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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Nicoya, Costa Rica
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Nicoya (MRNS / NOB)
NOB (IATA) · MRNS (ICAO)
The single runway at Nicoya, 1000 metres long, sets a narrow-body reference code and a working rhythm our kitchen builds every rotation around. Inflight catering here runs from a sealed cart through hi-loader boarding to galley height for the wide-body movements the field takes, with in-flight catering held on airside delivery so an uplift lands stand-ready rather than kerb-side.
1,000 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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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 — Nicoya
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at Nicoya
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aircraft catering lead times at Nicoya (NOB)
Airport catering, one seal from kitchen to cabin at MRNS
Ramp access at Nicoya's single stand is held on our own clearance, not negotiated load by load, which keeps the sequence between kitchen and apron the same on every rotation. A catering uplift here moves from a sealed cart to the galley door in a fixed order: screened, escorted, logged. That order is what the loading window measures, not a promise of speed.
Between our kitchen and the one stand at MRNS sit screening, an escort across the apron, and the ordinary press of ramp traffic around a single runway. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of that, not the best, so the galley catering reaching the aircraft is never the variable a crew has to manage. The chain of custody is documented at both ends: a temperature log at sealing, another at handover, and a signature that closes the load against the roster it was built for.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing in between left unaccounted for.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving Nicoya, Costa Rica
Pilot meals and cleared production crews for Nicoya airport
The flight kitchen behind MRNS runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, feeding the single narrow-body stand this station operates from. Airport catering at Nicoya moves through that one facility rather than across several outstations, which keeps the specification consistent whatever the rotation. Every tray leaving it is produced to HACCP, and airport catering in Costa Rica is measured against that same standard on every departure from this flight kitchen at NOB.
The team cleared for government flight catering at Nicoya is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned as availability allows. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the one stand this field operates, and is trained to household service standards for the movements that require them. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, and it is what the sealed uplift depends on before it ever reaches the ramp.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at MRNS / NOB
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Nicoya (NOB)
Our menus are designed by cabin and by mission, not issued from a single fixed list applied regardless of who is flying. Inflight catering at MRNS draws on the produce of the wider region around Nicoya where the specification allows it, working dairy, fish and seasonal fruit into a plan built for the tray, not for a plate service that never leaves the ground. Cycles are rotated week to week so a repeat rotation through this station does not repeat its own menu. Every set carries documented allergen, halal, kosher and medical codes, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins routed through Nicoya are plated to a written specification rather than improvised on the day, with à-la-carte service available on request. The presentation itself is filed against the standing order, so VIP flight catering here repeats exactly on the next rotation through NOB.
Business cabins
Business cabins at MRNS take a multi-choice hot service built to oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to each aircraft. Crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, with cabin crew meals sequenced apart from the passenger tray sets so nothing is loaded out of order.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements are documented per passenger rather than left to a verbal note passed at the door. Halal and kosher sets, and the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line at NOB and sealed before they leave it, so inflight catering here carries no ambiguity about what a given passenger is served.
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
Aviation catering food safety records at Nicoya
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 NOB
Nicoya operates from a single narrow-body reference code, which means every rotation through its one stand is worked to the same specification rather than split by aircraft size. A charter or a delegation arriving here is first a documentation problem, not a capacity one: the stand itself does not vary, so what changes rotation to rotation is the protocol file that travels with it.
The uplift moves from our kitchen to that stand by airside delivery, loaded under ramp access held on our own clearance rather than negotiated per flight. Airline catering at Nicoya and in-flight catering on the same rotation run off one sequence, sealed cart to galley door, with no handoff between separate teams for different cabins. Aviation catering at NOB is planned stand by stand because there is only the one stand to plan around.
What we commit to here is a single coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover on every load, whatever the mission behind it.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at Nicoya
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Government and state flight catering at Nicoya
At the single stand this station operates from, an aircraft carrying a head of state delegation is worked under the same clearance discipline as any other movement, with nothing left to informal arrangement. Government flight catering at Nicoya documents the protocol file per passenger, assigns security-cleared staff to the load, and seals the uplift before it leaves the kitchen for the stand.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at MRNS
Loading a private airliner through Nicoya's single narrow-body stand means sequencing the whole cabin plan around that one reference code rather than around a wide-body configuration this field does not hold. Royal flight catering here keeps a written household specification on file between movements, covering private airliners such as a BBJ or an ACJ, with halal and other royal household dietary requirements produced to that same file on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at NOB
The runway at Nicoya measures 1000 metres, which sets the class of charter and ACMI movement this field can turn around on its single stand. Charter flight catering at Nicoya covers wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions with a full cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering in Costa Rica staged in the order each galley is laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at Nicoya
A narrow-body aircraft working this station as an outstation is boarded against the same aerodrome reference code that governs every other movement through Nicoya's one stand. Ad hoc airline catering at Nicoya covers outstation catering and diversion catering off the same duty roster, technical stop catering and AOG included, with crew meals in Costa Rica boxed to the roster across a multi-leg rotation, and ad hoc catering at NOB never treated as a separate desk from the scheduled load.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at MRNS
We work the same 1000-metre runway at Nicoya for business aviation as for the scheduled traffic on its one stand, routing loads to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal rather than to a separate facility. Private jet catering in Costa Rica runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering held to the identical clearance standard.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted at Nicoya (NOB)
Flight departments on jet catering at Nicoya, Costa Rica
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed an airline catering broker at Nicoya (NOB/MRNS) and the support was excellent. The response time was good and we did not have to manage several local suppliers ourselves. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Andrea — Airline Operations Manager
“We booked private jet catering in Nicoya for a flight operating through NOB/MRNS. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. I would use them again for another flight from Nicoya. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Imran — Private Jet Operations Manager
“We had several halal airline meals on our order at Nicoya (NOB/MRNS) and everything was handled correctly. Each item was clearly identified, separated from the standard meals, and easy to check before boarding. A good experience with complex dietary requests. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Andres — Mission Planning Officer
Airport catering profile for Nicoya (MRNS / NOB)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 1,000 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | MRNS |
Inflight catering FAQ for Nicoya airport
Crew meals, lead times and access at MRNS / NOB
What operations gets asked every week about Nicoya.
Ask operations directly →Whose lead time governs an order placed for a flight through Nicoya?
For a standard rotation, we ask for as much notice as the schedule allows, though last minute airline catering is worked routinely against a confirmed slot; the specification itself can still change closer to departure than the initial order.
Where does protocol sit for VIP and government movements through Nicoya airport?
The protocol file travels with the load itself, documented per passenger and matched against the access list before the uplift is sealed, which is how VIP flight catering and government flight catering are handled on the same stand without crossing procedures.
When does a figure exist for airline catering cost at NOB?
Once cabin count, specification and loading window are confirmed for a given rotation, the desk returns a quotation built on those three factors rather than a published rate card.
Is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at MRNS?
The same coordinator who books the stand for scheduled traffic also routes loads to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal, so FBO catering runs on the identical cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Does Nicoya produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes?
Every passenger requiring halal, kosher or another special meal under the SPML system is documented individually, and each set is produced on a separate line before it is sealed for boarding.
Outstation catering near Nicoya
LIR / MRLB
Liberia
Costa Rica · 70 km from Nicoya
Airline & VIP flight catering →
UPL / MRUP
Upala
Costa Rica · 123 km from Nicoya
Airline & VIP flight catering →
FON / MRAN
La Fortuna
Costa Rica · 130 km from Nicoya
Airline & VIP flight catering →
Airline catering quote for NOB
Request a quote
Send us your catering needs for NOB
Nicoya (NOB / MRNS)
Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for Nicoya, not a brochure.
orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7
Four steps
Flight
Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
Who we come back to
Uplift at Nicoya (NOB)