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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Santiago de Compostela (LEST / SCQ)
SCQ (IATA) · LEST (ICAO)
The wide-body reference code held at Santiago de Compostela sets the class of aircraft the ramp can turn, and inflight catering here is planned to that same standard rather than to a smaller cabin count. AERO GOURMET runs in-flight catering off one ops desk at LEST, sealed at the kitchen and boarded by hi-loader to galley height on the wide-body stands, with uplift staged for multi-class rotations.
3,200 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
1
FBO on station
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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 — Santiago de Compostela
Wide-body aviation catering at Santiago de Compostela (SCQ)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for Santiago de Compostela departures
Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at LEST / SCQ
Ramp access at Santiago de Compostela is held on our own clearance, so the catering uplift moves from the sealed cart to the galley door without a handover at the foot of the aircraft. Every stage between the flight kitchen and the wide-body stand is logged against the loading sheet rather than guessed at, cold chain intact from seal to signature. That sequence is what a diversion or a tight turnaround tests, and it is built to hold under either at SCQ.
Between our kitchen and the stand at LEST sit screening, an escorted route and apron traffic that a single runway concentrates onto one flow, and we plan the catering uplift against the busiest version of that sequence rather than the average one. Galley catering only leaves the kitchen once the cart is sealed, and the seal is not broken again until the loading crew opens it at the aircraft. Temperature is logged at both ends, and the handover carries a signature that closes the chain of custody for that rotation.
One sealed cart, one badge, one signature from kitchen to galley door.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for LEST / SCQ
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at LEST / SCQ
HACCP governs every stage of production at the flight kitchen behind Santiago de Compostela, from the cold larder through hot production to the line where a sealed cart is closed for the ramp. Airport catering at SCQ is built around that single cold chain rather than a menu list, because a wide-body rotation needs volume and a protocol movement needs precision from the same kitchen door. Airport catering at LEST is therefore staffed and equipped for both at once, hot production, pastry and the protocol cell working off one schedule rather than separate ones.
The team that handles government flight catering at this kitchen is the same named crew on every rotation, carried on the access list rather than rotated in for a single movement. Security clearance is checked before the badge is issued, and the same staff work to household service standards on a royal or state movement as on a scheduled wide-body departure. Nothing in the chain of custody changes hands outside that named group between the seal at the kitchen and the signature at the aircraft.
Halal airline meals and special meals at LEST
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Santiago de Compostela
Menus at Santiago de Compostela are written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a fixed list, so a scheduled wide-body departure and a state movement draw on the same kitchen under different specifications. Inflight catering at LEST draws on the produce of Galicia where the sourcing brief allows it, dairy, orchard fruit and fish worked into the standing menu rather than named as a single dish. Every set is written against a specification held on file, so a repeat rotation is served to the same standard the second time as the first. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled through to the galley rather than left to the loading crew to interpret.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Santiago de Compostela are plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed set list, with VIP flight catering built to allow caviar and à-la-carte service on request. VIP flight catering at SCQ is filed against the standing order between rotations, so the presentation a household or a delegation signs off once is repeated on the next movement without a fresh brief.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LEST run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, with oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft rather than a generic tray. Crew meals at SCQ and cabin crew meals travel in the same load as pilot meals, each boxed to the roster rather than combined into one undifferentiated set.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements are documented per passenger at LEST, household, religious and medical needs each carried on the same paperwork as the rest of the load rather than handled separately. Halal and kosher sets, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before that line closes, so inflight catering in Spain covers a religious or medical requirement without altering the schedule of the rest of the cabin.
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
Aircraft catering under HACCP control at SCQ
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 Santiago de Compostela (SCQ)
Santiago de Compostela is worked as a wide-body field on a single runway, which concentrates arrivals onto one flow rather than spreading them across parallel movements, and airport catering here is planned against that concentration rather than against an average day. A delegation or a state movement through LEST is treated as a documentation problem first, protocol filed and cleared staff confirmed before the uplift is built, while a peak wave of scheduled departures is treated as a capacity problem, tray sets staged in the order the loading sheet calls them.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our flight kitchen by sealed cart, moved airside under our own clearance and boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than handed over at the foot of the stand. Aviation catering at Santiago de Compostela runs on that same route whatever the segment, airline catering, inflight catering or a private movement, so the ramp sees one method rather than several. In-flight catering in Spain is coordinated from that single route rather than negotiated stand by stand on the day.
One coordinator carries the rotation from kitchen seal to aircraft signature, and airline catering at LEST closes on a signed handover rather than an assumed one.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at LEST / SCQ
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Government and state flight catering at LEST
A 3200 m runway at Santiago de Compostela is long enough to bring a head of state aircraft onto the same wide-body stands used for scheduled traffic, rather than routing it to a separate strip. Government flight catering here runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at SCQ
A private airliner, BBJ, ACJ or wide-body VIP configuration, boards at Santiago de Compostela on the same wide-body stands the field holds for scheduled traffic, because the reference code covers both. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Santiago de Compostela
On the wide-body stands at Santiago de Compostela, a 3200 m runway is what lets a full three-cabin charter uplift board in one pass rather than split across turns. Charter flight catering here covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at LEST
The wide-body reference code held at Santiago de Compostela lets our crews load a full three-cabin uplift on a single stand rather than staging it across several smaller ones. That capacity carries ad hoc airline catering for carriers running SCQ as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering worked off one duty roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SCQ
A wide-body stand mix at Santiago de Compostela has to be sequenced around the GA traffic sharing the same single runway, and business aviation is worked into that sequence rather than around it. Private jet catering here reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, delivered on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
FBOs at Santiago de Compostela
united aviation services s.l.
Charter flight catering reviewed at Santiago de Compostela
Operators on commercial aviation catering at SCQ
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We requested HACCP at Santiago de Compostela (SCQ/LEST) and the packaging worked very well onboard. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. The crew appreciated how easy it was to load. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Alexander — Charter Services Manager
“Our operation through Santiago de Compostela (SCQ/LEST) included an ACMI request at short notice. The team stayed in contact with operations, adjusted to the new timing, and kept the aircraft handover simple. Good support for a changing flight schedule. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Theo — Station Services Coordinator
“We used the team for business jet catering at Santiago de Compostela (SCQ/LEST) on a VIP trip. The food arrived fresh and well presented, with clear labels and packaging that actually worked in our galley. I would definitely order from them again. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Maya — Corporate Aviation Manager
Outstation catering data for Santiago de Compostela (LEST / SCQ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,200 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | LEST |
Business jet catering questions at LEST
Technical stop catering questions at LEST
What operations gets asked every week about Santiago de Compostela.
Ask operations directly →Do you deliver airline catering airside at Santiago de Compostela?
Yes, by moving the sealed uplift under our own clearance and boarding it directly by hi-loader, so airside delivery never passes through a handover at the foot of the aircraft.
Which special meal codes does Santiago de Compostela airport produce?
The loader routes halal, kosher and the full range of IATA SPML codes through a separate production line, sealed before it joins the rest of the load, so special meals are documented per passenger rather than bulk-labelled.
What does private jet catering at SCQ cover for business aviation?
We deliver FBO catering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as a wide-body uplift.
How is VIP flight catering handled under protocol at LEST?
LEST runs VIP flight catering and government flight catering under one protocol file, with clearance and household requirements documented before the uplift leaves the kitchen.
Can you tell me what airline catering costs at Santiago de Compostela?
A quotation turns on cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a published rate, so airline catering cost is confirmed once those three are known; our desk returns a figure directly.
When does an order need to be placed at Santiago de Compostela airport?
Once cabin count and specification are confirmed, lead time and how far in advance to book depend on the rotation, and last minute airline catering can still be built if the change reaches the kitchen before the seal.
Airport catering near Santiago de Compostela
LCG / LECO
Culleredo
Spain · 45 km from Santiago de Compostela
Airline & VIP flight catering →
VGO / LEVX
Vigo
Spain · 76 km from Santiago de Compostela
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BGC / LPBG
Bragança
Portugal · 182 km from Santiago de Compostela
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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