand than the turnaround allows.
One coordinator carries the load from seal to signature, in-flight catering and aviation catering both logged against the same handover record at Granada.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at GRX
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Government and state flight catering at Granada
A wide-body reference code held at this single-runway field means a head of state aircraft is worked on the same stand class as a scheduled widebody, with nothing improvised around it. Government flight catering at Granada covers state visits and official delegations, protocol documented per passenger, security-cleared staff throughout, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LEGR
One runway, rated to a wide-body reference code: private airliners including BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations board here on the same ramp discipline as any scheduled movement. Royal flight catering at Granada is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request for VVIP rotations.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at GRX
Our kitchen loads the full three-cabin uplift for every charter movement that uses the wide-body reference code held at this field, counted against the loading sheet before the cart leaves the door. Charter flight catering at Granada serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering across Spain staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Granada
With a single runway rated to a wide-body reference code, Granada takes scheduled carriers that run this station as an outstation alongside one-off movements that do not appear on any weekly plan. Ad hoc airline catering here covers outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, with crew meals and pilot meals held to the same standard across a multi-leg rotation through Spain.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LEGR
A 2900 m runway at Granada takes business aviation movements alongside the wide-body traffic that shares the same single strip. Private jet catering in Spain reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal through our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, business aviation catering and business jet catering included.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at LEGR
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Granada airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“For a government operation through Granada (GRX/LEGR), we required discreet royal flight catering. Communication was discreet, changes were handled calmly, and the delivery was coordinated exactly within the agreed window. A professional service for movements where discretion matters. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Hector — Flight Services Coordinator
“I handled the cabin order for a flight from Granada (GRX/LEGR) and needed BBJ catering. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. A very smooth experience for the cabin team. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Lucas — Flight Dispatch Supervisor
“We arranged hajj charter catering for a group movement through Granada (GRX/LEGR). Meal counts were accurate, halal requirements were clearly managed, and the delivery was organized for a quick uplift. We would use the service again for a similar charter. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Mariam — Client Services Manager
Station data for airport catering at Granada (LEGR / GRX)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,900 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LEGR |
Business jet catering questions at Granada (GRX)
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Granada (GRX)
What operations gets asked every week about Granada.
Ask operations directly →Who arranges VIP flight catering, VVIP and government flight catering at GRX, and under what protocol?
For any head of state, royal household or official movement, the uplift is handled under a written protocol file, produced by security-cleared staff and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Is airline catering delivered airside at LEGR, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
The coordinator on duty escorts the sealed cart through the ramp checkpoint and boards it by hi-loader directly to the galley door, so airside delivery never depends on the crew carrying trays up the steps.
How far does Granada go in producing halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes?
Every SPML request is produced on a separate line to the standard the code specifies, then documented per passenger so halal and kosher trays are matched to the seat they are boarded for.
Does Granada Airport publish a fixed price for airline catering cost?
Every quotation depends on cabin count, specification and loading window, so the desk prices each request individually rather than against a published rate card.
GRX operators ask how much lead time an order needs — how far in advance, and how late can it still change?
The sealed cart that boards by hi-loader can absorb a specification change up to a fixed cut-off before departure, but the earlier the order is placed the more of the menu range stays open, so last minute airline catering is handled but never assumed.
Flight catering at airports near Granada
AGP / LEMG
Málaga
Spain · 86 km from Granada
Airline & VIP flight catering →
ODB / LEBA
Córdoba
Spain · 119 km from Granada
Airline & VIP flight catering →
LEI / LEAM
Almería
Spain · 131 km from Granada
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Granada (GRX)