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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico
Private jet catering, VIP flight catering and airline catering at Lázaro Cárdenas (MMLC / LZC)
LZC (IATA) · MMLC (ICAO)
A single 1,494 metre runway sets the reference code at Lázaro Cárdenas to narrow-body, and every uplift here is planned around that one movement rather than a bank of wide-body stands. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and hi-loader boarding to galley height from a kitchen positioned for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet flights alike.
1,494 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 — Lázaro Cárdenas
Inflight catering with hi-loader boarding at MMLC / LZC
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at Lázaro Cárdenas
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico
Ramp access at the single stand worked from Lázaro Cárdenas is what sets the loading window, since one movement at a time governs how the apron is used. Our catering uplift is sequenced against that constraint rather than against a shared bank of gates, so the sealed cart reaches the galley door on a route fixed before pushback. The same discipline applies whether the flight departs Lázaro Cárdenas as a scheduled service or as a charter movement.
Between our kitchen and the stand at MMLC sit screening, an escort onto the apron, and the ramp traffic of a single-runway field working every movement through one route. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of that sequence rather than the average of it, because a delay on the apron at Lázaro Cárdenas has nowhere else to be absorbed. Chain of custody runs unbroken from the seal at the kitchen to the signature at the galley, with temperature logged at both ends and the galley catering handed over against that same signed record.
One route onto the apron, one seal, one signature — nothing improvised at the galley door.
Crew meals and pilot meals for LZC departures
Airline food supplier crews cleared for MMLC / LZC
The flight kitchen at LZC runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to serve a field held to a single narrow-body reference code rather than a wide-body rotation. Airport catering in Mexico rarely has to plan for parallel wide-body loads, and airport catering in Lázaro Cárdenas is built around that single-movement rhythm instead: fewer aircraft at once, each one worked in full. Every batch leaving the flight kitchen at LZC is produced to HACCP standard and held on the cold chain until the seal is broken at the galley door.
The team that handles government flight catering at Lázaro Cárdenas is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating roster pulled in for a single movement. Security clearance is held on file for each of them, access to the ramp is granted against a standing list rather than a one-off pass, and household service standards are trained rather than briefed on the day. That continuity is what a protocol officer checks first, and it is what a single-stand field like this one can guarantee where a busier apron cannot.
VIP flight catering and dietary sets at MMLC
VVIP catering written per mission at Lázaro Cárdenas
Menus at Lázaro Cárdenas are designed to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed cycle, drawing where possible on the produce of the surrounding Pacific coast region — fish, tropical fruit, dairy — worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish list. Inflight catering in Lázaro Cárdenas is written for scheduled service, for ad hoc charter work and for the occasional VVIP movement that this reference code still has to be ready for. Every set is adapted to the galley the aircraft type actually carries rather than assumed from a standard tray count. Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are documented per passenger and per cabin, and travel with the load as paperwork rather than as a verbal note.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Lázaro Cárdenas are plated to a written specification rather than a standard tray, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request against that same file. VIP flight catering at MMLC is filed against the standing order so the presentation is repeatable across every rotation, not reinvented for each one.
Business cabins
Business cabins at LZC take multi-choice hot service built to galley-ready formats sized to the aircraft actually on the stand that day. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately against the roster, tray sets and passenger meal boxes loaded to the same schedule.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at LZC are documented per passenger rather than assumed from a general note, covering halal, kosher, vegan and gluten-free sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering here is produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves that line, kept apart from the standard tray run at every stage.
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
HACCP-compliant aircraft catering at Lázaro Cárdenas airport
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 Lázaro Cárdenas (LZC)
A single 1,494 metre runway and a narrow-body reference code make Lázaro Cárdenas a one-movement-at-a-time field, so a delegation here is a documentation exercise worked around one aircraft rather than a peak-wave capacity problem worked across several. Airline catering at LZC and aviation catering at Lázaro Cárdenas both run off that same rhythm: one rotation planned in full before the next is loaded.
The route from our kitchen to the stand at MMLC is short by necessity, since the field carries only the one movement at a time, and airside delivery is worked directly onto that single stand rather than staged across a bank of gates. In-flight catering at LZC and airport catering at MMLC are planned stand by stand, with our own coordinator on the apron for the handover.
On every rotation here we commit to one named coordinator, sealed carts and a signed handover at the galley door, whatever inflight catering in Mexico looks like at a busier field down the coast.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at MMLC / LZC
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Government and state flight catering at MMLC
A narrow-body reference code means every movement, including an official one, is worked as a single dedicated slot rather than folded into a wave of wide-body traffic. Government flight catering at Lázaro Cárdenas for state visits and delegation work is built around that constraint: protocol documented per passenger, a head of state movement handled by the same security-cleared crew as any other, and the uplift at MMLC sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at LZC
One narrow-body stand, and every VVIP or royal flight catering movement through it is worked to a written household specification kept on file between rotations rather than rebuilt from scratch. That file covers private airliners on BBJ or ACJ configuration and wide-body VIP work alike, with royal household requirements, halal sets and repeat-rotation continuity held against the royal standard this field applies to every VVIP movement it takes.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Lázaro Cárdenas
We work every charter flight catering in Lázaro Cárdenas movement against the loading sheet for that single narrow-body stand, staging the galleys in the order the aircraft type calls for rather than a generic sequence. Charter flight catering at LZC covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and multi-leg special missions, with a full three-cabin uplift counted item by item before it leaves the kitchen.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at MMLC
Off the one runway at Lázaro Cárdenas, a carrier that treats this field as an outstation still gets a full duty roster rather than a one-off arrangement. Ad hoc airline catering at Lázaro Cárdenas sits alongside outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering run off that same roster, AOG included, with crew meals at MMLC and crew meals at Lázaro Cárdenas boxed to the same multi-leg rotation. Ad hoc catering at LZC follows a menu cycle that moves week to week while the tray standard behind it stays fixed.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at LZC
A 1,494 metre runway keeps Lázaro Cárdenas within reach of most business jet types operating regionally, and it is on that same movement that private jet catering in Mexico is worked here rather than on a separate schedule. Our dedicated private-jet branch delivers FBO catering to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as any airline uplift through this station.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at Lázaro Cárdenas
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at LZC
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our sports movement through Lázaro Cárdenas (LZC/MMLC) required sports team flight meals on a tight schedule. They handled the nutrition requests well and kept everything organized for fast distribution onboard. Very practical for team and group charter work. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Government flight department
Antoine — Special Air Mission Coordinator
“Our flight through Lázaro Cárdenas (LZC/MMLC) required military charter catering with limited preparation time. Communication with operations was efficient and the order was adapted quickly when our timings moved. We appreciated the flexibility. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Diego — Charter Dispatch Manager
“We used the team at Lázaro Cárdenas (LZC/MMLC) for cargo airline crew catering on a night operation. The crew received the correct quantities and the handover was quick, which is exactly what we needed. Good service for freighter crews and odd-hour schedules. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Julia — Cargo Operations Manager
Airport catering profile for Lázaro Cárdenas (MMLC / LZC)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,494 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | MMLC |
Business jet catering questions at MMLC
Diversion catering and ramp questions at MMLC
What operations gets asked every week about Lázaro Cárdenas.
Ask operations directly →How does private jet catering reach the FBOs and the GA terminal at MMLC?
MMLC is worked by our dedicated private-jet branch, which delivers FBO catering to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift.
Do you publish a fixed airline catering cost for flights through Lázaro Cárdenas?
Yes, a quotation depends on cabin count, specification and the loading window booked for the movement, since we do not publish a standing price list; the desk comes back with a figure once those are known.
Can Lázaro Cárdenas International Airport handle VIP, VVIP and government flight catering under protocol?
A single narrow-body stand is worked to the same protocol every time: VIP flight catering and government flight catering movements travel with a documented file, sealed before the uplift leaves the kitchen.
What halal, kosher and special meal codes are produced at LZC?
We produce halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA SPML codes, each one documented per passenger and run on a separate line before it is sealed for boarding.
Given the single runway at MMLC, is airline catering delivered airside and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?
There is one route onto the apron here, and airline catering is delivered airside by hi-loader to galley height, sealed and escorted along that same route for every movement.
Which lead time applies for an order into Lázaro Cárdenas, and how late can the specification change?
The sealed cart and its loading sheet are locked ahead of the loading window, but how far in advance the order itself is placed, and how late a specification can still move, is confirmed with the desk against that same lead time rather than fixed in advance.
Flight catering at airports near Lázaro Cárdenas
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
CLQ / MMIA
Colima
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Lázaro Cárdenas (LZC)