Airline & VIP flight catering — Mexico

Airline and VIP Flight Catering Across Mexico

Airline catering in Mexico is built on ramp access: hi-loader boarding puts the uplift directly on board, not at the foot of the aircraft. Mexico City's northern field runs a 4500 m runway across three runways, wide-body capable, and inflight and aviation catering scale across the country's stations from that same footprint.

A catering hi-loader raised to the forward galley door of a wide-body on stand, the platform level with the doorway and the truck squared up beneath it.
68
Documented stations
66
Cities covered
4,500 m
Longest runway

Airline Catering Stations Across Mexico

Below are the Mexican stations we serve, each carrying its own runway data, reference code and FBO listings. Use this index to find the field closest to your operation and its wide-body capability.

ACA · MMAA
Acapulco (ACA)
3,302 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Acapulco (ACA)
AGU · MMAS
Aguascalientes (AGU)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Aguascalientes (AGU)
CSW · MMSL
Cabo San Lucas (CSW)
2,133 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Cabo San Lucas (CSW)
CPE · MMCP
Campeche (CPE)
2,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Campeche (CPE)
CUN · MMUN
Cancún (CUN)
3,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Cancún (CUN)
CYW · MMCY
Celaya (CYW)
1,915 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Celaya (CYW)
CTM · MMCM
Chetumal (CTM)
2,208 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Chetumal (CTM)
CUU · MMCU
Chihuahua (CUU)
2,600 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Chihuahua (CUU)
ACN · MMCC
Ciudad Acuña (ACN)
1,801 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ciudad Acuña (ACN)
CME · MMCE
Ciudad del Carmen (CME)
2,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ciudad del Carmen (CME)
CJS · MMCS
Ciudad Juárez (CJS)
2,700 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ciudad Juárez (CJS)
TAM · MMTM
Ciudad Madero (TAM)
2,550 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ciudad Madero (TAM)
CEN · MMCN
Ciudad Obregón (CEN)
2,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ciudad Obregón (CEN)
CVM · MMCV
Ciudad Victoria (CVM)
2,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ciudad Victoria (CVM)
CLQ · MMIA
Colima (CLQ)
2,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Colima (CLQ)
MTT · MMMT
Cosoleacaque (MTT)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Cosoleacaque (MTT)
CZM · MMCZ
Cozumel (CZM)
2,700 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Cozumel (CZM)
CUL · MMCL
Culiacán (CUL)
2,245 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Culiacán (CUL)
DGO · MMDO
Durango (DGO)
2,900 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Durango (DGO)
JAL · MMJA
Emiliano Zapata (JAL)
1,700 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Emiliano Zapata (JAL)
ESE · MMES
Ensenada (ESE)
1,491 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ensenada (ESE)
GDL · MMGL
Guadalajara (GDL)
4,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Guadalajara (GDL)
GYM · MMGM
Guaymas (GYM)
2,350 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Guaymas (GYM)
HMO · MMHO
Hermosillo (HMO)
2,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Hermosillo (HMO)
HUX · MMBT
Huatulco (HUX)
2,700 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Huatulco (HUX)
ZIH · MMZH
Ixtapa (ZIH)
2,506 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ixtapa (ZIH)
IZT · MMIT
Ixtepec (IZT)
2,329 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Ixtepec (IZT)
LAP · MMLP
La Paz (LAP)
2,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at La Paz (LAP)
LZC · MMLC
Lázaro Cárdenas (LZC)
1,494 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Lázaro Cárdenas (LZC)
LTO · MMLT
Loreto (LTO)
2,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Loreto (LTO)
LMM · MMLM
Los Mochis (LMM)
2,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Los Mochis (LMM)
ZLO · MMZO
Manzanillo (ZLO)
2,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Manzanillo (ZLO)
MAM · MMMA
Matamoros (MAM)
2,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Matamoros (MAM)
MZT · MMMZ
Mazatlàn (MZT)
2,703 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mazatlàn (MZT)
MID · MMMD
Mérida (MID)
3,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mérida (MID)
MXL · MMML
Mexicali (MXL)
2,600 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mexicali (MXL)
MEX · MMMX
Mexico City (MEX)
3,952 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mexico City (MEX)
NLU · MMSM
Mexico City (NLU)
4,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Mexico City (NLU)
LOV · MMMV
Monclova (LOV)
2,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Monclova (LOV)
MTY · MMMY
Monterrey (MTY)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Monterrey (MTY)
NTR · MMAN
Monterrey (NTR)
2,011 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Monterrey (NTR)
MLM · MMMM
Morelia (MLM)
3,400 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Morelia (MLM)
NOG · MMNG
Nogales (NOG)
1,800 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Nogales (NOG)
NLD · MMNL
Nuevo Laredo (NLD)
2,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Nuevo Laredo (NLD)
OAX · MMOX
Oaxaca (OAX)
2,450 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Oaxaca (OAX)
PDS · MMPG
Piedras Negras (PDS)
2,028 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Piedras Negras (PDS)
PAZ · MMPA
Poza Rica (PAZ)
1,800 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Poza Rica (PAZ)
PBC · MMPB
Puebla (PBC)
3,600 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Puebla (PBC)
PXM · MMPS
Puerto Escondido (PXM)
2,300 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Puerto Escondido (PXM)
PVR · MMPR
Puerto Vallarta (PVR)
3,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Puerto Vallarta (PVR)
QRO · MMQT
Querétaro (QRO)
3,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Querétaro (QRO)
REX · MMRX
Reynosa (REX)
1,903 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Reynosa (REX)
SLW · MMIO
Saltillo (SLW)
2,897 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Saltillo (SLW)
SJD · MMSD
San José del Cabo (SJD)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at San José del Cabo (SJD)
SLP · MMSP
San Luis Potosí (SLP)
3,007 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at San Luis Potosí (SLP)
BJX · MMLO
Silao (BJX)
3,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Silao (BJX)
TAP · MMTP
Tapachula (TAP)
2,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tapachula (TAP)
CVJ · MMCB
Temixco (CVJ)
2,798 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Temixco (CVJ)
TPQ · MMEP
Tepic (TPQ)
3,100 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tepic (TPQ)
TIJ · MMTJ
Tijuana (TIJ)
2,960 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tijuana (TIJ)
TLC · MMTO
Toluca (TLC)
4,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Toluca (TLC)
TRC · MMTC
Torreón (TRC)
2,755 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Torreón (TRC)
TQO · MMTL
Tulum (TQO)
3,700 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tulum (TQO)
TGZ · MMTG
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ)
2,500 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ)
UPN · MMPN
Uruapan (UPN)
2,400 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Uruapan (UPN)
VER · MMVR
Veracruz (VER)
2,400 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Veracruz (VER)
VSA · MMVA
Villahermosa (VSA)
2,200 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Villahermosa (VSA)
ZCL · MMZC
Zacatecas (ZCL)
3,000 mLongest runway
Airline & VIP flight catering at Zacatecas (ZCL)
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — Mexico

Ramp Access and Hi-Loader Uplift Across Mexico

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

How Aviation Catering Operates in Mexico

Mexico's apron traffic runs on two speeds: dense scheduled flying through Mexico City, Cancún, Guadalajara and Monterrey, and a wide scatter of secondary fields carrying charter, business and general aviation. Airline catering companies working this footprint size their kitchens against both, because an ops desk in Toluca or Querétaro can turn a diversion as easily as a scheduled rotation.

Wide-body reference code is not the exception here: Mexico City, Cancún, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Tulum, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo and a long run of secondary fields all carry it, which sets airport catering to the same stand clearances and hi-loader reach across most of the network. Ground handling services at these fields are used to coordinating a catering slot alongside baggage and fuel, not around them.

Cold chain is held from the production kitchen to the galley door, across the distances that separate a coastal field like Ensenada or Loreto from a production base. An uplift built to the correct tray-set and specification travels sealed, and the ops desk tracking it works the same paperwork whether the aircraft is parked at Silao's general aviation terminal or on a wide-body stand at Mexico City.

FBO density at fields such as Guadalajara, Querétaro, Monterrey and Torreón lets the same operation cross from a scheduled airline uplift to a business aviation load without changing kitchen.

Compliance

One Compliance Standard Across Every Mexican Station

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.

One Airline Catering Operation, Five Segments

Mexico's stations carry the same operation across five kinds of flying: airline catering, VIP flight catering, charter flight catering and beyond, each routed to the desk built for it. The cards below take you to the segment that matches your operation.

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State Flight Catering for Mexican Aerodromes
Government flight catering at these stations runs on cleared staff and sealed loads, coordinated through one named point of contact. Protocol is held from the production kitchen through to the galley door.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal and VVIP Catering on Mexican Stands
Royal flight catering across these stations carries household dietary requirements leg to leg, with a kitchen brigade briefed against each movement. Service is set to the household standard, not the airline standard.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Wide-Body Charter Catering in Mexican Airspace
Charter flight catering for wide-body charter, ACMI and group movements is staged as a full three-cabin uplift, sequenced to match the galley layout. Group and special-mission flying is handled on the same footing.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
04
Scheduled and Ad Hoc Catering at Mexican Airports
Airline catering services across Mexico's stations cover scheduled outstation uplifts and ad hoc calls: diversions, technical stops and AOG. Crew meal boxes are built separately for flight, cabin and cargo crew.
Commercial airlines →
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Business Aviation Catering at Mexican FBOs
Private jet catering reaches the FBOs and general aviation terminals recorded across these stations, among them Universal Aviation and Aerotron at Guadalajara, PrimeSky at San José del Cabo and La Paz, and Redwings at Querétaro. Business aviation catering runs the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Compare Airline Catering Stations Across Mexico

Compare Mexico's stations by runway length, reference code and FBO count to decide which field takes a wide-body uplift, which boards at galley height, and which sits closest to a production kitchen.

Published stations in Mexico, compared on the hard data that decides whether a wide-body can be loaded.
WhereLongest runwayVIP / gov terminalAerodrome code
Acapulco (ACA)ACA · MMAA3,302 mNowide-body
Aguascalientes (AGU)AGU · MMAS3,000 mNowide-body
Cabo San Lucas (CSW)CSW · MMSL2,133 mNonarrow-body
Campeche (CPE)CPE · MMCP2,500 mNowide-body
Cancún (CUN)CUN · MMUN3,500 mNowide-body
Celaya (CYW)CYW · MMCY1,915 mNonarrow-body
Chetumal (CTM)CTM · MMCM2,208 mNonarrow-body
Chihuahua (CUU)CUU · MMCU2,600 mNowide-body
Ciudad Acuña (ACN)ACN · MMCC1,801 mNonarrow-body
Ciudad del Carmen (CME)CME · MMCE2,200 mNonarrow-body
Ciudad Juárez (CJS)CJS · MMCS2,700 mNowide-body
Ciudad Madero (TAM)TAM · MMTM2,550 mNowide-body
Ciudad Obregón (CEN)CEN · MMCN2,300 mNonarrow-body
Ciudad Victoria (CVM)CVM · MMCV2,200 mNonarrow-body
Colima (CLQ)CLQ · MMIA2,300 mNonarrow-body
Cosoleacaque (MTT)MTT · MMMT2,100 mNonarrow-body
Cozumel (CZM)CZM · MMCZ2,700 mNowide-body
Culiacán (CUL)CUL · MMCL2,245 mNonarrow-body
Durango (DGO)DGO · MMDO2,900 mNowide-body
Emiliano Zapata (JAL)JAL · MMJA1,700 mNonarrow-body
Ensenada (ESE)ESE · MMES1,491 mNonarrow-body
Guadalajara (GDL)GDL · MMGL4,000 mNowide-body
Guaymas (GYM)GYM · MMGM2,350 mNonarrow-body
Hermosillo (HMO)HMO · MMHO2,300 mNonarrow-body
Huatulco (HUX)HUX · MMBT2,700 mNowide-body
Ixtapa (ZIH)ZIH · MMZH2,506 mNowide-body
Ixtepec (IZT)IZT · MMIT2,329 mNonarrow-body
La Paz (LAP)LAP · MMLP2,500 mNowide-body
Lázaro Cárdenas (LZC)LZC · MMLC1,494 mNonarrow-body
Loreto (LTO)LTO · MMLT2,200 mNonarrow-body
Los Mochis (LMM)LMM · MMLM2,000 mNonarrow-body
Manzanillo (ZLO)ZLO · MMZO2,200 mNonarrow-body
Matamoros (MAM)MAM · MMMA2,300 mNonarrow-body
Mazatlàn (MZT)MZT · MMMZ2,703 mNowide-body
Mérida (MID)MID · MMMD3,200 mNowide-body
Mexicali (MXL)MXL · MMML2,600 mNowide-body
Mexico City (MEX)MEX · MMMX3,952 mNowide-body
Mexico City (NLU)NLU · MMSM4,500 mNowide-body
Monclova (LOV)LOV · MMMV2,100 mNonarrow-body
Monterrey (MTY)MTY · MMMY3,000 mNowide-body
Monterrey (NTR)NTR · MMAN2,011 mNonarrow-body
Morelia (MLM)MLM · MMMM3,400 mNowide-body
Nogales (NOG)NOG · MMNG1,800 mNonarrow-body
Nuevo Laredo (NLD)NLD · MMNL2,000 mNonarrow-body
Oaxaca (OAX)OAX · MMOX2,450 mNonarrow-body
Piedras Negras (PDS)PDS · MMPG2,028 mNonarrow-body
Poza Rica (PAZ)PAZ · MMPA1,800 mNonarrow-body
Puebla (PBC)PBC · MMPB3,600 mNowide-body
Puerto Escondido (PXM)PXM · MMPS2,300 mNonarrow-body
Puerto Vallarta (PVR)PVR · MMPR3,100 mNowide-body
Querétaro (QRO)QRO · MMQT3,500 mNowide-body
Reynosa (REX)REX · MMRX1,903 mNonarrow-body
Saltillo (SLW)SLW · MMIO2,897 mNowide-body
San José del Cabo (SJD)SJD · MMSD3,000 mNowide-body
San Luis Potosí (SLP)SLP · MMSP3,007 mNowide-body
Silao (BJX)BJX · MMLO3,500 mNowide-body
Tapachula (TAP)TAP · MMTP2,000 mNonarrow-body
Temixco (CVJ)CVJ · MMCB2,798 mNowide-body
Tepic (TPQ)TPQ · MMEP3,100 mNowide-body
Tijuana (TIJ)TIJ · MMTJ2,960 mNowide-body
Toluca (TLC)TLC · MMTO4,200 mNowide-body
Torreón (TRC)TRC · MMTC2,755 mNowide-body
Tulum (TQO)TQO · MMTL3,700 mNowide-body
Tuxtla Gutiérrez (TGZ)TGZ · MMTG2,500 mNowide-body
Uruapan (UPN)UPN · MMPN2,400 mNonarrow-body
Veracruz (VER)VER · MMVR2,400 mNonarrow-body
Villahermosa (VSA)VSA · MMVA2,200 mNonarrow-body
Zacatecas (ZCL)ZCL · MMZC3,000 mNowide-body

Ordering Airline Catering: Mexico

To request airline catering services at any Mexican station, send flight number, ETA, aircraft type and stand, plus pax and crew counts by cabin and any special meal codes, to the local ops desk. Diversions and AOG calls are handled the same way, routed through the ops desk covering the field. For a scheduled contract, a charter movement or a single ad hoc uplift, submit the same operational detail through the quote request and it is routed to the station that will build the load.

Mexico Catering Questions

What Mexican Ops Desks Ask Us

Ask operations directly →
Which Mexican airports take a wide-body uplift?

Wide-body reference code is carried by stations including Mexico City, Cancún, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Tulum, Puerto Vallarta and San José del Cabo, among others. Each carries its own runway and stand data on its station page.

Can catering be loaded directly onto the aircraft rather than left at the stand?

Yes, hi-loader boarding puts the uplift directly through the galley door rather than at the foot of the aircraft. This applies across the wide-body-coded stations in the network.

Do you cater diversions and AOG calls in Mexico?

Yes, ad hoc airline catering covers diversions, technical stops and AOG at short notice through the local ops desk. Flight number, ETA and aircraft type are enough to start the load.

Which FBOs do you deliver to for business aviation flights?

FBOs on the network include Universal Aviation and Aerotron at Guadalajara, PrimeSky at San José del Cabo and La Paz, Redwings and Air Business at Querétaro, and ICCS locations at Monterrey, Acapulco and Saltillo, among others.

How is government or royal flight catering handled differently?

These loads move through cleared personnel with sealed packaging and one named coordinator, held to protocol from the kitchen to the galley door. Household dietary requirements are carried leg to leg for royal and VVIP movements.

North America Airline Catering Network Overview →

Request Airline Catering for Mexico

Submit Your Mexico Uplift Requirements

One ops desk covers the whole route in Mexico. Give us the aircraft and what you need loaded, and a coordinator comes back with a quote.

orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
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Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

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