Aviation catering — Deadman's Cay, Bahamas

Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Deadman's Cay (MYLD / LGI)

LGI (IATA) · MYLD (ICAO)

A single 1,219 m runway and a narrow-body reference code set the boarding pattern here: one movement worked at a time, sealed and dispatched before the next arrives. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, aviation catering and in-flight catering at this station by hi-loader to galley height, holding a wide-body specification on the uplift wherever the mission calls for it.

A catering hi-loader box raised level with the open galley door of a wide-body, its platform bridged to the doorway.
1,219 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
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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
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Deadman's Cay

Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at Deadman's Cay airport

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

Aircraft catering lead times at Deadman's Cay, Bahamas

Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at Deadman's Cay (LGI)

Deadman's Cay works to a single narrow-body reference code, and every catering uplift here is planned against that constraint rather than around it. Ramp access is held on our own clearance from the kitchen door to the aircraft, so the cart never waits at a shared gate behind other ground traffic. On the apron, the sealed load moves straight from vehicle to galley door, with no intermediate stop between the two.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Deadman's Cay sit screening, an escort across the apron, and whatever traffic the single runway is running that hour; we build the catering uplift plan against the worst of those, not the average. The galley catering load is sealed before the vehicle leaves the kitchen door, and the seal is checked again at the aircraft rather than assumed intact. Chain of custody runs on paper the whole way: driver, escort and the crew member who takes delivery of the galley each sign the same sheet.

One seal, one signature, from our kitchen door to the galley at Deadman's Cay.

Crew meals from the flight kitchen serving Deadman's Cay, Bahamas

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Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Deadman's Cay (LGI)

The flight kitchen behind Deadman's Cay runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard end to end. That single-site model matters more at a narrow-body station than at a hub: with one runway and one reference code governing the field, there is no second facility to fall back on if a rotation shifts. Airport catering at LGI and airport catering in Bahamas are both provisioned from this same flight kitchen, holding the cold chain intact from production to the cart.

The team assigned to government flight catering at this station is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn from wherever staff are free that day. Each member carries a security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the protocol movements they work, and is trained to the household standards a royal or state uplift is held to. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, before a single tray is discussed.

Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at Deadman's Cay

Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Deadman's Cay, Bahamas

Menus at Deadman's Cay are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed offer, drawing on Bahamian produce for fish, fruit and dairy elements wherever the specification allows local sourcing. Cycles are built by season, reworked as ingredients change, and matched to whether the rotation is a scheduled service, a charter or a VIP movement. Inflight catering here holds documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets against a written specification for every passenger, labelled and tracked by cabin. That documentation is filed before the flight, not assembled after a query.

Sliced roast pork in gravy with cauliflower, a pressed terrine and a herb oil trail across the plate.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at MYLD receive VIP flight catering plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request rather than fixed to one set menu. Presentation is filed against the standing order for each account, so a repeat rotation is served to the same plate each time.

A complete tray set on a black tray: sliced beef fillet in gravy with piped mash and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.

Business cabins

Business cabins at Deadman's Cay take a multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately against the roster, so the flight deck and the cabin crew each receive the set built for their duty.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at LGI are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for household, religious and medical requirements is produced on a separate line from the main cycle and sealed before it leaves that line, keeping the two streams apart from production onward.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

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Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

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Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

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Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

HACCP standards for aviation catering at Deadman's Cay

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 MYLD

Deadman's Cay works off a single 1,219 m runway under a narrow-body reference code, which means catering here is planned as one movement at a time rather than as parallel banks of wide-body traffic; a delegation or a charter is worked as a documentation and timing question before it is a volume one. Airline catering at MYLD and airport catering at Deadman's Cay both run stand by stand rather than gate by gate, with the sealed cart routed from the kitchen to the aircraft under our own escort.

Uplift reaches the aircraft from our kitchen by cart, staged for the loading crew and handed up at the door rather than left on the tarmac for someone else to carry. Inflight catering in Bahamas and in-flight catering in Bahamas both run off the same duty roster and the same paperwork, whatever the operator or the mission on that rotation. Aviation catering at LGI is coordinated through one desk regardless of segment.

On every rotation here we commit to one coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the aircraft.

VVIP catering and commercial flights at Deadman's Cay (LGI)

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Government and state flight catering at MYLD
A narrow-body reference code means a delegation movement is sequenced around the one stand this field offers, not slotted alongside several. Government flight catering at Deadman's Cay for state visits and official delegations documents the protocol file per passenger, keeps security-cleared staff on the load, and seals the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, with head of state movements worked to that same standing procedure.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LGI
One narrow-body reference code, and that single classification still carries a private airliner without altering the household standard applied to it. Royal flight catering at this station holds to a written specification kept on file between movements, covering BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VVIP operations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced to the same royal household procedure on every repeat rotation through Deadman's Cay.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Deadman's Cay
We build a full three-cabin uplift for the single narrow-body stand this reference code allows, staging tray sets in the order the galleys are laid out rather than by convenience of loading. Charter flight catering at MYLD covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, and charter flight catering in Deadman's Cay is counted against the loading sheet before a cart ever reaches the aircraft.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at MYLD
At a station governed by a 1,219 m runway and a narrow-body reference code, ad hoc airline catering has to be planned around a single movement window rather than a bank of parallel arrivals. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off one duty roster here, AOG included, with crew meals boxed separately for every leg of a multi-leg rotation and outstation catering at MYLD held to the same specification whichever carrier flies it that week.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LGI
The 1,219 m runway at this field carries the business aviation movements that route through the GA terminal alongside scheduled and charter traffic. Private jet catering at Deadman's Cay reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as a business aviation catering or business jet catering order for a scheduled airline uplift.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering reviewed at Deadman's Cay, Bahamas

Operators on commercial aviation catering at MYLD / LGI

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“Our ops team used the service at Deadman's Cay (LGI/MYLD) as an airline catering partner. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”

★★★★★

Government flight department

Lorenzo — Special Missions Coordinator

“We booked private jet catering in Deadman's Cay for a flight operating through LGI/MYLD. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. Good local support for a VIP operation. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Abel — Network Operations Coordinator

“We had several kosher airline meals on our order at Deadman's Cay (LGI/MYLD) and everything was handled correctly. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Joana — Flight Operations Supervisor

Airport catering facts for Deadman's Cay (MYLD / LGI)

DatumValue
Longest runway1,219 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOMYLD

Airline catering services FAQ for Deadman's Cay

Diversion catering and ramp questions at Deadman's Cay

What operations gets asked every week about Deadman's Cay.

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How much does airline catering cost at LGI?

LGI pricing is quoted per rotation against cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than published as a flat rate; the desk returns a quotation once those details are known.

What protocol applies when we cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at MYLD?

We handle VIP flight catering, government flight catering and royal movements under a documented protocol file, with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift on every such rotation through this station.

When are halal, kosher and special meal codes produced for flights through Deadman's Cay?

Once a specification is confirmed, halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML special meal codes are produced on a separate line and documented per passenger ahead of departure.

Where is the record kept of how far in advance an order must be placed at Deadman's Cay Airport?

The standing specification on file sets the lead time for each account, and it also governs how late a change can still be accepted before the cart is sealed.

Can you deliver airline catering airside at LGI?

The single stand governed by this station's narrow-body reference code is where airside delivery happens, with every load boarded by hi-loader at galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.

Which FBOs and GA terminal receive private jet catering at MYLD?

The cart routed from our kitchen reaches every FBO on the field and the GA terminal alike, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with no single handler named or excluded.

Jet catering at airports near Deadman's Cay

SML / MYLS
Stella Maris
Bahamas · 48 km from Deadman's Cay
Airline & VIP flight catering →
GGT / MYEF
Moss Town
Bahamas · 91 km from Deadman's Cay
Airline & VIP flight catering →
CRI / MYCI
Colonel Hill
Bahamas · 105 km from Deadman's Cay
Airline & VIP flight catering →

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Deadman's Cay (LGI / MYLD)

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Four steps

Flight

Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

Return leg, if any

Order

Counts · menus · files

Contact

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Uplift at Deadman's Cay (LGI)