Aviation catering — Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Airside airline catering, VIP & private jet catering at Puerto Escondido (MMPS / PXM)

PXM (IATA) · MMPS (ICAO)

One runway of 2300 metres and a narrow-body reference code set what boards at Puerto Escondido, and inflight catering here is planned to that limit rather than around it. Our hi-loader lifts each cart to galley height on the wide-body-capable stand, and in-flight catering leaves the flight kitchen sealed for uplift on schedule, never delivered to the tarmac and left waiting.

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.
2,300 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
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Runways
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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
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VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
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
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 — Puerto Escondido

Inflight catering loaded to galley height at MMPS

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

Airport catering order window at Puerto Escondido

Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Every catering uplift at Puerto Escondido moves on the same measured route: sealed at the kitchen, held under ramp access, then carried to the stand for hi-loader boarding. The apron sequence is fixed before the cart leaves our door, not improvised once it reaches the aircraft. Nothing about the narrow-body limit changes that discipline, only the size of the load it carries.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between our kitchen and the stand at Puerto Escondido sit screening, an escort and apron traffic, and we plan the catering uplift against the worst of those three rather than the best. Chain of custody is documented from the moment the cart is sealed until the galley catering handover is signed at the aircraft. Temperature is logged at both points, kitchen and stand, so the record travels with the load rather than being reconstructed afterwards.

One sealed cart, one signature, from our kitchen to the galley door.

Cargo crew meals and passenger uplifts for PXM

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Pilot meals and cleared production crews for MMPS / PXM

Airport catering at Puerto Escondido is produced off the field and staged for the narrow-body-capable stand, hot production, pastry and a cold larder run under HACCP discipline on the same premises. That single-site model is what makes airport catering in Puerto Escondido possible on one runway of 2300 metres, without a second facility to coordinate against. Flight kitchen output at PXM is planned to the reference code rather than to an assumed wide-body volume.

The team behind government flight catering at Puerto Escondido is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn from general staff. Each member carries security clearance on file, sits on the access list for the ramp, and is trained to the paperwork a sealed uplift travels with. That continuity is what a protocol desk checks first, before it checks anything about the menu.

VIP flight catering and dietary sets at MMPS

Commercial aviation catering written per cabin at Puerto Escondido

Menus at Puerto Escondido are written to the cabin and the mission rather than to a fixed template, and the same kitchen adjusts the balance of a scheduled rotation, a charter group or a single VIP movement without changing the production line behind it. Local sourcing draws on the region's fish, orchard fruit and dairy where the season allows, worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish. Inflight catering in Mexico is planned so the same standard reaches a full three-cabin aircraft or a single cabin on a private airliner. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirement is documented per passenger and per cabin before the cart is sealed.

Smoked salmon and cucumber ribbons piled on a herb rösti with soft cheese and capers, herb oil dotted around the rim.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at Puerto Escondido are plated to a written specification, with à-la-carte and course-timed service available on request rather than fixed to one format. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order for the aircraft, so a repeat rotation reads the same on approach as it did on departure.

A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.

Business cabins

Business cabins at MMPS run a multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, boxed into oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on board. Crew meals, cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel as separate meal boxes on the same tray sets, boarded and counted against one loading sheet.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at Puerto Escondido are documented per passenger before boarding, covering halal and kosher sets alongside the full range of IATA special meal codes. Inflight catering produced against those codes runs on a separate line and is sealed there, apart from the general tray build.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

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Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

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Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

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Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

Food safety records for aviation catering at MMPS / PXM

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 Escondido (PXM)

Puerto Escondido runs a single runway of 2300 metres under a narrow-body reference code, and that limit shapes the traffic it takes: scheduled and charter movements sized to the stand rather than to an assumed wide-body mix. A repeat rotation on this profile is a repetition problem for catering, not a capacity one, so the same specification is held from one movement to the next.

The uplift travels from our kitchen to the stand under ramp access, sealed for hi-loader boarding rather than left at the foot of the aircraft. Airline catering in Mexico is worked this way across the network, and at Puerto Escondido it is staged to one stand, with airport catering in Mexico planned around that single point of contact. In-flight catering at Puerto Escondido and inflight catering at PXM both run off the one ops desk, and aviation catering at PXM is booked, sealed and handed over against a single loading sheet.

On this station we commit to one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts and a signed handover at the stand.

VVIP catering and commercial flights at MMPS / PXM

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Government and state flight catering at PXM
The 2300 metre runway at Puerto Escondido carries the state and delegation movements that land here on official business. Government flight catering at PXM for those visits is documented per passenger, worked by security-cleared staff, sealed before it leaves the kitchen, and built around any head of state movement without naming who is aboard, catering at PXM held to the same protocol file every time.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at Puerto Escondido
A private airliner sized to the narrow-body reference code at Puerto Escondido, whether a BBJ, an ACJ or another wide-body VIP configuration, boards here to a household specification kept on file between movements. Royal flight catering at this station holds those standards across repeat rotations, with halal and other household dietary requirements produced on request, catering at MMPS never varying between visits.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at MMPS
On the single stand at Puerto Escondido, the 2300 metre runway sets the size of charter, ACMI and wet-lease movements this station takes on. Charter flight catering at Puerto Escondido covers group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift counted against the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at MMPS is staged in the order the galleys are laid out.
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.
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Airline and ad hoc catering at PXM
Our kitchen plans against the narrow-body reference code held at Puerto Escondido, sizing every rotation to the single stand rather than to a wide-body assumption. Ad hoc airline catering at MMPS covers carriers running this station as an outstation, with outstation catering at PXM, diversion catering and technical stop catering worked off one duty roster, crew meals in Mexico and crew meals at MMPS boxed to the same roster across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at Puerto Escondido
The narrow-body reference code at Puerto Escondido means a business aircraft is worked to the same single-stand sequencing as any scheduled movement, rather than a separate ramp routine. Private jet catering in Puerto Escondido is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal, with FBO catering carried on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Charter flight catering trusted at Puerto Escondido

Flight departments on jet catering at PXM

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“We needed presidential flight catering at Puerto Escondido (PXM/MMPS) for a protocol-sensitive flight. Communication was discreet, changes were handled calmly, and the delivery was coordinated exactly within the agreed window. A professional service for movements where discretion matters. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Patrick — Network Operations Coordinator

“We had a larger VIP aircraft at Puerto Escondido (PXM/MMPS) and booked BBJ catering for the sector. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. Good quality and very practical for onboard service. Updates were timely and the final delivery matched the confirmation we had from operations.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Robert — Freighter Operations Manager

“For a high-volume passenger flight at Puerto Escondido (PXM/MMPS), we needed reliable hajj flight catering. Packaging was practical for the cabin and the uplift arrived in good order for departure. A dependable choice for group charter operations. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★☆

Scheduled airline

Amara — Operations Desk Coordinator

Aircraft catering station data for Puerto Escondido (MMPS / PXM)

DatumValue
Longest runway2,300 m
Runways1
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOMMPS

Outstation catering questions at MMPS

Technical stop catering questions at MMPS

What operations gets asked every week about Puerto Escondido.

Ask operations directly →
MMPS – do you deliver airline catering airside, and how does the uplift reach the aircraft?

The hi-loader lifts each sealed cart to galley height on the stand, so airline catering is boarded directly rather than left for hand-carry, and airside delivery runs under our own ramp clearance from kitchen to aircraft.

What is the lead time for an order into Puerto Escondido, and how late can the specification change?

We ask for as much notice as the rotation allows so the kitchen can plan production and clearance together, and last minute airline catering can still be accepted closer to departure once the tray count and cabin split are confirmed; how far in advance you book only affects how much choice remains open on the menu.

Do you cater VIP, VVIP and government flights at Puerto Escondido Airport, and under what protocol?

Yes, with VIP flight catering and government flight catering handled by a named, security-cleared crew working to a documented protocol file for every movement, not a general kitchen rota.

How are halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes produced and documented at PXM?

PXM produces halal, kosher and the full set of SPML special meals on a separate line from the general tray build, with each meal documented per passenger and sealed before it leaves the kitchen.

Jet catering at airports near Puerto Escondido

HUX / MMBT
Huatulco
Mexico · 89 km from Puerto Escondido
Airline & VIP flight catering →
OAX / MMOX
Oaxaca
Mexico · 131 km from Puerto Escondido
Airline & VIP flight catering →
IZT / MMIT
Ixtepec
Mexico · 222 km from Puerto Escondido
Airline & VIP flight catering →

Inflight catering quote for Puerto Escondido

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Puerto Escondido (PXM / MMPS)

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

Four steps

Flight

Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

Return leg, if any

Order

Counts · menus · files

Contact

Who we come back to

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.
Hi-loader required
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

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
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Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at Puerto Escondido (PXM)