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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Ixtepec, Mexico
Wide-body airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Ixtepec (MMIT / IZT)
IZT (IATA) · MMIT (ICAO)
A single narrow-body runway of 2329 metres sets the aircraft class boarded at Ixtepec, and every rotation here is planned around that reference code rather than against it. Inflight catering moves by hi-loader to galley height on this ramp, with in-flight catering and uplift sequencing held to the same wide-body-grade discipline the network runs elsewhere.
2,329 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
1
Runways
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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 — Ixtepec
Inflight catering at wide-body scale for Ixtepec airport
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at Ixtepec (IZT)
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Ixtepec airport
Ixtepec works to a single narrow-body reference code, and the catering uplift is planned against that stand geometry rather than against a wide-body assumption. Ramp access at Ixtepec is held on our own clearance, so the sealed cart moves straight from the kitchen to the apron without a second handover. What the timeline records is the interval between that seal and the signature at the galley door, at Ixtepec.
Between our kitchen and the stand at Ixtepec sit screening, an escort through the apron traffic, and the walk to the galley door itself, and every catering uplift here is planned against the slowest of those steps rather than the fastest. Chain of custody starts at the seal, not at the ramp: a driver cleared for this station carries the cart, an escort clears it through the checkpoint, and nothing is opened before the aircraft is reached. Galley catering is logged twice, once at sealing and once at handover, with a signature closing each load at Ixtepec.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing opened between.
Pilot meals prepared for MMIT / IZT rotations
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Ixtepec (IZT)
The flight kitchen that provisions airport catering at Ixtepec runs hot production, pastry and a cold larder under one roof, built to the narrow-body reference code this station is held to. HACCP governs every stage from receiving to sealing, and airport catering leaving that kitchen is logged before it ever reaches the apron. Tray sets and passenger meal boxes are built to the cabin count expected on each rotation, not assembled after the aircraft is known, and the flight kitchen at IZT holds that sequence on every load.
The team behind government flight catering at Ixtepec is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rota drawn from the wider kitchen floor. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for this station, and is trained to the household standards a royal or state movement is held to. Chain of custody runs with that same team from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the aircraft, without a handover to anyone outside it.
Aviation catering menus and special meals for Ixtepec
VVIP catering to a written specification at Ixtepec, Mexico
Menus at Ixtepec are written to the cabin and the mission first, and to the season second: First and Business are planned as plated service where the aircraft allows it, main cabin as a tray-set or meal-box format built to the same specification. Inflight catering here draws on regional produce where the route allows, planned in general categories such as dairy, fish and orchard fruit rather than a fixed dish list, so the same standard travels across a VIP flight menu or a charter flight menu. Every dietary or religious set is documented per passenger and per cabin before the load is sealed, not adjusted after boarding. That documentation is what a protocol desk checks first, and it is built into the specification rather than added to it.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Ixtepec are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed by default. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the operator, so the same presentation repeats on every rotation through MMIT.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Ixtepec run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on each aircraft. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so IZT despatches the cabin load and the flight-deck set as two distinct, clearly marked builds.
Protocol & dietary
Halal and kosher sets, along with the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line at Ixtepec and sealed before that line closes. Household, religious and medical requirements are documented per passenger, and inflight catering built to those codes travels boxed and labelled to the same standard as the main cabin load.
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 Ixtepec
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 MMIT
Ixtepec is held to a single narrow-body reference code, which fixes the aircraft class this station boards and therefore how each rotation is planned: a documentation-heavy delegation, a scheduled service or a technical stop is worked to that same stand geometry rather than to a wide-body assumption.
The uplift reaches the aircraft by a route fixed before the cart leaves the kitchen: sealed at production, escorted across the apron, and boarded at the stand under ramp access held on our own clearance. Aviation catering at MMIT and airline catering in Mexico both run off that same route rather than two separate ones, and airport catering at IZT is planned stand by stand rather than assumed. Inflight catering and in-flight catering at Ixtepec share one ops desk, so a change to one rotation is visible to every other one on the board that day.
One coordinator holds the load from seal to signature, and the handover at the aircraft is the point the record closes.
Commercial aviation catering for every mission at Ixtepec airport
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Government and state flight catering at MMIT
A narrow-body reference code means a delegation movement is worked around one stand rather than a choice of several, so the protocol file has to be complete before the aircraft is even confirmed on the board. Government flight catering at Ixtepec is planned against that constraint: the file documented per passenger, staff carrying security clearance, and the head of state uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at IZT
The narrow-body reference code held at Ixtepec fixes what boards on this stand, and a private airliner working within that class is held to the same household specification kept on file between movements. Royal flight catering at Ixtepec covers BBJ, ACJ and other private airliner formats, with VVIP and royal household dietary requirements, including halal, produced against that specification rather than assembled on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Ixtepec
We plan a narrow-body reference code against the loading sheet before the aircraft type on a given rotation is confirmed, so the stand assignment at Ixtepec is fixed early rather than adjusted late. Charter flight catering at IZT covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions, with charter flight catering in Mexico staged to the same galley order on every rotation through this stand.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at MMIT
At a station held to a single narrow-body reference code, the tray standard set for a scheduled carrier is the same one an ad hoc rotation gets, because the stand geometry does not change between them. Ad hoc airline catering at Ixtepec covers outstation catering for carriers that route through IZT only occasionally, with diversion catering and technical stop catering worked off the same duty roster; crew meals at Ixtepec and crew meal boxes at MMIT are built to that same roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at IZT
A narrow-body reference code of 2329 metres governs the same stand that business aviation works from at Ixtepec, so a private jet is fitted into the identical ramp sequence as a scheduled rotation. Private jet catering at IZT is delivered to the FBOs on the field and to the GA terminal by our dedicated business aviation branch, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, run as business aviation catering, FBO catering and business jet catering under one desk.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering reviewed at Ixtepec, Mexico
Flight departments on jet catering at MMIT / IZT
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“We needed an airline catering broker at Ixtepec (IZT/MMIT) and the support was excellent. They understood airline operations and kept communication short, clear, and useful. We would use the service again without hesitation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Julia — Operations Desk Coordinator
“We used the service for airline catering in Ixtepec on a VIP rotation through IZT/MMIT. The menu selection was good and all special requests were clearly identified. Good local support for a VIP operation. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★☆Scheduled airline
Abdullah — Network Control Coordinator
“For our flight from Ixtepec (IZT/MMIT), the cabin order included multiple SPML. The team confirmed the dietary details carefully and there was no confusion when the order arrived. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Private jet operator
Lucia — Flight Experience Manager
Outstation catering data for Ixtepec (MMIT / IZT)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,329 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | MMIT |
Business jet catering questions at Ixtepec
Diversion catering and ramp questions at Ixtepec
What operations gets asked every week about Ixtepec.
Ask operations directly →Do you take last minute airline catering changes at MMIT?
Yes, provided the change reaches us before the cart is sealed; lead time depends on the cabin count and the specification, and how far in advance you confirm decides what can still move.
Ixtepec — do you deliver private jet catering to the FBOs and the GA terminal?
Sealed carts reach every FBO on the field and the GA terminal itself, with FBO catering run on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Who handles airside delivery at Ixtepec airport?
Across the ramp, our own cleared crew moves the sealed cart from the kitchen to the stand and boards it by hi-loader to galley height, with airline catering handed to the aircraft under one signed handover.
At which point is airline catering cost confirmed for IZT?
At quotation, once the cabin count, the specification and the loading window are set; we publish no price list, so the desk comes back with a figure built to that rotation.
Working to a single narrow-body stand, are halal, kosher and SPML meals produced at MMIT?
There is a dedicated line for halal, kosher and the full range of IATA special meal codes, each one documented per passenger before the load is sealed.
How far does protocol reach for VIP and government flights through Ixtepec?
Security clearance on file governs the whole crew handling that load, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering both move under the same documented protocol from seal to signature.
Flight catering at airports near Ixtepec
HUX / MMBT
Huatulco
Mexico · 145 km from Ixtepec
Airline & VIP flight catering →
OAX / MMOX
Oaxaca
Mexico · 184 km from Ixtepec
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MTT / MMMT
Cosoleacaque
Mexico · 192 km from Ixtepec
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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