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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Piedras Negras, Mexico
Airline catering, VIP and private jet catering at Piedras Negras (MMPG / PDS)
PDS (IATA) · MMPG (ICAO)
With one runway and a narrow-body reference code, Piedras Negras sequences each rotation as a single wide-body-style event rather than a wave of overlapping ones, and that sequencing is what lets inflight catering run to a fixed order here. AERO GOURMET provides in-flight catering for scheduled, charter, VIP, government and private jet movements, boarded by hi-loader to galley height on every uplift this station handles.
2,028 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 — Piedras Negras
Inflight catering loaded to galley height at PDS
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Aviation catering timeline, order to boarding, at MMPG
Flight catering sealed and logged to the stand at Piedras Negras
The route from our kitchen to the aircraft at Piedras Negras runs through one apron, which removes the routing choices a multi-stand field would force onto the schedule. Ramp access is held on our own clearance rather than requested load by load, so the convoy moves the moment the stand is called. What the crew signs for at the galley door is the same load that was sealed at the kitchen door, tracked through a single catering uplift with no intermediate transfer.
Between our kitchen and the single stand at Piedras Negras sit a security checkpoint, a ramp crossing and the escort that clears both. We plan the galley catering run against whichever of the three is running slowest that day, not against an average day, so the catering uplift still lands inside its window. Temperature is logged when the cart is sealed and logged again at handover, and the chain of custody runs unbroken between the two readings: one escort, one seal, one signature at the aircraft, with no gap in between for a load to sit unwatched.
One seal at the kitchen, one signature at the aircraft, nothing loose in between.
Pilot meals and cabin service produced for Piedras Negras airport
Cargo crew meals produced to the same standard at PDS
A single runway and one narrow-body reference code mean Piedras Negras is provisioned from a kitchen sized to a steady rotation rather than a peak wave, which keeps hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol cell under one roof rather than split across shifts. Airport catering at PDS is planned from that one facility, and the same layout carries the airport catering for every mission type the field takes, from a scheduled sector to a sealed government uplift. The kitchen runs to HACCP, and that standard governs the load whether it is bound for a main cabin tray or a protocol cart.
The team behind government flight catering at this kitchen is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned by whoever is free that day. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the airside route between kitchen and stand, and is trained to the household and protocol standards a sealed uplift travels under. That continuity is what a protocol officer is actually checking when a repeat movement is booked here.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Piedras Negras (PDS)
Royal flight catering standards per cabin at MMPG
With one stand and one reference code to plan against, the kitchen at Piedras Negras writes its menus to the mission rather than to a rotating cabin schedule, which keeps a VIP flight menu and a charter flight menu on the same production line without either one waiting on the other. Inflight catering at PDS draws on regional dairy, orchard fruit and fish where the season allows, built into a rotating specification rather than a fixed printed card. Every dish carries a documented allergen profile, and halal and kosher sets are produced against a standing order rather than a one-off request. Special meals follow the same discipline, labelled per passenger and matched to the cabin they are loaded into before the cart is sealed.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at Piedras Negras are plated to a written specification, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request rather than fixed to a single set course. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for a repeat movement, so a returning aircraft is served to the same standard without the specification being rebuilt each time.
Business cabins
Business cabins at MMPG take multi-choice hot service in tray sets sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft, oven-ready on arrival rather than requiring rework in a cramped space. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals are boxed separately to the roster, so the flight deck and the cabin crew each open a set built for their own duty.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Piedras Negras are documented per passenger rather than batched by cabin, covering household, religious and medical needs on the same paperwork that travels with the uplift. Halal and kosher sets, along with the full range of IATA special meal codes, are produced on a separate line and sealed before that inflight catering leaves the kitchen 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
HACCP and sealed transfer for aircraft catering at MMPG / PDS
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 MMPG / PDS
One runway and a single narrow-body reference code make Piedras Negras a low-frequency, single-stand station, which turns every rotation into a scheduling problem rather than a capacity one: there is no second stand to fall back on if a load runs behind. Airline catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here are planned against that one stand, sequenced so the truck is staged before the aircraft calls in rather than after.
The route from our kitchen to the stand crosses one ramp and one checkpoint, and the hi-loader carries the sealed carts to galley height rather than leaving them at the foot of the aircraft. Our own loading crew works the ramp under standing clearance, so airport catering at Piedras Negras does not wait on a request submitted load by load.
On every movement through PDS, one coordinator owns the load from seal to signature, with sealed carts and a handover signed at the aircraft.
Commercial aviation catering and VVIP missions at PDS
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Government and state flight catering at MMPG
A single stand at Piedras Negras means a state movement is worked without competing for ramp time against parallel commercial traffic, and our crews use that clear window to run government flight catering to a documented protocol file rather than an improvised one. Security-cleared staff seal the uplift before it leaves the kitchen, and the paperwork for a head of state aircraft travels with the load rather than behind it.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at PDS
The 2028-metre runway at Piedras Negras takes the private airliners a royal household movement typically uses, including BBJ and ACJ configurations, without requiring a longer strip reserved elsewhere. Royal flight catering here is held to a written household specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other dietary requirements produced against that same standing record on request.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Piedras Negras
A narrow-body aircraft on charter, ACMI or wet-lease work is boarded at Piedras Negras against the same reference code held for scheduled traffic, so a group movement or a special mission is not treated as an exception to the ramp plan. Charter flight catering covers a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering for a repeat group rotation is staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at MMPG
A single narrow-body reference code at Piedras Negras means every carrier working this field loads to the same stand geometry, whether it operates the route daily or once. Ad hoc airline catering covers a diversion or a technical stop the same way it covers a scheduled outstation, and outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering all run off the one duty roster we hold here, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at PDS
On the same single-stand field that Piedras Negras operates for scheduled traffic, the narrow-body reference code held here also governs the ramp routing used for business aviation. Private jet catering is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift, with FBO catering booked through the one ops desk that runs every segment at this station.
Private jets →
Charter flight catering trusted by operators at MMPG
Protocol teams on VVIP catering at Piedras Negras airport
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“I asked for airline meal boxes at Piedras Negras (PDS/MMPG) because we had limited time to reset the galley. Presentation stayed good while the setup remained practical for a fast aircraft turnaround. Exactly what we need for a quick galley setup. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Private jet operator
Akira — VIP Trip Manager
“We had a catering uplift requirement at Piedras Negras (PDS/MMPG) and the coordination was very smooth. They understood the operational language and did not need every change explained twice. Good support for a changing flight schedule. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”
★★★★☆Charter operator
Eric — Flight Operations Specialist
“For our business jet at Piedras Negras (PDS/MMPG), I arranged private jet menu with a few passenger-specific requests. The team was responsive to a late change and the final order still arrived looking polished. Reliable, responsive, and easy to work with. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”
★★★★★Scheduled airline
Achraf — Outstation Manager
Piedras Negras (MMPG / PDS): airport catering data
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 2,028 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | MMPG |
Business jet catering questions at Piedras Negras (PDS)
Crew meals, lead times and access at Piedras Negras (PDS)
What operations gets asked every week about Piedras Negras.
Ask operations directly →What is the airside delivery method for airline catering at MMPG?
We deliver airside by hi-loader, boarding sealed carts directly to galley height rather than leaving trolleys at the foot of the aircraft.
Which factors set the airline catering cost at Piedras Negras?
The loader used, the cart count and the specification per cabin all shape the quotation, since no price list is published; the desk returns a figure once the loading window and cabin plan are confirmed.
Where does private jet catering reach the FBOs and GA terminal at Piedras Negras Airport?
The same handover log used for an airline uplift covers business aviation, so private jet catering and FBO catering are delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on one paper trail.
Are halal, kosher and IATA special meal codes produced for flights through PDS?
The kitchen coordinator runs halal, kosher and the full range of SPML codes on a separate production line, each set labelled per passenger before it is sealed.
When is VIP, VVIP and government flight catering handled under protocol at MMPG?
Once a movement is confirmed as a state, royal or VVIP flight, the file is switched to protocol handling, with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift from that point on.
Does Piedras Negras take last-minute changes to an airline catering order?
Each specification can be adjusted up to the loading window agreed at booking, and every change is confirmed against the lead time set for that rotation before the cart is sealed.
Aviation catering at airports near Piedras Negras
DLF / KDLF
Del Rio
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
DRT / KDRT
Del Rio
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
ACN / MMCC
Ciudad Acuña
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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