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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — La Isabela, Dominican Republic
Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at La Isabela (MDJB / JBQ)
JBQ (IATA) · MDJB (ICAO)
One runway of 1,650 metres and a narrow-body reference code set what boards at La Isabela, from tight turnarounds to full three-cabin rotations. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and wide-body-grade uplift procedures at this field, boarding by hi-loader to galley height for scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements alike.
1,650 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 — La Isabela
Hi-loader aviation catering on the MDJB apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window for La Isabela departures
In-flight catering, sealed cart to galley door, MDJB / JBQ
Ramp access at La Isabela is the fact that sets the loading window: once the hi-loader is cleared onto the apron, the sealed cart moves straight to the galley door with no stop at the foot of the aircraft. Every uplift is logged from the moment it leaves the kitchen to the moment the crew signs for it, so a diversion or a tight turnaround still runs against a fixed sequence rather than a guess. That sequence is what a JBQ catering uplift is measured against, not against an estimate.
Between our kitchen and the stand at La Isabela sit airside screening, an escort onto the apron, and the ramp traffic around a single narrow-body stand. We plan every catering uplift against the busiest of those, not the easiest, so a delayed slot never becomes a missed galley door. Temperature is logged twice: once when the cart is sealed at the kitchen, once again at handover, and the chain of custody closes with a signature at the aircraft rather than at the ramp edge. That signed handover is what turns a galley catering delivery into a documented one, matched against the original load sheet before the seal is broken.
The seal that closes at our kitchen is the same one signed for at the aircraft.
Crew meals and pilot meals for La Isabela (JBQ) departures
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at MDJB / JBQ
The flight kitchen that provisions La Isabela runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, feeding a single narrow-body stand rather than a bank of wide-body gates. That single-stand model means every tray set for airport catering at MDJB is built to one loading sequence, not staggered across several simultaneous departures. Production runs to HACCP standards throughout, with the cold chain held from the larder to the cart, which is what airport catering in La Isabela is checked against on arrival.
The team behind government flight catering at La Isabela is the same named crew on every rotation: security clearance on file, listed on the access roster, and trained to household service standards before a sealed uplift ever leaves the kitchen. That continuity matters more than headcount on a single-stand field, where one crew carries the whole protocol file for catering at JBQ from seal to signature, with no handover to a second team partway through.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at MDJB
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at La Isabela
Menus at La Isabela are built to the cabin and the mission, not to a fixed cycle: a scheduled sector, a government movement and a charter each draw on the same kitchen but a different specification. Where local sourcing applies, the tray sets draw on the produce of the Dominican Republic, from tropical fruit to fresh dairy, without naming a single dish or supplier. From passenger meal boxes to VVIP trays, inflight catering at MDJB follows the cabin, the mission and the season it is boarded for. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and labelled per cabin before it reaches the galley door.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at La Isabela are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request and filed against the standing order. VIP flight catering here is signed off before it leaves the kitchen, not adjusted on the ramp.
Business cabins
Business cabins at JBQ take a multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, alongside the tray sets built for the cabin.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at MDJB are documented per passenger, covering halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each set is produced on its own line and sealed there, which is the standard household, religious and medical service at La Isabela is held to under inflight catering.
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 food safety at MDJB / JBQ
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.
Airside airport catering at La Isabela (JBQ)
A single narrow-body runway of 1,650 metres shapes the traffic through La Isabela: scheduled and charter movements share one stand with government and VIP rotations, so documentation discipline matters as much as speed. A delegation arriving on short notice is a paperwork problem before it is a volume one, and a repeat charter rotation is a matter of holding the same specification twice running rather than reworking it.
From the flight kitchen, the sealed cart moves airside under escort to the one working stand, boarded by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering at La Isabela runs off that same route regardless of carrier, with ramp access held on our own clearance rather than requested case by case.
One coordinator carries each rotation from seal to signature, so aviation catering in the Dominican Republic and airport catering in the Dominican Republic both close on a single handover record, not a shared one across several teams.
VVIP catering and commercial flights at MDJB / JBQ
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Government and state flight catering at JBQ
The 1,650-metre runway at La Isabela takes the narrow-body aircraft that carry most delegation and state traffic through this field. Government flight catering here runs on a documented protocol file per passenger, with security-cleared staff and the uplift sealed at the kitchen before it ever reaches the one working stand, covering head of state movements on the same clearance as any other rotation.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at La Isabela
A private airliner working to BBJ or ACJ configuration boards through the same single narrow-body stand as any other movement at La Isabela, on the 1,650-metre runway this field holds. Royal flight catering here runs to a written household specification kept on file between visits, with the royal household's dietary requirements and VVIP service standards confirmed ahead of the seal rather than adjusted on the ramp.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MDJB
Across the single stand at La Isabela, the 1,650-metre runway sets what a charter operator can bring through this field on any given rotation. Charter flight catering at La Isabela covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg missions, with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged to match how the galleys are laid out; charter flight catering at JBQ closes on the same signed handover as any other segment.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at JBQ
With one narrow-body stand working every movement through La Isabela, our crews plan the sequence before the aircraft is even on the ramp. We run ad hoc airline catering for carriers that route through MDJB without a standing programme, alongside outstation catering for those that do. Diversion catering and technical stop catering follow the same tray standard, with crew meals in La Isabela boxed to the roster across a multi-leg rotation, and ad hoc catering at JBQ confirmed before wheels touch down.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at La Isabela
A single narrow-body reference code at La Isabela means business aviation works around the same one stand as scheduled and charter traffic, rather than a dedicated ramp of its own. Private jet catering at MDJB is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal by our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering and business aviation catering confirmed against the same loading window.
Private jets →
FBOs at La Isabela
universal aviation
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at La Isabela airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at JBQ
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through La Isabela (JBQ/MDJB) required sports team charter catering on a tight schedule. The meals were clearly labeled, portions were suitable for the group, and the delivery stayed on time despite a moving departure. The crew was happy with the organization. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Alice — Turnaround Coordinator
“We arranged repatriation flight catering at La Isabela (JBQ/MDJB) for a non-routine passenger movement. They kept the menu simple, respected the special requirements, and delivered exactly when the aircraft was ready to receive it. A good experience under difficult timing conditions. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Liam — Client Services Manager
“We ordered cargo crew meals for a cargo rotation through La Isabela (JBQ/MDJB). They respected the unusual timing and kept communication direct with our ops team. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Rafael — State Aviation Manager
Flight catering station reference for La Isabela (MDJB / JBQ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,650 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | MDJB |
Business jet catering questions at MDJB
Technical stop catering questions at MDJB
What operations gets asked every week about La Isabela.
Ask operations directly →Is there a lead time for airline catering orders at La Isabela?
Our coordinator confirms the order window on booking and takes specification changes up to the cut-off agreed for that rotation; ask how far in advance your mission needs to lock the count, since last-minute airline catering is worked case by case against the loading window.
What does airline catering cost at JBQ?
We price each quotation against cabin count, specification and the loading window rather than a fixed list, so airline catering cost at JBQ depends on what is actually boarded and when the order is placed.
Which flights get VIP flight catering and government flight catering at MDJB?
The hi-loader routes every sealed cart to galley height regardless of mission type, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering at MDJB run on the same protocol file and the same signed handover as a scheduled sector.
When can private jet catering reach the FBOs in La Isabela?
Once a booking is confirmed, FBO catering is delivered to the GA terminal and the FBOs on the field on the same cold chain as an airline uplift, so private jet catering in La Isabela follows the loading window agreed at booking rather than a separate schedule.
Commercial aviation catering near La Isabela
SDQ / MDSD
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic · 37 km from La Isabela
Airline & VIP flight catering →
AZS / MDCY
Samana
Dominican Republic · 82 km from La Isabela
Airline & VIP flight catering →
STI / MDST
Santiago
Dominican Republic · 113 km from La Isabela
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at La Isabela (JBQ)