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Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
Aviation catering — Reynosa, Mexico
Reynosa (MMRX / REX): airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering
REX (IATA) · MMRX (ICAO)
With a 1903 m runway and a single narrow-body stand, Reynosa boards scheduled, charter and government movements on one controlled rotation. AERO GOURMET provides inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here, sealed at the kitchen and boarded by hi-loader to galley height, wide-body-grade uplift held to the same standard on every stand.
1,903 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 — Reynosa
Hi-loader aviation catering on the REX apron
Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.
Inflight catering order window at MMRX
Aircraft catering handover at the galley door, Reynosa airport
At MMRX, ramp access is what turns a kitchen order into a boarded uplift: nothing moves across the apron without our own escort logged against it. The sealed cart leaves our flight kitchen, crosses the apron under controlled ramp access, and reaches the galley door in one continuous catering uplift, not a delivery left at the foot of the aircraft. Every stage of that route is timed against the rotation, not against a generic turnaround, because the narrow-body stand here allows no slack in the sequence.
Between our kitchen and the single stand at Reynosa sit screening, an escort requirement and the apron traffic that a one-runway field concentrates onto one movement at a time. We plan the catering uplift against the worst of that convoy risk, not the best case, because the food itself is rarely what goes wrong on a loading run. Each cart is sealed at the kitchen, logged again at the galley catering handover, and the temperature record travels with it under an unbroken chain of custody that closes only when the crew signs for the load.
The convoy is the risk we plan against, never the food itself.
Airline food supplier kitchen serving MMRX / REX
Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at Reynosa (REX)
The flight kitchen at REX runs hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, provisioning the rotations worked off Reynosa's single stand. HACCP governs every stage from intake to sealing, and airport catering at MMRX is planned against that same standard whatever the mission on the board. Tray sets, passenger meal boxes and crew boxes leave the kitchen sealed, and airport catering at Reynosa never separates the cold chain from the loading plan that follows it.
The team behind government flight catering at Reynosa is the same named crew on every rotation, not a rotating pool drawn in for the day. Security clearance sits on file for each of them, access to the ramp is held on individual badges, and each is trained to household service standards before a sealed uplift ever reaches catering at REX. That continuity is what a protocol desk is actually checking when it asks who is handling the load.
Halal airline meals and special meals at Reynosa
VVIP catering written per mission at Reynosa, Mexico
Menus at Reynosa are written to the cabin fitted and the mission flown, not to a fixed cycle repeated regardless of who is on board. Mexican produce sets the base of the rotation where the season allows it, dairy, fish and orchard fruit worked into a specification rather than a fixed dish. Inflight catering in Reynosa carries that same specification through First, Business and main cabin without a break in standard between them. Every allergen, halal, kosher and medical set is documented per passenger and per cabin, labelled before it ever reaches the cart.
First & VVIP cabins
First and VVIP cabins at MMRX are plated to a written specification held on file between rotations, with à-la-carte and caviar service available on request. VIP flight catering here is filed against the standing order, not improvised flight to flight.
Business cabins
Business cabins at Reynosa run multi-choice hot service in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted on the aircraft. Cabin crew meals and pilot meals travel boxed to the roster, and crew meals at MMRX are counted against the same loading sheet as the passenger cabins.
Protocol & dietary
Protocol and dietary requirements at Reynosa are documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher and the full set of IATA special meal codes on request. Produced on a separate line and sealed before it leaves the kitchen, inflight catering at Reynosa keeps that set apart from the general cabin service 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
Cold chain and HACCP for aircraft catering at REX
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 MMRX
Reynosa runs a mix of scheduled narrow-body service, charter movements and government traffic across its single stand, and that mix sets the loading plan more than any fixed schedule does: a delegation adds a documentation step, a charter adds a manifest check, and a repeat rotation adds nothing but familiarity. Airline catering at REX is planned around whichever of those cases is on the board that day, never around a generic turnaround time.
The uplift reaches the aircraft from our flight kitchen by sealed cart, escorted across the apron and boarded by hi-loader to galley height, with our own crew on the ramp for the whole crossing. Airport catering in Reynosa and in-flight catering at MMRX both run off that same route, and aviation catering in Reynosa never leaves a cart unattended between the kitchen door and the stand.
One coordinator holds the rotation from seal to signature, and inflight catering at REX closes only once the crew has signed for what boarded.
Government, royal and charter flight catering at Reynosa (REX)
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Government and state flight catering at MMRX
A runway of 1903 m sets what can land at Reynosa, and that in turn decides which head of state aircraft and delegation movements this station is built to receive. Government flight catering here runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and an uplift sealed before it leaves the kitchen.
Government & state flights →
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Royal and VVIP flight catering at REX
Our crews hold Reynosa's narrow-body reference code to the same household specification we apply on any wide-body VIP movement, private airliners included, BBJ and ACJ among them. Royal flight catering at Reynosa keeps that written specification on file between movements, with halal and household dietary requirements produced on request rather than improvised on the day.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at Reynosa
Narrow-body handling at Reynosa carries ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions through the same three-cabin uplift used on any scheduled departure. Charter flight catering at MMRX is counted against the loading sheet and staged in galley order, and charter flight catering in Reynosa runs to that count on every rotation regardless of season.
Wide-body charter →
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Airline and ad hoc catering at MMRX
A single narrow-body stand forces every arrival at Reynosa onto the same sequence, whatever carrier or mission is on the manifest that day. Ad hoc airline catering at Reynosa covers outstation catering in Reynosa for carriers running this station without a base kitchen of their own, plus diversion catering at REX and technical stop catering when a rotation lands outside plan, with crew meals at Reynosa and crew meals at REX boxed to the roster on the same ad hoc catering at REX call.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at REX
Narrow-body aircraft using the GA apron at Reynosa board from the same 1903 m field that serves the scheduled traffic, on the identical cold chain and paperwork. Private jet catering at REX reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal through our dedicated branch, business aviation catering and business jet catering both worked off one ops desk, FBO catering included.
Private jets →
Inflight catering trusted by operators at MMRX
Operators on commercial aviation catering at MMRX / REX
Government flight department
Royal household
Charter operator
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Scheduled airline
“Our team used the service at Reynosa (REX/MMRX) for delegation flight catering with strict timing and handling requirements. They followed the instructions carefully and kept communication limited to the operational contacts involved. We would trust the team again for a similar movement. From an operational point of view, the service was easy to manage and required very little follow-up.”
★★★★☆Government flight department
Maria — Special Air Mission Coordinator
“For a VIP rotation through Reynosa (REX/MMRX), we used the team for ACJ catering. The order was organized by service and passenger request, which saved us time before departure. Exactly the level of detail we expect for VIP flying. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Robert — Ad Hoc Operations Manager
“We arranged pilgrim flight catering for a group movement through Reynosa (REX/MMRX). Meal counts were accurate, halal requirements were clearly managed, and the delivery was organized for a quick uplift. A dependable choice for group charter operations. The final handover was simple and there was nothing for the crew to correct before departure.”
★★★★★Charter operator
Arthur — Air Cargo Operations Manager
Airport catering facts for Reynosa (MMRX / REX)
| Datum | Value |
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| Longest runway | 1,903 m |
| Runways | 1 |
| Aerodrome reference code | narrow-body |
| ICAO | MMRX |
Business jet catering questions at Reynosa
Technical stop catering questions at Reynosa
What operations gets asked every week about Reynosa.
Ask operations directly →Does Reynosa handle VIP flight catering, VVIP and government flight catering, and under what protocol?
The sealed cart from our kitchen carries the full protocol file, so VIP flight catering and government flight catering at Reynosa run to a documented specification, cleared staff and a signed handover on every movement.
Is private jet catering delivered to the FBOs and the GA terminal at Reynosa Airport?
There is a dedicated branch covering the GA apron here, so private jet catering reaches the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift, FBO catering included.
Can lead times at REX still be adjusted close to departure?
A specification can usually be amended up to a few hours before departure depending on the change requested, and how far in advance you place the base order still shapes what the kitchen can hold ready; last-minute airline catering runs through the same ops desk as any standing order.
Do you produce halal, kosher and the IATA special meal codes at MMRX?
Yes, produced on a separate line and documented per passenger, covering halal, kosher and the full set of SPML codes on request for any cabin.
At what point does airline catering at Reynosa move from the kitchen to the aircraft?
The cart is sealed at the kitchen first, then escorted across the apron and boarded by hi-loader to galley height, so airside delivery never leaves a load unattended between the two.
How far does an airline catering cost estimate at Reynosa Airport depend on the mission flown?
The specification held on file is the starting point for any quotation, and airline catering cost here follows the cabin count, the loading window and the mission type rather than a published price list.
Outstation catering near Reynosa
MFE / KMFE
McAllen
United States · 19 km from Reynosa
Airline & VIP flight catering →
HRL / KHRL
Harlingen
United States · 62 km from Reynosa
Airline & VIP flight catering →
MAM / MMMA
Matamoros
Mexico · 75 km from Reynosa
Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Uplift at Reynosa (REX)