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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — San Jose, Costa Rica
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at San Jose (MRPV / SYQ)
SYQ (IATA) · MRPV (ICAO)
A 1566 m runway and a single narrow-body reference code set what boards at San Jose: multi-class rotations loaded stand by stand rather than in bulk. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body-trained hi-loader uplift at MRPV, boarding scheduled, charter, government and private movements airside without setting a tray at the foot of the aircraft.
1,566 m
Longest runway
Narrow-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 — San Jose
Hi-loader aviation catering on the MRPV apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at San Jose airport
In-flight catering, sealed cart to galley door, MRPV
The narrow-body reference code held at MRPV fixes how a rotation is staged: one aircraft at a time through the galley door, sequenced rather than run in parallel. Ramp access is agreed before the cart leaves the kitchen, so the apron slot and the loading window are set together, not one after the other. Every uplift at San Jose moves on that same sequence, whatever the size of the order.
Between the kitchen and the stand at San Jose sits a short convoy, and it is that convoy we plan against, not the food: screening, an escort where the movement calls for one, and the apron traffic that a single-runway field concentrates onto one route. Chain of custody runs the whole way, sealed at dispatch and checked again at the galley. Each catering uplift is logged twice on temperature, once at the kitchen and once at handover, and the galley catering that boards carries a signature closing the load at MRPV.
One coordinator, one sealed cart, one signature: nothing about that changes at San Jose.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving San Jose, Costa Rica
Cleared crews behind government flight catering at San Jose airport
The flight kitchen provisioning San Jose runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to the HACCP standard that governs every batch before it leaves the building. Airport catering at MRPV depends on that separation of lines as much as on distance: cold chain integrity is set at the point of production, not corrected on the ramp. Airport catering at SYQ therefore starts in the kitchen, where the tray sets are sealed before the convoy is called forward.
The team assigned to government flight catering at San Jose is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn from general production. Each member holds security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the movement, and is trained to the household standards a royal or state booking requires. Chain of custody runs with them, not around them, from the seal at MRPV to the handover at the aircraft.
VIP flight catering menus for MRPV / SYQ departures
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at San Jose (SYQ)
A single narrow-body reference code at San Jose still carries three distinct cabins, and the inflight catering built for each one follows the cabin, the mission and the season rather than a single fixed menu. Costa Rica's produce runs through the specification where the season allows it: dairy, tropical fruit and coffee appear in general terms, never as a named dish. Every set is documented per passenger, covering allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements before it leaves the kitchen. From a VIP flight menu to a charter flight menu, the tray sets boarded at MRPV are built to the same written standard.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins boarded at San Jose are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the aircraft, so a repeat rotation boards to the same presentation each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at SYQ take multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, boarded in tray sets rather than plated individually. Crew meals at MRPV are boxed to the same roster: cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel separately, each labelled to the duty pattern.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger for every departure from San Jose, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering produced against an SPML code is built on a separate line and sealed before it joins the main uplift, so a mixed cabin boards without cross-contact between sets.
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 compliance at MRPV / SYQ
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 SYQ
San Jose runs on a single narrow-body reference code and one runway, which means every rotation shares the same stand sequence rather than spreading across parallel wide-body positions; a government delegation here is a documentation problem before it is a volume one, and a charter turnaround is a timing problem against the same single stand.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by hi-loader from our flight kitchen, boarded to galley height rather than handed off at the foot of the stairs; the ramp handler on the field moves the sealed cart under escort where the movement calls for one, and our own crew stays with it until the door closes. Airline catering at San Jose and aviation catering at MRPV both run off that same route, whatever the customer segment behind the booking.
One coordinator is named to each rotation, the carts are sealed at the kitchen and logged again at the stand, and a signed handover closes the file: airport catering at SYQ and inflight catering in San Jose are committed to that same sequence on every movement, scheduled or ad hoc.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at MRPV
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Government and state flight catering at SYQ
At a field held to a single narrow-body reference code, a head of state movement is worked through the same one stand as scheduled traffic, which makes documentation the variable that has to be right. Government flight catering at catering at SYQ for state visits and official delegations means the protocol file recorded per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and the uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at San Jose
A single stand governed by one narrow-body reference code has to sequence a household movement around whatever else is on the ramp that day, so the loading order is fixed before the aircraft is on the ground. Royal flight catering at San Jose covers private airliners, BBJ and ACJ types among them, held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MRPV
The runway measures 1566 metres, which sets the aircraft this ramp turns rather than the size of the order behind it: charter flight catering at San Jose for ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions still boards a full multi-class uplift counted against the loading sheet. Charter flight catering at MRPV is staged in the order the galleys are laid out, whatever the season or the mission behind the booking.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at SYQ
A narrow-body reference code governs every stand at San Jose, which is exactly what a carrier running MRPV as an outstation needs confirmed before booking ad hoc airline catering here. Outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering sit on the same duty roster, AOG covered, crew meals at San Jose boxed to the roster across a multi-leg rotation, with crew meals in San Jose handled on the same ad hoc catering line as a scheduled order and ad hoc airline catering in Costa Rica routed through the one desk.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at San Jose
We work the same 1566 m runway for business aviation as for scheduled traffic, so private jet catering in San Jose runs off the identical stand sequence rather than a separate lane. Delivery goes to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering booked through the same desk as any other movement.
Private jets →
FBOs at San Jose
aerogo fbo & ground handling
Charter flight catering trusted at San Jose airport
Flight departments on jet catering at San Jose, Costa Rica
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We had a last-minute schedule change into San Jose (SYQ/MRPV) and needed urgent airline 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. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Lea — Aviation Operations Executive
“For an operation away from our normal base, we arranged off-station catering at San Jose (SYQ/MRPV). Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. Reliable and easy to manage from the ops desk. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Nicolas — Airport Services Manager
“We compared options for San Jose (SYQ/MRPV) and asked for an airline catering cost per meal. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. The clear communication made the booking easy. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Tiago — VIP Aviation Coordinator
Outstation catering data for San Jose (MRPV / SYQ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,566 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | MRPV |
Inflight catering FAQ for San Jose, Costa Rica
Diversion catering and ramp questions at MRPV / SYQ
What operations gets asked every week about San Jose.
Ask operations directly →At San Jose, are halal, kosher and SPML meals produced and documented?
The sealed cart that leaves our kitchen carries halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes, each one labelled per passenger before it joins the main uplift.
Does SYQ take airside delivery, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
Every rotation is boarded by hi-loader to galley height under airside access cleared in advance, so airline catering here reaches the door without a handoff at the foot of the stairs.
Whose figures decide what airline catering costs at MRPV?
For every booking the airline catering cost depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window agreed for that rotation, and our desk returns a quotation built on those three.
How far does private jet catering reach across San Jose's field?
Security clearance on file for our crews covers the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal alike, so private jet catering and FBO catering both move on the same cold chain as a scheduled uplift.
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