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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Wide-body airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering at Puerto Barrios (MGPB / PBR)
PBR (IATA) · MGPB (ICAO)
A single 2707 m runway and a wide-body reference code let this station take a full-size aircraft on the one stand it operates, so a rotation through Puerto Barrios is planned as a single named uplift rather than a queue of trolleys. AERO GOURMET provides inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here by hi-loader boarding to galley height, direct from the kitchen door to the wide-body cabin, airside.
2,707 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 — Puerto Barrios
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for Puerto Barrios (PBR)
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at MGPB / PBR
Between the kitchen door and the galley door at Puerto Barrios, every catering uplift is timed rather than guessed at, because the wide-body stand this station operates gives no room for a second attempt. Ramp access is scheduled against the aircraft's own turnaround, not around it, so the convoy reaches the apron inside the same window the flight crew works to. Loading follows the galley layout of the aircraft type on stand at MGPB, cabin by cabin, in the sequence the doors allow.
Between our kitchen and the single stand worked at Puerto Barrios sit screening, an escort through the airside gate, and whatever traffic is moving on the apron that hour; we plan the galley catering run against the worst of those, not the average. Chain of custody starts when the cart is sealed at the kitchen and does not open again until a named handler signs for it at the aircraft, so nothing airside touches the load unescorted. Temperatures are logged at sealing and logged again at handover, and the catering uplift for PBR closes only once both readings and the signature are on the same sheet.
One sealed cart, one named signature, from our kitchen door to the galley at Puerto Barrios.
Flight kitchen and crew meals for MGPB / PBR
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at Puerto Barrios
Airport catering at Puerto Barrios runs from a kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, which is what lets a single wide-body rotation and a government movement be worked from the same building without either queuing behind the other. The airport catering programme here follows HACCP throughout, from intake to the sealed cart, so the standard travels with the load rather than staying behind at the flight kitchen at PBR. That single wide-body stand at Puerto Barrios sets the pace production is built to.
Government flight catering at Puerto Barrios is handled by the same named team every rotation, not whoever is on shift that day. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, they sit on a standing access list for the airside gate, and they are trained to household service standards for the movements that call for it. That continuity is what keeps catering at MGPB auditable end to end, from the person who seals the cart to the one who signs for it at the aircraft.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at Puerto Barrios airport
VVIP catering written per mission at PBR
AERO GOURMET writes its menus to the cabin, the mission and the season rather than to a single fixed list, and at Puerto Barrios that means drawing on Guatemala's own dairy, fish and orchard fruit alongside a standing tray-set specification for volume work. Inflight catering here runs across scheduled, charter, VIP and government movements from the same kitchen, with the plating adjusted to whichever cabin is boarding. Every dish carries a documented allergen, halal, kosher or medical profile, labelled per passenger and per cabin before it leaves the kitchen. Cycles change week to week; the specification behind them does not.
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First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Puerto Barrios are plated to a written specification rather than to a fixed menu card, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request for the movements that call for it. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, so the presentation is repeatable across rotations rather than reinvented for each one.
Business cabins
Business cabins at MGPB take a multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft on stand. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel in the same tray sets, boxed to the roster rather than to a fixed passenger count.
Protocol & dietary
Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger at Puerto Barrios, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Each SPML order is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, so inflight catering for one cabin never crosses the load meant for another.
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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at PBR
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 Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
Puerto Barrios operates one wide-body stand off a single 2707 m runway, which turns most rotations here into a single named uplift rather than a wave of simultaneous departures — a government delegation is worked as a documentation problem, a charter as a capacity problem, a repeat scheduled rotation as a matter of holding the same specification twice running.
The route from our kitchen to that stand is short by design: carts are sealed at the kitchen door, escorted through the airside gate, and boarded by hi-loader to galley height rather than staged at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering at Puerto Barrios, alongside in-flight catering and aviation catering for the government and charter traffic that also uses this stand, is worked off the same ramp crew and the same ops desk rather than split across teams.
What we commit to on this station is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from kitchen to galley, and a signed handover that closes the load.
Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at Puerto Barrios
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Government and state flight catering at PBR
At the single wide-body stand Puerto Barrios operates, a head of state aircraft is worked on the same ramp footprint as any other wide-body movement, with the protocol file kept separate from the start. Government flight catering here documents each passenger's requirements, runs on security-cleared staff, and seals the uplift before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Puerto Barrios
Sequencing a household rotation through one wide-body stand means holding the loading plan against a written specification kept on file between movements, since the stand itself cannot be reserved twice. Royal flight catering at Puerto Barrios covers private airliners — BBJ, ACJ and wide-body VIP configurations — with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MGPB
A single 2707 m runway, which is enough to bring a wide-body charter onto this station's one stand for a group movement or a special mission rather than turning it away to a longer field nearby. Charter flight catering at Puerto Barrios covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order; charter flight catering here runs off the same crew as any scheduled rotation.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at PBR
The wide-body reference code held at Puerto Barrios lets a full-size aircraft work this station's one stand on a scheduled or an unscheduled basis alike. Ad hoc airline catering at PBR covers outstation catering for carriers that route through infrequently, diversion catering and technical stop catering when a rotation lands unplanned, and AOG support across a multi-leg itinerary, all off the same duty roster.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Puerto Barrios
Our kitchen works the same 2707 m runway environment for business aviation as for a wide-body rotation, sizing the load down without changing the standard it is held to. Private jet catering in Puerto Barrios reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at PBR
Protocol officers on government flight catering at MGPB
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
Scheduled airline
“We used sports team flight meals at Puerto Barrios (PBR/MGPB) for a team charter and had a good experience. The meals were clearly labeled, portions were suitable for the group, and the delivery stayed on time despite a moving departure. Very practical for team and group charter work. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Ana — Mission Operations Manager
“Our flight through Puerto Barrios (PBR/MGPB) required troop flight catering with limited preparation time. They kept the menu simple, respected the special requirements, and delivered exactly when the aircraft was ready to receive it. Reliable service when the mission does not allow delays. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Axel — Charter Operations Manager
“We ordered cargo airline crew catering for a cargo rotation through Puerto Barrios (PBR/MGPB). The order was simple, filling, clearly labeled, and delivered in a format the crew could load without delay. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Carmen — Cargo Flight Support Manager
Airport catering reference for Puerto Barrios (MGPB / PBR)
| Datum | Value |
|---|---|
| Longest runway | 2,707 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | wide-body |
| ICAO | MGPB |
Inflight catering FAQ for Puerto Barrios
Pilot meals and loading questions at Puerto Barrios airport
What operations gets asked every week about Puerto Barrios.
Ask operations directly →When can PBR count on private jet catering reaching the FBOs and the GA terminal?
When a business aviation movement is confirmed on the field, FBO catering is delivered to whichever FBO or the GA terminal is handling that aircraft, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Is there a fixed lead time for an order at MGPB, and how late can the specification change?
The coordinator assigned to the rotation sets the lead time against the loading window for that stand; how far in advance the order needs confirming depends on cabin count and specification, but changes to special meal codes or cabin counts can usually be taken later than a full menu change.
How does airline catering reach the aircraft airside at Puerto Barrios?
Puerto Barrios operates one wide-body stand, and airline catering is boarded there by hi-loader to galley height rather than left at the foot of the aircraft, with airside delivery escorted from the kitchen door to the stand.
What does airline catering cost at Puerto Barrios airport?
We do not publish a price list; a quotation depends on cabin count, the specification chosen for each cabin, and the loading window the rotation is working to, and our desk returns a figure once those are set.
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Aviation catering quote for Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
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Return leg, if any
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Uplift at Puerto Barrios (PBR)