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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Punta Cana (MDPC / PUJ)
PUJ (IATA) · MDPC (ICAO)
Two runways and a wide-body reference code set the loading plan here: every cart is sequenced before the aircraft is on stand, so the hi-loader clears the galley door on schedule rather than on hope. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering and in-flight catering at MDPC from a kitchen staged for wide-body uplift, with hi-loader boarding straight to galley height and airside handover for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights across Punta Cana.
3,100 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
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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 — Punta Cana
Aviation catering boarded by hi-loader at MDPC
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Airport catering order window at Punta Cana (PUJ)
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at MDPC
Ramp access at MDPC is what the loading window actually measures: from the sealed cart leaving our kitchen to the signature at the galley door, timed rather than guessed. Every stage between those two points is logged against the same standard, whatever the cabin count or the mission on that stand. Catering uplift here runs on that sequence, not on an estimate handed over at the last minute.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Punta Cana sit screening, an escort through the ramp and the ordinary traffic of a working apron, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst version of all three rather than the average one. That planning is what keeps a sealed load moving on schedule when the ramp is busiest, and it is why the convoy is the risk we manage, not the food itself. Galley catering here is logged twice — temperature read at sealing and read again at handover — and closed with a signature that ties the chain of custody to one named load, one stand, one aircraft.
One seal, one signature, one route from our kitchen to your galley door.
Pilot meals prepared for Punta Cana, Dominican Republic rotations
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Punta Cana airport
Airport catering at MDPC is provisioned from a kitchen built to run hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof, so a wide-body order and a single VIP tray set are prepared on the same premises rather than passed between sites. That structure is what lets airport catering in Dominican Republic hold one HACCP standard across every class of mission, from a scheduled rotation to a one-off charter. Flight kitchen output at PUJ is planned to the loading sequence, not the other way round, so nothing waits on the ramp for want of a tray.
The team behind government flight catering at MDPC is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool pulled in for the day. Each member carries a security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp and is trained to royal household standards as well as the standing airline specification, so the same hands work a scheduled uplift and a state movement. That continuity is what a chain of custody actually depends on: fewer people touching a sealed load between the kitchen and the aircraft, not more paperwork behind it.
Kosher inflight catering and dietary sets at MDPC / PUJ
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at Punta Cana (PUJ)
Menus at Punta Cana are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a single fixed list, so a scheduled rotation, a charter and a VIP flight each draw on a specification built for what that cabin actually needs. Inflight catering here works from produce sourced with the Dominican Republic in view — tropical fruit, seafood and dairy worked into a rotating set rather than a static one, adjusted with the season. Special meals sit inside the same production line: allergen, halal, kosher and medical sets are documented per passenger and per cabin, not bundled into a single generic tray. The result is a menu range that moves with the mission while the standard behind it stays fixed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Punta Cana are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed list, with caviar and à-la-carte options available on request for VIP flight catering. Each service is filed against the standing order so a repeat rotation reads exactly as the last one did.
Business cabins
Business cabins at MDPC run multi-choice hot service to a fixed cabin specification, sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on that stand. Crew meals in Dominican Republic and cabin crew meals travel in the same tray-set run, with pilot meals boxed separately to the roster.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Punta Cana are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs on a single specification sheet. 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, giving inflight catering here a documented dietary record on every departure.
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 MDPC / PUJ
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.
Inflight catering delivered to the stand at PUJ
Punta Cana handles scheduled, charter, government and private jet traffic across two runways and a wide-body reference code, a mix that turns each movement into a different catering problem: a delegation is a documentation exercise, a charter wave is a capacity exercise, a repeat rotation is a matter of getting the same tray right every time. Airline catering at PUJ is planned against that mix rather than against a single template.
The uplift itself moves from our kitchen to the stand under ground handling on the apron, with airside delivery carried through to hi-loader boarding rather than a handover at the foot of the aircraft. Aviation catering at Punta Cana and inflight catering at MDPC run off the same ops desk, so a diversion or a late change is worked by the team that already knows the ramp.
On every uplift the commitment is the same: one coordinator, sealed carts, and a signed handover that closes the loop between in-flight catering in Punta Cana and the aircraft it boards.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at MDPC
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Government and state flight catering at MDPC
Our kitchen treats a 3100 m runway as clearance for the aircraft a delegation actually flies, so a head of state movement is worked on the same stand as any other wide-body arrival rather than a special case. Government flight catering at Punta Cana then runs on its own file: protocol documented 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 PUJ
A 3100 m runway takes the private airliners this segment actually flies — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP types — without a routing exception. Royal flight catering at Punta Cana then follows a written household specification kept on file between movements, so a repeat rotation reads exactly as the one before it, with halal and other household requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Punta Cana
Wide-body aircraft under ACMI and wet-lease operation are boarded here on the same reference code that governs a scheduled service, with no separate stand or routing exception. Charter flight catering at Punta Cana and charter flight catering in Dominican Republic cover group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at MDPC
Two runways and a wide-body reference code mean an outstation rotation, a diversion and a scheduled service can all be worked from the same stand without reshuffling the loading plan. Ad hoc airline catering at MDPC covers carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering handled off one duty roster; AOG requests join the same board, and crew meals at Punta Cana travel with the uplift across a multi-leg rotation, wherever it starts.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at PUJ
Alongside the wide-body reference code that governs the main ramp, the same field carries a GA terminal and its own apron for business aviation traffic. Private jet catering at MDPC is delivered there by our dedicated branch, reaching the FBOs on the field with FBO catering, business aviation catering and business jet catering run on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
FBOs at Punta Cana
executive terminal
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Punta Cana airport
Operators on commercial aviation catering at MDPC / PUJ
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We arranged football club charter catering for the group at Punta Cana (PUJ/MDPC) after a late schedule update. Final numbers changed late and the team adjusted without making the process difficult. We would book them again for another team movement. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Amine — Flight Dispatch Supervisor
“We arranged repatriation flight catering at Punta Cana (PUJ/MDPC) for a non-routine passenger movement. Communication with operations was efficient and the order was adapted quickly when our timings moved. Reliable service when the mission does not allow delays. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Selim — VIP Flight Operations Manager
“Our freighter crew needed cargo airline catering at Punta Cana (PUJ/MDPC) during a short turnaround. They respected the unusual timing and kept communication direct with our ops team. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Francesca — Charter Dispatch Manager
Outstation catering data for Punta Cana (MDPC / PUJ)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,100 m |
| Runways | 2 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | MDPC |
Aircraft catering questions at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Technical stop catering questions at MDPC / PUJ
What operations gets asked every week about Punta Cana.
Ask operations directly →What is the process for airline catering delivered airside at Punta Cana?
We load every uplift by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than dropping it at the foot of the aircraft, with airside delivery handled under our own ramp access on every rotation.
Where does private jet catering reach business aviation traffic at the airport?
The handover paperwork records delivery to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, with FBO catering run on the same documented route as an airline uplift.
Are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced for flights through PUJ?
The kitchen coordinator runs halal and kosher sets and the full range of SPML codes on a separate production line, documented per passenger before the uplift is sealed.
When is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering handled under protocol here?
Once a movement is flagged as a delegation or a state or royal flight, VIP flight catering and government flight catering both move onto the protocol file, with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift throughout.
Does the lead time for an order change close to departure at Punta Cana?
Every specification can still move within the loading window right up to the cut-off our desk confirms, though how far in advance an order is placed shapes what last minute airline catering can still cover.
Which factors set the airline catering cost at Punta Cana?
The loading method, the cabin count and the specification chosen all feed the quotation, since we hold no published price list and confirm figures per rotation.
Jet catering at airports near Punta Cana
LRM / MDLR
La Romana
Dominican Republic · 59 km from Punta Cana
Airline & VIP flight catering →
BQN / TJBQ
Aguadilla
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
MAZ / TJMZ
Mayaguez
Puerto Rico · 133 km from Punta Cana
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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