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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ibiza, Spain
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Ibiza (LEIB / IBZ)
IBZ (IATA) · LEIB (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code held on the single runway at LEIB sets what boards through the terminal here, and it lets a hi-loader work a full-size cabin without stepping down to a foot-of-aircraft handoff. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering from that ramp, loading three cabins direct to galley height for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet movements out of Ibiza.
2,800 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
4
FBOs on station
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 — Ibiza
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at Ibiza
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering lead times and loading window at Ibiza airport
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, IBZ
Ramp access at LEIB is what sets the loading window, because the single runway's wide-body reference code keeps hi-loader movements on a fixed sequence across the apron. Every catering uplift here is planned against that sequence rather than against a generic turnaround time, so a delay on one stand does not cascade onto the next. The window runs from the sealed cart leaving our kitchen to the signature at the galley door, with each stage timed against the aircraft's own schedule on the stand.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Ibiza sit screening, escort and apron traffic, and we plan every catering uplift against the worst case any of the three can produce on a given rotation. The chain of custody starts at the seal on the cart and does not break until a named crew member signs for the galley catering on board, with every hand-off logged rather than assumed. Temperature is read at sealing and read again at handover, so the record shows the cold chain held for the whole route, not just at the ends we can see from the kitchen.
One coordinator owns the load from the seal to the signature, start to finish.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for LEIB
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for LEIB
Our production kitchen behind the single runway at LEIB runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built so that a wide-body departure and a private jet order can be prepared on the same schedule without one displacing the other. Airport catering at IBZ is planned from that one facility rather than split across several sites, which keeps the cold chain and the paperwork under a single record from first prep to last seal. HACCP governs the whole production floor, and airport catering out of Ibiza is signed off against it before any cart leaves the building.
The team that handles government flight catering at LEIB is a named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool: security clearance on file, access held to the working list, and training kept current on household service standards for the movements that require them. Catering at IBZ moves through that same crew whether the order is a scheduled turnaround or a single VVIP departure, so the paperwork travelling with a sealed uplift is never handled by someone outside the cleared group. Nothing on the load changes hands without that name attached to it.
VIP flight catering menus for Ibiza, Spain departures
VVIP catering written per mission at Ibiza airport
Menus at LEIB are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed list, so a scheduled main-cabin rotation and a VVIP departure draw on the same kitchen without sharing a menu. Ibiza and the wider Balearic supply chain give us access to seasonal produce, dairy, orchard fruit and Mediterranean fish, which we build into the inflight catering plan alongside imported staples the specification calls for. Every set travels with documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical coding, labelled per passenger and per cabin so cabin crew can match tray to seat without a second check. That labelling is what lets a First cabin, a Business cabin and a full charter group be loaded from one kitchen on the same afternoon.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Ibiza take a written specification rather than a fixed menu, with caviar and à-la-carte options built to the order on file. VIP flight catering here is plated to that specification and checked against it before it leaves the kitchen, so presentation matches the standing order every time it is repeated.
Business cabins
Business cabins at IBZ get multi-choice hot service built into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft, moving as tray sets through the same kitchen. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately and matched to the duty roster, so cabin crew meals never share a cart with the passenger load.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Ibiza are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes used across scheduled and charter traffic. Every one of those sets is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the building, so inflight catering carrying a religious or medical code never crosses the general production run.
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 Ibiza (IBZ)
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 Ibiza
Ibiza carries a strongly seasonal mix of scheduled and charter traffic across its single stand configuration, which means a summer peak wave is a capacity problem worked in advance rather than a documentation one: airline catering here is planned around slot pressure, not around diplomatic paperwork. In-flight catering at IBZ is scheduled against that wave so that a run of near-simultaneous departures does not compete for the same hi-loader.
Uplift moves from our kitchen to the ramp by hi-loader, boarding direct to galley height on the stand rather than being left at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crew on the apron for the full sequence. Airport catering at LEIB is coordinated with the ground handling already working the stand, so the catering convoy slots into the same clearance rather than requesting a separate one.
On every rotation we commit to one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover, and aviation catering at IBZ is built on that same commitment whether the flight is a single scheduled turnaround or a full charter block.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at LEIB
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Government and state flight catering at Ibiza
Our kitchen behind LEIB runs government flight catering for state visits and official delegations off the same protocol line used for every cleared movement, with the file documented per passenger before departure. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves the building, and where a head of state movement requires it the load is staged through the terminal set aside for that traffic.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Ibiza
The wide-body reference code held at LEIB governs royal flight catering the same way it governs every other movement on the stand, holding private airliners — BBJ, ACJ, wide-body VIP — to a written household specification kept on file between rotations. Halal and other household dietary requirements are produced against that file on request, with catering at LEIB logged the same way whether the household returns next week or next season.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at LEIB
A full-size wide-body can be boarded here because the aerodrome reference code held at LEIB is set for that class of aircraft, which covers charter flight catering for ACMI and wet-lease operators alongside group movements and special missions. Charter flight catering at IBZ carries a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at IBZ
The single runway at LEIB carries its traffic through one wide-body-rated stand configuration, which is what lets an ad hoc airline catering order and a scheduled uplift share the same ramp sequence without conflict. Carriers using Ibiza as an outstation draw on outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering off one duty roster, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Ibiza
On the same field that carries the wide-body reference code held at LEIB, business aviation is handled by our dedicated private jet catering branch rather than by the airline-facing team. Orders are delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, with FBO catering run on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
FBOs at Ibiza
aviavip
aviavip.com
Operator website ↗
execujet spain
execujet.com
Operator website ↗
general aviation service sl
generalaviation.es
Operator website ↗
ibizair s.l.
ibizair.com
Operator website ↗
Inflight catering rated by operators at IBZ
Operators on commercial aviation catering at Ibiza (IBZ)
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“A short-notice movement brought us into Ibiza (IBZ/LEIB), so we needed reliable AOG catering. Communication was fast and practical, which made a difficult turnaround much easier for our crew. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Nathan — VIP Trip Manager
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged catering for airlines without flight kitchen at Ibiza (IBZ/LEIB). The team confirmed everything clearly, handled the local coordination, and delivered the order ready for loading. A solid solution for outstation operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Miriam — State Flight Coordinator
“The operations team needed an airline catering quote for Ibiza (IBZ/LEIB) with very little time to decide. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. We appreciated the transparency. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Natalia — Ad Hoc Operations Manager
Airport catering profile for Ibiza (LEIB / IBZ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,800 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LEIB |
Business jet catering questions at Ibiza, Spain
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Ibiza, Spain
What operations gets asked every week about Ibiza.
Ask operations directly →How far in advance does Ibiza need an airline catering order, and how late can the specification still change?
Ibiza works to a lead time set at booking, and we hold the file open for specification changes up to the loading window; ask how far in advance your rotation needs to be filed and we confirm the cut-off, including for last minute airline catering requests.
How far does airline catering reach at Ibiza Airport, and does the uplift board airside?
Airside clearance held on our own badges is what lets airline catering move straight to the stand at Ibiza Airport, with the load boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed off at the foot of the aircraft.
Under what protocol does IBZ handle VIP, VVIP and government movements?
There is a named, security-cleared crew that runs VIP flight catering and government flight catering at IBZ under the same protocol file, so a royal, VVIP or state movement is handled by people already on the access list rather than assigned on the day.
Can LEIB produce halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes?
The span covered runs across halal, kosher and the standard SPML set, and LEIB produces all of them on a separate line, documented per passenger so special meals never share a cart with the general load.
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