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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — San Salvador, El Salvador
Airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at San Salvador (MSLP / SAL)
SAL (IATA) · MSLP (ICAO)
The 3200 m runway at San Salvador holds a wide-body reference code, which is what lets a full three-cabin rotation be boarded here rather than diverted for provisioning. Inflight catering and in-flight catering move by hi-loader to galley height on the wide-body stands, with uplift staged airside from the flight kitchen to the aircraft door.
3,200 m
Longest runway
Wide-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
02
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 Salvador
Hi-loader boarding for inflight catering at SAL
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Catering uplift timing at San Salvador
Aircraft catering sealed from kitchen to galley at MSLP / SAL
Ramp access is what separates a delivered tray from a boarded one, and at San Salvador the sequence runs the same way on every rotation. Catering at SAL leaves the kitchen sealed, clears the ramp under escort, and reaches the galley door by hi-loader rather than being set down at the foot of the aircraft. Every stage is logged against the wide-body reference code that governs the stand, not against the flight number alone.
Between the kitchen and the wide-body stand at San Salvador sit screening, an escorted convoy and apron traffic sharing the single runway, and none of them are left to chance on a sealed catering uplift. We plan the galley catering sequence against the busiest of those stages rather than the average one, so a delay upstream does not become a delay at the aircraft door. Temperatures are logged when the load is sealed at the kitchen and logged again at handover on the stand, and the run closes with a signature that ties the two readings to one chain of custody.
One coordinator carries the load from the kitchen seal to the signature on the stand.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for San Salvador airport
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at MSLP / SAL
Airport catering in San Salvador is provisioned from a facility running hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, sized to a wide-body rotation rather than a single flight. HACCP governs every line, from the cold larder through to the sealed cart, and the same standard applies whether the load is a scheduled sector or a government movement. Airport catering at San Salvador draws on that one facility for every class of flight the field handles, with the flight kitchen at SAL working to the wide-body reference code rather than to a fixed daily volume.
The team behind government flight catering at San Salvador is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for one movement. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, they sit on the access list for the ramp, and they are trained to household service standards as well as to the paperwork that has to travel with a sealed uplift. That continuity is what keeps catering at MSLP repeatable across a delegation, a charter and a scheduled service without changing who signs for the load.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at MSLP
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at San Salvador
From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, inflight catering at MSLP is written to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to one fixed specification. Menus draw on regional produce where the country allows it, working dairy, fish and orchard fruit into a written specification rather than naming a single supplier or dish. Seasonal changes move through the menu cycle without disturbing the tray standard that every cabin is built to. Every set closes on documentation: allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are recorded per passenger and per cabin before the load is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at San Salvador are plated to a written specification rather than a fixed set list, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for each operator, so the presentation is repeatable across a return rotation rather than rebuilt for it.
Business cabins
Business cabins at MSLP take multi-choice hot service built to a written cabin specification, boxed in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, with cabin crew meals labelled apart from the flight-deck set for San Salvador rotations.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at SAL are documented per passenger, covering household, religious and medical needs alongside halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering for these sets is produced on a separate line at the flight kitchen and sealed before it leaves that line for the stand.
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 under HACCP control at San Salvador, El Salvador
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.
Airport catering delivered airside at San Salvador (SAL)
San Salvador holds a single wide-body-capable runway, which puts scheduled, charter and government movements through the same stand rather than spreading them across parallel infrastructure. That mix makes a delegation a documentation problem more than a capacity one, and it makes a repeat charter rotation a matter of holding the same specification twice rather than building it fresh each time.
Airline catering at SAL is worked from the flight kitchen to the stand by hi-loader, boarding directly to galley height rather than being set down at the foot of the aircraft, with our own crews escorted across the ramp on their own badges. Aviation catering in El Salvador runs off that same route regardless of the customer, and in-flight catering in El Salvador is staged against the wide-body reference code that governs the stand rather than against the flight schedule.
What we commit to at this station is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to stand, and a signed handover that closes the chain of custody. Inflight catering in El Salvador and airport catering at SAL both run to that same commitment, whatever the mission on the manifest.
VVIP catering alongside scheduled flights at MSLP / SAL
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Government and state flight catering at SAL
On the same wide-body stand used for scheduled traffic, a head of state aircraft can be boarded without a change of loading method, only a change of paperwork. Government flight catering at San Salvador for state visits and official delegations runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff, and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at San Salvador
Sequencing a household load around a single wide-body stand means the galley plan is fixed before the aircraft is, and that plan holds across repeat movements rather than being rebuilt each time. Royal flight catering at SAL covers private airliners including BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations, with a written household specification kept on file between movements and halal sets produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MSLP
3200 metres of runway is enough to bring a full wide-body charter onto the single stand here, which is what allows a full three-cabin uplift rather than a partial one. Charter flight catering at SAL serves ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg missions, counted against the loading sheet and staged in the order the galleys are laid out for charter flight catering in El Salvador.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at SAL
A wide-body aircraft on the single runway at San Salvador can be boarded on short notice, because the reference code held here matches the stand and the hi-loader access it needs. Ad hoc airline catering covers carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering worked off one duty roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at San Salvador
Our crews work the same 3200 m runway and single stand that a wide-body rotation uses to reach the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal with a business aviation load. Private jet catering at MSLP runs on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, covering business aviation catering, business jet catering and FBO catering without a separate kitchen line.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at MSLP
Protocol officers on government flight catering at SAL
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“A short-notice movement brought us into San Salvador (SAL/MSLP), so we needed reliable technical stop catering. Even with the late change, the meals were packed correctly and delivered within the revised window. We would use them again for another short-notice stop. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Zara — Client Services Manager
“San Salvador (SAL/MSLP) was an outstation for us, and we booked airline catering at small airports for the sector. Updates were concise and the delivery timing matched our handling plan. A solid solution for outstation operations. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Bastien — Charter Services Manager
“We compared options for San Salvador (SAL/MSLP) and asked for an airline catering cost. The inclusions were easy to understand, lead time was realistic, and there were no surprises when the final order was confirmed. Good option when you need a fast and transparent answer. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Mark — Airport Operations Lead
Aviation catering data for San Salvador (MSLP / SAL)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 3,200 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | MSLP |
Business jet catering questions at MSLP
Diversion catering and ramp questions at MSLP
What operations gets asked every week about San Salvador.
Ask operations directly →Whose FBO catering reaches the private aircraft parked at San Salvador?
For every operator on the field, FBO catering and private jet catering are delivered to the GA terminal and to the FBOs on the field, not to one preferred handler alone.
Where does airline catering reach the aircraft at San Salvador?
The handover record shows airline catering delivered airside, boarded by hi-loader straight to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft.
How far in advance does SAL need an order confirmed?
The clearance held on file for cleared staff sets the lead time, and the desk works within it to confirm how far in advance an order is needed and how late a specification can still change before the load is sealed.
Is airline catering cost at MSLP published on a fixed list?
The coordinator who signs for each load builds a quotation from the cabin count, the specification and the loading window rather than from a published price list, and the desk returns a figure once those are set.
Commercial aviation catering near San Salvador
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Aircraft · stand · local time
Offloading
Return leg, if any
Order
Counts · menus · files
Contact
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Uplift at San Salvador (SAL)